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

It is officially fall here in the northern hemisphere! 

I love squash and soup season and wanted to share a new recipe that was a knock out success this week that incorporated BOTH.

Historically, winter squash has been used in some cultures as a medicinal plant to treat diabetes, high blood pre...

This week we are celebrating the Becoming Immune Confident podcast a BIG milestone!!

We have had episodes downloaded over 20,000 times…

Since we rarely get to celebrate in adulthood, we are celebrating with a giveaway!!

Looking at the data— y’all love learning about nutrition, Sjogren’s, and myth...

As one of the handful of lifestyle medicine-trained allergy immunology physicians, I find myself increasingly talking about the entirety of the Exposome: the summation of all of the things we are exposed to in our lives.

What is the Exposome?

If you want to learn more about our understanding of ...

Learn how to set realistic expectations, manage your stress levels, and make the most of your time away.

Today I am sharing my vacation manifesto…

My intentions for the next 10 days.

We are joining my husband’s family to celebrate birthdays, and anniversaries, and to make up for a missed baby m...

Learning to unlearn.

The bad news is my anxiety has been on the rise again…

My sleep was suffering.

Waking up in a cold sweat of panic that I forgot to do something or laying awake with the constant churn of should’ves and could’ves…

Replaying little conversations over and over like a terribl...

I was asked today to provide some insight into healthcare tips I would tell a younger me...

It can be really hard to think about this and answer this question because so often we default to a space of regret or self-criticism…

That brain in its own misguided way trying to keep us alive and safe...

Artificially separating the body from the mind has been one of the biggest missteps of modern medicine. Over the last few years, we have increasingly read studies confirming the mind-body connection, the gut-brain axis, and now we are learning more about the nose-brain connection.

Given the direct ...

Generally, I try to avoid contributing to the comments on social media…

But today I did...

The gist of the post: scare tactics are commonly used to get new parents to buy products when in reality prioritizing activity and time in nature should take priority over avoiding a long list of chemical...