Articles Featuring All Things Allergy, Autoimmunity, & Anti-inflammatory Living

Last week, we talked about the role of managing our mind… 

And I definitely needed to lean on those tools A LOT this past week. 

We got hit with yet another daycare-itis: respiratory crud for me and tummy bug for the girls. 

It is really HARD to respond rather than react when you aren’t feeling y...

Last week, I shared about my evolving relationship with movement. I have continued to have fun this past week experimenting with how that can look different based on the day and how I am feeling and picked up a little under the desk elliptical to try out.

For me though, the real transformation...

I have been thinking a lot about my relationship with moving my body over the last few months. I watch my kids run around playing in our backyard or the park, getting their wiggles out and also becoming stronger every day. 

I was amazed this weekend when Charlotte was able to swing across the monke...

If you missed my initial post, I jumped on the TikTok trend a few weeks ago and made a video about the 5 things I would never do as an allergist/immunologist and then turned it into a blog that was featured on KevinMD.com and his podcast last week! If you missed it, you can check it out here. 

I th...

In my last blog, I shared the 5 things I would never do as an immune system expert with an autoimmune disease.

If you missed it, check out this post here.

In that blog, I promised to dig into each of these topics a bit more and share some practical and science-supported strategies!

Let’s start wit...

I jumped on the TikTok trend a few weeks ago and made a video about the 5 things I would never do as an allergist/immunologist and then turned it into a blog that was featured on KevinMD.com! If you missed it, you can check it out here. 

I thought I would repeat this exercise from the role of a Sjo...

One thing I get asked about A LOT from patients and my medical trainees (med students, residents, and fellows) is about the role of testing in the role of diagnosing allergies, autoimmunity, and other invisible illnesses. 

Testing can take several different forms from blood work to imaging studies ...

Jumping on the recent TikTok trend of medical professionals sharing the things they would never do given their knowledge and expertise, I am sharing the five things I would never do as a board-certified allergist-immunologist.

1. I would never rely on a Primatene mist inhaler to treat my asthma ...