Allergic Girl: Adventures In Living Well With Food Allergies

This is my review of Allergic Girl's new book, Allergic Girl: Adventures In Living Well With Food Allergies.

I can't say enough good things about this book or about Sloane (Allergic Girl) herself.

When my son was first diagnosed with food allergies, I had no idea how to keep him safe or what do to. I turned primarily to the internet for information. Back in 2005 there wasn't much information on web about food allergies. I started out on the Baby Center Food Allergy Board and eventually in 2006 I happened upon a blog called Please Don't Pass The Nuts. Although Sloane's blog is geared more toward adults with food allergies, I found many tips and product reviews that were very helpful to me. Even more helpful was reading what a full and healthy life she lived while having food allergies. As a parent, I couldn't see a future for my son with these awful food allergies. But she was living in New York City, eating out, socializing, working, dating and living safely all while having numerous life threatening food allergies just like my son. She taught me how to make sure we could eat out safely with him. She taught me how to be the best advocate for him and how to start teaching him to advocate for himself.

Low and behold a few short years later, she has put all of her food allergy wisdom into an educational, easy to read book. The book takes you from diagnosis, educating friends and family, keeping yourself safe and being your own best advocate, to putting all of your knowledge to use in the real world. The book is geared toward adults with food allergies, but I think that is the BEST part of the book. There are many fantastic books about children with food allergies. But there aren't many (or any!) books designed to help adults navigate the world while living with food allergies.

Sloane is a positive force in the food allergy community. Every aspect of her book looks at food allergies from the positive side or taking the negative and turning it into the positive. She educates others with a firm but calm hand. Everything about Sloane and about the book is a treasure to those with food allergies. I highly recommend this book!

You don't need to have food allergies to read this book. If you know someone with food allergies, or love someone with food allergies, I highly recommend that you read Allergic Girl: Adventures In Living Well With Food Allergies to arm yourself with the information needed to help keep your loved one safe and to help them make living well with food allergies an easier experience.



I received a copy of this book at no charge for review purpose only.