Disclaimer: This podcast does not provide medical advice. The information on this podcast is for informational purposes only. No material on this site is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Food allergies continue to rise- approximately 1 in 13 children now have a food allergy. But why is this happening? Is it what’s in our food? Is it the over sanitization of our homes? Is it the overuse of antibiotic in medical treatment or in factory farming practices? There are many more reasons why more and more kids are being diagnosed with food allergies, and today we are going to dive deep to understand what is really going on and how we can best support our loved ones. On this episode of Baby Steps Nutrition Podcast, Argavan speaks with Dr. Renu Gandhe, a board-certified allergy, immunology, and asthma specialist at Columbia Asthma & Allergy Clinic in Fremont and Sunnyvale, California.Dr. Gandhe was born and raised in India. She completed her medical degree at the highly-regarded Government Medical College, Nagpur in Maharashtra, India. Dr. Gandhe is board certified in pediatrics, and offers food allergy education to pediatricians, school nurses and teachers. Argavan and Dr. Gandhe discuss why food allergies in children are on the rise, which allergy tests are recommended and the benefits of each as well as advice for families who are struggling to manage their children’s allergies despite having tried multiple treatments. If there is anything related to food allergies, we cover it in this episode. Don’t miss it!
Mentioned in this Episode:
1. https://www.foodallergy.org/living-food-allergies/food-allergy-essentials/food-allergy-anaphylaxis-emergency-care-plan - This action plan can be completed by the patient's allergist and gives them a good understanding of how to assess the severity of the reaction and when to use the Epinephrine autoinjector.
Palforzia - FDA approved peanut OIT product
3. https://columbiaallergy.com/
Columbia Allergy clinic website for clinic locations, services and other information.
4. https://www.foodallergy.org/
Very helpful practical information for families with food allergies
- Helpful information about how to be safe and avoid accidental exposures during Halloween
For more on Dr. Gandhe, you can find her at https://columbiaallergy.com/, where she has her practice at Columbia Asthma and Allergy Clinic in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.
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