Ep. 17: Interview with Lisa Rosenberg - food allergy anxiety
What is food allergy anxiety? Lisa joins us to go over the signs and symptoms of food allergy anxiety and how you can seek help.
Ep. 16: Interview with Elijah's Echo - advocating for allergies and health disparities
Dina and Thomas discuss the health disparities in asthma and allergies, and how bringing education to these groups needs to be done in a way that is respectful and culturally sensitive.
Ep. 15: Interview with Dr. Ruchi Gupta - Prevalence of food allergies & teens with food allergies
We interview Dr. Ruchi Gupta to talk about the prevalence of food allergies and the impact of food allergies on teens.
Ep. 14: Interview with Shahla: how cooking has empowered her family with their allergy diagnosis
Finding empowerment through cooking. Many food allergy moms have turned a food allergy diagnosis into a new cooking passion, helping them make the transition from diagnosis to life much more manageable and empowering.
Ep. 13: Asthma Part 4 - Inhalers, Nebulizers & Montelukast
What you need to know about controller medications for asthma from how to properly use inhalers to the multiple side effects and how you and your doctor chose the right asthma medication for you.
Ep. 12: Asthma Part 3 - Asthma Medications
Asthma medications are a massive topic to cover! We discuss the types of inhaled medications, both for quick relief and controllers. Dr. G breaks down how the medicines work in the body and why it is essential to know the function of each type of inhaler.
Ep. 11: Interview with Joey Salmingo, Founder of FATE
What do you do when your sister dies of an anaphylactic reaction? If you are Joey Salmingo, you start an organization to educate people about food allergies
Ep. 10: Asthma Part 2 - The classification of severity & types of asthma
This episode covers the different classifications of asthma severity. We also go over all the aspects a doctor looks at when making a diagnosis and the types of asthma.
Ep. 9: Chat with Emma Amoscato - how to vet information about allergies & asthma
We discuss how people living with allergies and asthma can vet the information they find online and t how to build a trusted community both online and off.
Ep. 8: Interview with Dr. Alex Thomas - using comics help educate patients about asthma
Dr. Thomas talks about how he uses comics to help his patients understand their asthma and what tools doctors can learn to become better communicators.
Ep. 7: Asthma Part 1 - What is asthma & how is asthma diagnosed?
In part one of our asthma series, we outline the symptoms and triggers of asthma as well as the tests that doctors perform to diagnose asthma. Dr. G and Kortney also talk about differentiating an asthma attack and allergic reaction.
Ep. 6: Interview with Meg from Allergy Awesomeness: her allergy mom journey with EOE
Meg opens up about her journey as someone who knew nothing about allergies to having two sons with multiple allergies and EOE. She also shares how she works with her husband to manage allergies in the home and how you can get your partner to take a more active role as a caregiver.
Ep. 5: The types of food allergy testing & why they can be so hard to interpret
Allergy testing can feel overwhelming, scary, and not always black and white. Like most things that pertain to allergies, both food and environment, the answer is not always a straight path. So what do you need to know about allergy testing?
Ep. 4: Interview with Emma Amascato: her allergy journey & managing her son's asthma
Interview with Emma Amascato, an allergy and asthma who decided to write a book to help other food allergy parents through their journey.
Ep. 3: Managing food allergies as an adult & tips on dining out and traveling with allergies
Kortney opens up about her journey with allergies, asthma, and eczema, and shares some tips on how to manage them, so they don't hold you back from living your fullest life.