Food Allergy and Your Kiddo

Food Allergy and Your Kiddo

Hosted by: Alice Hoyt, MD, and Pam Lestage, MBA

If your kiddo has a food allergy, then this is the podcast for you. Join food allergy experts - board-certified allergist Dr. Alice Hoyt, MD, FAAAAI, and food allergy mama Pam Lestage, MBA - as they dive into all...

Episodes

Inside the Mind of a Food Allergist: Classifying Adverse Reactions to Foods

Season #2 Episode #59

Have you ever wondered what an allergist is really thinking when that allergist is asking very specific, particular questions about your kiddo's reaction to a food? That's because the allergist is trying to determine...
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Top 3 Tips for an Awesome Summer with Food Allergies

Season #2 Episode #58

Are you excited about summer? (We sure are!!!) And with summer come new yet familiar challenges regarding food allergies. Tune in to this fantastic, tactical episode in which Pam and Dr. Hoyt discuss their top 3...
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Bonus Episode! Seasonal allergies have met their match with this treatment plan!

Season #2 Episode #57

*The information in this and all episodes is for educational purposes only and is NOT medical advice. Talk with your doctor before starting any regimen.*Do seasonal allergies get you down?Is the itchy/drippy/sneezy...
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All About Oral Immunotherapy with Dr. Hugh Windom

Season #2 Episode #56

*We apologize in advance for the sound quality and plan to re-record a similar episode soon. So why did we post this? Well, there is a LOT of good info in this episode, so we decided to make it available to you even...
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FPIES with Dr. Anna Nowak-Wegrzyn

Season #2 Episode #55

If you have a child with a food allergy, you've likely heard of IgE-mediated food allergies. But there's another type of food allergy that is less well-known - FPIES. Although FPIES is not an IgE-mediated food...
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How to Prepare Your Kiddo's Babysitter to Manage Food Allergies

Season #2 Episode #54

Leaving your child in someone else's care can be difficult, especially if your child has a special medical need like a food allergy.In this episode, Pam and Dr. Hoyt discuss strategies to find the right person to...
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Where does your state land on stock epinephrine laws?

Season #2 Episode #53

Stock epinephrine saves lives.What is "stock epi" ? It's epinephrine prescribed to an individual or, more commonly, to an entity to be used in case of an allergy emergency, such as when someone is having anaphylaxis...
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Top 3 Food Allergy Strategies for Pediatricians

Season #2 Episode #52

A good pediatrician is such a blessing to a family. Pediatricians have to know so much about so much! And thank goodness they do because they help keep kiddos safe!On this episode of the podcast, Pam and Dr. Hoyt...
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A New Approach to Practicing Food Allergy

Season #2 Episode #51

Have you ever wondered how your allergist approaches his/her allergy practice? In this episode, Pam interviews Dr. Hoyt about how and why she decided to open her own food allergy practice and why she believes that...
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Food Allergy 101, Teacher Edition!

Season #2 Episode #51

We all know that teachers can make a significant impact on the lives of the children they teach. Some of the greatest teachers are the ones who make you feel like you matter in their classroom and that you can achieve...
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How to make fall festive for everyone with a teal pumpkin!

Season #2 Episode #49

It's fall!That means kiddos are getting exciting for trick-or-treating, and parents may be wondering what treats to hand out. If you know a kiddo with food allergy, there's an easy way to help them also have a super...
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Peanut Oral Immunotherapy - The Preschooler's Mama's Experience

Season #2 Episode #48

"To undergo OIT or not to undergo OIT? "That is the question many parents of kiddos with food allergy are now considering.If you have ever wondered what it's like to be the parent of a  kiddo with food allergy and...
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