Articles Featuring All Things Allergy, Autoimmunity, & Anti-inflammatory Living
Written by Dr. Kara Wada
In honor of National Dry Eye Month, let's talk about dry eye care today.
About 5 years ago, I noticed I was no longer able to wear mascara without looking like a raccoon. At the time, I didn’t EVER leave the house without mascara on so to have to even consider setting it aside was a big change.
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After the initial grief of my diagnosis, I knew we needed to make some changes in our family’s eating habits.
Even though physicians get only about 10 hours of nutrition education in medical school,
A little part of me realized, I had been lying to myself for too long…
Making a lot of exc...
Autoimmunity and allergies can BOTH affect our sinus health.
Of all the patients that walk into my office for nose and sinus symptoms, we determine that about 1/3 have symptoms caused by allergies, 1/3 have a condition termed non-allergic rhinitis and 1/3 have BOTH.
Although the underlying mecha...
A few years ago, my professional life turned personal.
I went from board-certified allergist immunologist to Sjogren’s patient and food allergy mom within 2 weeks.
I went from a confident expert to feeling dismissed, unsure and overwhelmed.
Exhausted. In pain. Scared.
Unable to trust my own...
Let’s talk about one of the MOST common but LEAST talked about autoimmune conditions…
Sjogren’s Syndrome (pronounced Show-grins).
It is a condition that I am on a mission to increase awareness about...
Why?
Because even being a board-certified immune system expert didn’t spare me many of
...Nourishment.
Noun
The food or other substances necessary for growth, health, and good condition.
To me, Thanksgiving is the time of year that has me thinking about nourishment in ALL of its forms. This year is different in so many ways and a great time to start new traditions.
Let’s sta...
Wanting to learn a little more about me and my philosophy?
Week 1 is all about my story and how The Crunchy Allergist came to be.
Originally aired as Facebook Live on 11/6/2020.
Originally aired as Facebook Live on 11/13/2020.
Today is Friday the 13th & World Kindness Day and we are talking the balance about science and wellness. Earlier in the day I was able to critique medical students on their summer research projects and help them learn how to have a critical eye whe...
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