Recently when I was reading about farm animals being fed peanut meal to supplement their daily feed diet, I found this 2020 article from
Peanut protein in animal feed
About our Languages, our Cards and our Foods
Comments on our Language Translations, our 'Keep It Simple' approach to our Translation Cards, the Chinese language writing styles that we use for our cards and our list of Food Translations.
Food allergies and your kitchen sponge
This morning I was reading the news online and an article about kitchen sponges carrying bacteria caught my attention. Are food allergens in your kitchen sponge?
Tips for Travelers with Food Allergies
A great way to understand a new culture is to share in the local cuisine. But ordering food when you have food allergies or other diet restrictions can be challenging. Here are some general tips from personal experience and from speaking to other travelers.
Challenges of long-term travel article in NY Times
Traveling over a long period of time? Check out this article from the NY times for things to bring, to do and to remember.
Allergic reaction to cosmetics
Unlike packaged foods, cosmetics typically have no ingredients label making it impossible to know the compounds used in the product. Best way to avoid this is with a small skin test first.
The Atopic March from skin to lung
When my daughter was an infant, her pediatrician noticed eczema on her skin and he predicted that she would have asthma at an early age and food allergies starting in childhood.
Latex Allergy - Be Careful What You Touch and Breathe
It's been a few months since the last Latex Allergy Awareness Week in the U.S. This is a particularly difficult medical condition where touching or just breathing the air can cause allergic reactions.
Studying abroad is a life-changing experience
Study abroad programs are a great way to see the world for college students. Inspite of all the scary stuff in the world today, kids need to get out on their own, to discover the world, to be inconvenienced, to wonder, to learn to take a calculated risk, to say hello in a foreign language.
Visiting Rome's Pantheon and Vatican City
Anyone who has the opportunity to travel to Italy needs to go to Rome and in particular to the Pantheon and Vatican City. Yes there’s the Colosseum and other fabulous ancient sites and museums to visit but for me these two destinations were unexpectedly off the charts