What's Eating Our Kids Nutritional Guide for Parents
Relieve Allergy in Scottsdale provides advanced treatment for adult and pediatric patients with allergy, asthma, hives and related conditions.
Dr. Wendt earned Bachelor of Science degrees in biochemistry and biology honors from the University of Illinois, a Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology from Vanderbilt University and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine. In private practice since 2005, Dr. Wendt has published a great deal of research. She has received the American Medical Association Physician’s Recognition Award, a Patient’s Choice Award and is noted as one of America’s Top Physicians. In her free time, Dr. Wendt enjoys serving with multiple charitable organizations including Global Orphan Project and Family Promise. The book contains helpful information to understanding the causes of suffering: food allergy, intolerance, and toxicity. Dr. Wendt breaks down the most common (and some not-so-common) food reactions and walks through the symptoms, specific medical conditions, and the diagnosis, testing, and treatment process. Dr. Wendt wrote this book to guide parents and allergic children to and through proven solutions that will ease their allergies, reactions, and the stress.
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Dr. Wendt earned Bachelor of Science degrees in biochemistry and biology honors from the University of Illinois, a Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology from Vanderbilt University and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine. In private practice since 2005, Dr. Wendt has published a great deal of research. She has received the American Medical Association Physician’s Recognition Award, a Patient’s Choice Award and is noted as one of America’s Top Physicians. In her free time, Dr. Wendt enjoys serving with multiple charitable organizations including Global Orphan Project and Family Promise. The book contains helpful information to understanding the causes of suffering: food allergy, intolerance, and toxicity. Dr. Wendt breaks down the most common (and some not-so-common) food reactions and walks through the symptoms, specific medical conditions, and the diagnosis, testing, and treatment process. Dr. Wendt wrote this book to guide parents and allergic children to and through proven solutions that will ease their allergies, reactions, and the stress.
Purchase on Amazon - amazon.com/dp/B0CG3Y57KZ?tag=pacificsoc-20&geniuslink=true
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00:00 Holiday is a time to enjoy food, but enjoying food can also be a little dangerous for you,
00:05 especially when it comes to kids, because you need to get tested with food allergies.
00:10 And joining me now is Dr. Wynn to talk about allergies and how to get tested for them.
00:14 But also, we're talking kids' allergies in your new book here, which is very important
00:19 right now, because, as we said, family gatherings, people getting together,
00:24 and that means, you know what, making the food could be very hard.
00:29 Yes, yes.
00:30 So, let's talk about this. So, let's talk about food allergies that we're really seeing in kids
00:35 nowadays.
00:36 Right. Well, the common things are always going to be common. So, milk, soy, fish, shellfish,
00:43 nuts, tree nuts, sesame. So, those are always going to be the most common for humans in general,
00:51 adults, kids.
00:52 Everything.
00:53 And so, what's important is parents need to kind of like look at this guide and look at food
00:58 allergies, but also look what's being made, because we were talking about this, is that
01:02 on the back of every bottle, everything that you're cooking with has information on what's
01:07 in there. And we were talking about peanut allergies are a big thing with the kids,
01:11 and that's something you need to really look at, right?
01:13 Peanut allergy is really important. Lots of reactions. But to your point earlier,
01:21 things are very confusing the way they're put. It sounds like chemical names. Most people aren't
01:27 familiar with it, have to look it up. But for the main allergens, the FDA has a bold,
01:35 outside of the normal ingredient list where you've got a bunch of chemical names, and very
01:41 explicitly labeled and simply as peanut and soy, tree nuts, and so forth.
01:48 So, I know you've been here before, and you showed us how we check for like our
01:54 allergies against like hay fever, different stuff like that. Is it the same way, testing for food?
01:59 It can be, yes. It can be more complicated. So, sometimes I only like to test via blood,
02:06 especially if I'm concerned about a reaction. I really like to keep the reactions in my office
02:11 down to a minimum. Sometimes it is skin test. Sometimes it's a food challenge
02:17 in order to validate that someone is or is not allergic. Yes.
02:23 Yeah, it's important. This is one thing I also, I tell a lot of friends and tell a lot of people,
02:27 is that everybody's different when it comes to food and allergies. Because it's very interesting.
02:31 I think with me, I think I can't have salmon, and I think I can have salmon and like broccoli,
02:39 I forget what it is. But if I had salmon and like Brussels sprouts, it's okay,
02:44 which is kind of weird. And that's how everybody is. Everyone's different with their chemical
02:47 balance when they eat food. And that's why you need to really watch and be tested.
02:51 Right. Everyone's different and people change with age as well. So, the food allergies tend
02:56 to be the most common in the very young and the very old. And there's reasons for that,
03:01 like immaturity of the immune system, the allergy system, and the gut. And then just aging of the
03:09 system with older age. But yes, everything can change with age, circumstance, exposure.
03:16 And that's very important. And so, we were talking about the kids here in this book,
03:20 and that's what's eating our kids. And one thing you mentioned is asthma and allergy,
03:25 which I think some people get confused, is that, "Oh, my son's just having an asthma attack."
03:30 It actually could be allergy attack, right? It can. It can be an allergic reaction. And about
03:34 50% of asthma is allergy-based, or at least partially allergy-based. So, that's very
03:42 important. Foods can be a trigger, environment can be a trigger, and there's other triggers as well
03:47 that are allergic. But yeah, the breathing is very much affected in allergies, and especially
03:53 people with asthma. - So, I like it. The book is out now.
03:56 There's a hard copy and a soft copy. Very exciting. And you're really suggesting to get this now as
04:01 you're getting ready for the holidays, looking at things. We're gonna have, of course, the parties
04:06 at school, the different stuff. And so, it's very important to get this. And parents, too,
04:09 actually get educated and not depend on just looking at a label or something, right?
04:13 - So, so tough and so hard. We depend on food, and reactions are allergies, intolerance,
04:20 sometimes toxicity. So, I try and brush into all of them and some of the major medical issues that
04:27 are affected by food. I focus on children, but hopefully it's applicable to everyone.
04:32 - Yeah. - Adults as well.
04:33 - I like it. Doctor, thank you. Where can they find the book?
04:35 - You can find it on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kindle. Yeah, all over.
04:40 - All over. - And of course, you can find
04:41 information about the doctor on the screen right there, too. And I got, listen, I talked to the
04:46 doctor. I'm getting in trouble for this really quick, but I got a new book already set up. We
04:50 said we're gonna talk about learning allergies of visiting other countries, 'cause people travel
04:54 to Europe and stuff. So, we're gonna talk about that book. So, we're gonna have fun.
04:57 - Dedicated to you. - Doctor, thanks for joining us.
05:00 - Thank you, Brad. - All right.
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