How to Live With a Nut Allergy

This nut allergies guide is an indispensable guide to dealing with potentially deadly allergies.  

Nuts and nut oils are found in countless foods and topical ointments/creams. They are also the leading cause of fatal and near-fatal food allergy reactions. Unfortunately, nut allergies are not as rare as they were once thought to be. According to U.S. and British studies, the incidence of nut allergies has doubled over the last decade alone.  

Co-written by a leading expert on nut allergies, How to Live with a Nut Allergy  tells you what you need to know to:

• Avoid exposure to all kinds of tree nuts and peanuts
• Reduce the risk of setting off a serious allergic reaction
• Be prepared should a reaction occur
• Avoid a reaction in close quarters, such as airplanes
• Keep children safe from exposure  

This book is clearly laid out with with all the basic information you will need to deal with a nut allergy.  It would be useful for some one who is allergic to ALL nuts rather that just peanuts. It lists the many different types of nut and many not so obvious places you will find hidden nuts.  Help is provided for the minefield of reading food labels.  

There is a good chapter on the use of medication in the event of an allergic reaction, and how to store and use your medication which is a useful reference to have should you ever need to explain this to anyone; such as a teacher or babysitter.  My favorite chapter was on sending a nut allergic child to school.

The authors give clear solid advice on what you will need to say and do to help make the school/daycare/preschool environment as safe as possible for your child. If you are starting off on a journey to learn more about nut allergy and how it will affect your life this book will help you.  

How to Live with a Nut Allergy

by: Chad Oh Carol Kennedy Release Date: 08 September, 2004, Media: Paperback

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