Articles Featuring All Things Allergy, Autoimmunity, & Anti-inflammatory Living

Welcome to winter also known as the dry, itchy, ashy skin season. Sadly for those of us with Sjogren’s, many of us will deal with these symptoms all year round.

As a practicing allergist, Sjogren’s patient, and mom of a little one with eczema, I want to share some helpful tips I have learned over t...

Despite my best efforts, I have had a really hard time getting my holiday gift-giving going this fall - this in spite of some BIG family changes in the next few weeks and all the warnings about shipping delays…

Can anyone else relate?

I love using gifting guides to jumpstart my inspiration especia...

Fragrance - the New Secondhand smoke?

As a practicing allergy doc,  every day I see patients dealing with runny, stuffy noses, asthma, and rashes.

About 1/3 of people that come in for evaluation are found to NOT have allergies. 

So what is the problem?

This is called non-allergic inflammation...

October is National Healthy Lung Month! 

Typically lung health advice is narrowed down to 1 key piece of advice…

Don’t smoke.

Ok…
but that can’t be the only way we can help keep our lungs in tip-top shape, right? 

Let’s dive into a few other strategies you can take to protect your lungs...

The last couple of months we have been in a bit of a recipe rut. 

I also have needed to hit the “easy” button a little more often as I get further into this pregnancy and have had some increased work responsibilities. 

A girlfriend recently hosted a party with Epicure. 

I was pretty skeptical ...

As just one of the estimated 4 million people in the US with Sjogren’s Syndrome, it doesn’t take long to realize that this diagnosis comes with significant costs. The monetary costs can be staggering especially within the very broken US healthcare system where insurance premiums, high deductibles, a...

Although Sjogren’s Syndrome is most known for its effects on our eyes and salivary glands, it can affect any part of the gastrointestinal system including the liver. Of the 4 million people affected by Sjogren’s Syndrome, up to 49% have had some sort of abnormal liver testing. In honor of October be...

Developed in the early 1900s by the pharmaceutical industry, bisphenols are synthetic estrogens that came into greater popularity in the 1950s due to their ability to make plastics lightweight and flexible. Unfortunately, they have been linked to fertility problems, heart disease, and diabetes.

Wha...