Humidity and Indoor Allergies

Check out this info from the AAAAI on indoor allergies and humidifiers! http://www.aaaai.org/conditions-and-treatments/library/allergy-library/humidifiers-and-indoor-allergies.aspx

Could you have allergic asthma?

Asthma is a chronic and serious lung disease. It causes swelling and narrowing of the airways, making breathing difficult. Asthma has no cure. But most people with asthma can live active lives with the appropriate asthma treatment plan and an ongoing partnership with their doctor.  Read more about allergic asthma by clicking here.

Grass allergies don't have to limit world-class sports

While tennis champion Sabine Lisicki talks about managing her grass allergies with medications, playing a sport on grass can often be managed even more effectively through desensitization to grass by allergen immunotherapy, or "allergy shots".  Bottom line: no need to give up your favorite sport just because grass exposure is involved.  Call if you need some help with managing your allergies so that you can focus on your game!

 

Read Sabine's story here

 

Can peanut allergic people eat peanut oil safely?

For a peanut allergic person, it is not safe to eat cold-pressed, expressed, or extruded peanut oil, which are sometimes represented as "gourmet oils" -- these tend to contain the highly allergenic peanut protein. On the other hand, it has been shown that peanut allergic individuals can safely eat high-temperature, heat-processed, fully refined peanut oil (refined, bleached and deodorized), which means the proteins in the oil are stripped out during the processing.  

Certain restaurants such as Chick Fil-A do offer detailed information regarding their use of only this highly refined peanut oil, which is generally safe for peanut allergic patients.  However, in the absence of such detailed information, we would advise avoidance of peanut oils if you are severely allergic to peanuts.   

A list of foods that may be hidden sources of peanut protein is available at http://www.foodallergy.org/page/peanut-allergy.

For more on testing for peanut and other allergies, go to SouthBayAllergy.com
Source: FAAN