Sophia on December 22nd, 2009

So, the good news is no peanut allergy but yes to wheat. Do you realize how many things contain wheat? Yes. So, i am back to the beginning where now one child can have wheat the other can’t plus i am going to cut wheat from my diet as well as am breastfeeding him.   I [...]

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Sophia on December 4th, 2009

Buying bread for anyone with milk, soy, egg, gluten allergies  can be a pain in the neck! You can spend time in the stores going through the ingredients on the back of the bread, hoping that they are safe before you buy, and  yes not fun!  Oh, and don’t always assume because last week that particular [...]

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Sophia on November 17th, 2009

I know the holidays are here and  for the family living with egg allergy it can be stressful. Stress no more, here are substitutes for the egg that actually work and could  definitely work for you.  For every 1 egg use one of the following substitutes   2 Tbs. flour, 1/2 tsp. oil, 1/2 tsp. baking [...]

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Sophia on October 31st, 2009

What is halloween? Apparently it is an annual holliday celebrated October 31 where people get to dress up in all sorts of costumes, kids go trick-or-treating, others go on haunted mansions, or stay home and watch scary movies.  people carve or decorate with pumkins, and black and orange are primarily the colors associated with the [...]

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Sophia on October 28th, 2009

Dr Michael Roizen recommends: You should consume any of the three at the moment you start feeling symptoms. Your options: take 500 milligrams of vitamin C four times each day with plenty of water immediately at the start of cold symptoms and for the next two or three days, or take one zinc lozenge every [...]

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I know am not the only one worried sick every time you hear a co-worker has the swine flu! The question left  unaswered is,  Does it mean i will get it too? I have followed Dr. Oz on How to prevent Swine Flu… tips to the T. I am loading my family on Vitamin D, drinking [...]

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Sophia on October 20th, 2009

The symptoms of swine flu are similar to the symptoms of other seasonal types of influenza virus, including: Runny nose Sore throat Body aches Headache Chills Fever Fatigue Nausea Vomiting Diarrhea Sometimes, pneumonia or respiratory failure Worsening of existing physical conditions People with swine flu might be slightly more likely to experience the gastrointestinal symptoms [...]

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Sophia on October 15th, 2009

So i took Eli for his 4 month checkup today. Children Mercy is having a checking point on the hall way, so people  who either have the flu symptoms or want to protect themselves grab the face masks to put on  before going into the waiting room. I stopped and asked that receptionist if  the well [...]

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Sophia on October 12th, 2009

I am so scared of taking my baby out right now, especially with the flu season. I talk to pharmacy staff all day at my work , and  so i have a reason or two to be nervous, man they are getting swamped with orders for the swine flu antibiotics!  I was talking to a [...]

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Flu viruses change from year to year, which means two things. First, you can get the flu more than once during your lifetime. The immunity (natural protection that develops against a disease after a person has had that disease) that is built up from having the flu caused by one flu virus strain doesn’t always [...]

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