Maya's Happy Place

 So I’ve been battling this cold/flu since Wednesday of last week and have used every remedy and supplement in my arsenal. I’ve been taking massive doses of Ester C with every meal, drinking tons of juice, boiling huge chunks of peeled/chopped ginger to make tea and taking Oregano Oil still to no avail! We all know… Continue reading

As someone with severe soy and nut allergies, cooking oatmeal from scratch is kind of a chore and finding chewy granola bars without soy, nut warnings or nut ingredients is one definition of crazy I try to avoid. What were you thinking?!! We learn through the allergy community that health food stores and online shopping… Continue reading

So why am I so against GMOs? (If you are new to the topic of GMOs, here is a good informational page that may shock you.) Well, the first reason is I have severe soy allergies. Second, they are hidden very carefully in our foods so its almost impossible to know if your food is affected by simply… Continue reading

Since many of you in the food allergy community keep up-to-date with much of the news happening, I want to share yet another very good thing happening in the food allergy community. I am lucky in the fact that I never had bad asthma. I only had it when I exercised too hard or laughed too… Continue reading

TGIF!!! With Valentine’s Day in full swing, let the cooking at home begin!!! I have to admit, for someone with a severe soy and nut allergy, I am pretty obsessed with Asian cusine, whether it be Japanese, Chinese or Indian…I love it all, but it is very risky and deadly business eating many of the dishes… Continue reading

Its the end of summer and and you’re either itchy and miserable from ragweed allergies, food allergies or maybe even celiac disease or gluten intolerance. You still need to stay clean, look good and feel good and the last thing you need are products to make you sick. If you’re a guy with soy allergies or a… Continue reading

Sure, you look for soy or nut labeling, but do you know the other soy derivatives that could be in your cereal? So Sunday, some of you know I figured out my soy allergy includes ‘tocopherol acetate’ also known as Vitamin E. I had been eating cereals for years, wondering why I was getting so… Continue reading

 I’ve brooded and fought about this topic and whether it is ok to put this topic out there. In case you missed Part I, here it is. Sex is a topic that needs to be talked about whether you are dating, in a relationship or married. If this issue is not talked about in the food allergy… Continue reading

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, its not easy walking through pharmacies and groceries and seeing the flood of red and pink aisles of stuff that we know we can’t eat. Yet we still find ourselves meandering over to the shelf, being tempted by some obscure looking gourmet chocolate treat from Sweden or Denmark, or that pretty foil-covered… Continue reading

There is no question that having food allergies is expensive. The often ridiculously high cost of ‘special’ gluten-free foods and foods ‘free of the top 8 allergens’ is so much so that I pondered writing a letter to the government about it or creating a petition to create some kind of food stipulation or aid for people living with severe food allergies… Continue reading