Food Allergy Fair 2009

The Fair, jointly sponsored by Gateway FEAST and the St. Louis Chapter of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America as part of National Food Allergy Awareness Week, will feature a Kid's Concert by musician Kyle Dine and vendors like AwareAbouts ID Tags, Check My Tag, Divvies, Allergaroo, DEY, and Whey Out Chocolate. The event will also feature an "Ask the Allergist" table.

The 2nd annual Food Allergy Fair will be held on Sept 12, 2009 @ the Kirkwood Community Center from 9a-12p. The fair will focus on raising awareness and providing information and entertainment to families affected by food allergies. The fair is free and open to the public. If you would like more information, you can call the AAFA - St. Louis Chapter office at (314) 645-2422.

Angel Food Ministry offers Allergen Free Box

If you are looking for a way to reduce your food budget while dealing with the higher cost of allergy free food, Angel Food Ministies is now offering an allergen free box. For more information, you can read the press release HERE. This special box of food is designed to accommodate those with the eight most common food allergies: peanuts, soy, dairy, eggs, fish, shellfish, gluten, and tree nuts. I have yet to determine whether it is also free of artificial additives. I have contacted the company that makes the products and hope to get that information soon.

For more information on Angel Food Ministries, you can visit their website HERE.

Websites

General Links
4-A Healing (Biomedical treatment for Autism, ADD/ADHD, Allergies and Asthma)
National Association for Child Development
SpecialTEES (t-shirts for people with special needs, allergies, diabetes, etc)
Abundant Life Chiropractic

ADD/ADHD
What is ADD/ADHD?


Allergies and Asthma
AllericChild.com
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America - St. Louis Chapter
Allergy Moms (blog for caretakers of kids with allergies)
Anaphylaxis Table
Binky Goes Nuts: Understanding Peanut Allergies (This is a PBS site. Lots of good info for helping kids understand allergies. Look around, info for other conditions is included as well.)
Epi-Man (A superhero for kids with food allergies as well as an info site on food allergies)
Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network
Food Allergy Support (Internet Forum)
How to Use an EpiPen
How A Child Might Describe an Allergic Reaction (a PDF from FAAN)
How to use a TwinJect (page links to a video)
Kids with Food Allergies
PeanutAllergy.com

Autism
Autism Checklist from Judevine
Autism info (from CDC, includes symptoms, redflags, etc)
Autism Resource Institute
Autism Resources
Autism Society of America
Autism Speaks
Autism Speaks First 100 Days Kit
Age of Autism
Diagnostic Criteria for PDD (from CDC)
The IAN Project (Interactive Autism Network - connecting researches with families)
National Autism Association
The Asperger's Store
Mo-FEAT (Missouri Families for Effective Autism Treatment)
Red Flags (from First Signs)
Remediating Autism blog (RDI therapy)
Thompson Center For Autism (Research center at Mizzou)


Celiac Disease
Delphi Forums (Online Support)
Gluten Free Drugs
Gluten Intolerance Group of North America
Gluten Free Guide for Families (PDF)
The Kids Company (Gluten Free site sponsored by kids)

Diabetes
Children with Diabetes
Dealing with Diabetes (PBS resource)

Dietary Intervention
The Official GFCF Diet Support Group Website
Feingold Diet
Feingold Diet Resources
The Specific Carbohydrate Diet™
GFCF Recipes
Gluten Free Resources (links to a post with more links)
The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network
St. Louis Alerts Email Group
(This is an email list for celiacs, but I find it invaluable for local GF info!)
Delphi Forums Celiac Disease On-Line Support Group
Frugal Abundance
(Has a page with GFCF recipes.)

Sensory Processing Disorder
SPD Foundation
The Out-of-Sync Child
Sensory Processing Disorder Resource Center

Vaccines
A User-Friendly Vaccination Schedule
Aborted Fetal Cell Line Products
Generation Rescue Vaccine Information
Global Vaccine Awareness League
Institute for Vaccine Safety
National Network for Immunization Information
National Vaccine Information Center
Think Twice Global Vaccine Institute
Vaccine Information and Awareness

Allergy resources

The Peanut Allergy Answer Book

How to Manage Your Child's Life-Threatening Food Allergies: Practical Tips for Everyday Life

The Food Allergy Cure: A New Solution to Food Cravings, Obesity, Depression, Headaches, Arthritis, and Fatigue

Looking for Cookbooks? Click HERE.

Special Diet Cookbooks

Looking for ideas for cooking for special diets? Here are some suggestions.

The Kid-Friendly Food Allergy Cookbook: More Than 150 Recipes That Are Wheat-Free, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Egg-Free, and Low in Sugar

The Kid-Friendly ADHD and Autism Cookbook: The Ultimate Guide to the Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Diet

The Best-Ever Wheat and Gluten Free Baking Book: 200 Recipes for Muffins, Cookies, Breads, and More, All Guaranteed Gluten-Free!


What's to Eat? The Milk-Free, Egg-Free, Nut-Free Food Allergy Cookbook

Gluten Free Food Resources

On this page you will find a list of resources for gluten free foods. Some places may also offer casein free items. Please share any other resources you may know of.

Local:

Andrea's Fine Foods - Dedicated GF bakery

Free Range Cookies

Meister's Gluten Free Mixes

Nutrition Stop

Dierberg's Whole Life Section

Whole Foods (Gluten Free bakery, plus other GF products)

Trader Joe's

Online:

Allergaroo

The Gluten Free Mall

Wellness Grocer

The Really Great Food Company

'Cause Your Special, Gluten Free Foods

Glutino

Ener-G

Book Review: Healing the New Childhood Epidemics

I found this to be a very informative book. It was well written so that it really delved into quite a bit of information and yet was easy enough for a lay person to understand. It presented some of the same information as books such as Children With Starving Brains and What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Childhood Vaccinations, and yet in a much easier to read format and with a lot more information as well. I especially found all the information about the different parts of the brain and what they do and how they interact very fascinating and helpful. It really helps to understand why certain symptoms manifest in the different disorders.

I also really appreciated the detailed information on the various aspects of the healing program. This is the kind of information I needed to really understand what the various supplements do. I know it was covered in Starving Brains, but it was presented differently here. This is an invaluable resource for anyone using DAN! protocol.

I was surprised to see the section on medications but appreciated his point of view on why they are sometimes useful and necessary, even in conjunction with biomed treatment.

I highly recommend this book to anyone dealing with any of the 4-A disorders (autism, ADHD, Asthma, and allergies) and those who would like to understand biomedical treatment better.