Articles Featuring All Things Allergy, Autoimmunity, & Anti-inflammatory Living
Written by Dr. Kara Wada
As my family gears up for what will likely be our last big trip for some time AND our last chance for a babymoon, I wanted to share 5 tips for traveling.
This is our first trip in about 2 years and my first while pregnant and while under treatment for a chronic illness.
Traveling with kiddos, wh...
Five years into my practice as an academic allergist/immunologist, my perceptions continue to evolve. Though once primarily informed by my mentors’ wisdom, I continue incorporating my experiences as both physician and autoimmune patient to guide my practice. Though we all know medicine isn’t like
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Consistently on Instagram and Facebook, posts about food get more love than most. I love responding to requests from #TeamCrunchy and sharing what works (or doesn’t work) for our family!
As for the fascination with food, I can’t say I blame you! Food is central to our lives. Nourishing our bodies...
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
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