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Hoyt Institute of Food Allergy
Board-certified allergist Dr. Alice Hoyt and expert food allergy care navigator Pam Lestage host our top-ranked podcast.
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Dr. Alice Hoyt
Oct 31, 20222 min read
Inside the Mind of a Food Allergist: Types of Food Allergies
Have you ever wondered what a food allergist is thinking when he or she is asking you so so so many specific questions? And why he or she...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Oct 21, 20212 min read
Teal Pumpkin – make this your new not-so-spooky tradition!
Trick or treat can be less spooky for food allergy families If you have a kiddo with food allergy, you know how certain times of the year...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Sep 30, 20212 min read
Peanut Oral Immunotherapy – The Preschooler’s Mama’s Experience
What is oral immunotherapy? Oral immunotherapy is a way allergists can help their patients with food allergies become less allergic to...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Jul 1, 20212 min read
Who is Dr. Alice Hoyt?
Learning about the doc behind the mic “I'm an allergist, but I'm not your allergist…” I love when my patients recite this back to me (and...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Jun 23, 20212 min read
Disney Planning Tips for Families with Food Allergy
Disney and food allergy go together like Mickey and Minnie! If you've ever been to Walt Disney World, then you know that a lot of...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Jun 10, 20212 min read
5 College-Prep Strategies for Food Allergy Families from FARE’s Kristi Grim
Prepping for college… when should you start thinking about it? (Hint hint: now!) In this episode, Pam and I talk with the amazing Kristi...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
May 27, 20212 min read
Food allergy and counseling
De-Stress with Strategies from Tamara Hubbard, LCPC How often do you worry about your kiddo who has food allergy? And have you ever...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
May 20, 20212 min read
Turning anaphylaxis tragedy into purpose
This post is featured in my May 2024 Food Allergy Resource Bulletin. Learn more about the amazing work being done by the Allison Rose...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
May 12, 20212 min read
Food allergy school policies
Schools develop food allergy related policies to try to keep kids safe, but how many of these policies are evidence-based? And how do...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
May 5, 20212 min read
Food allergy and parenting – the parent needs…
When it comes to parenting a kiddo with food allergy, remembering that epi is only one of the many challenges faced. Three common themes...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Apr 7, 20212 min read
School, Flying, and Food Allergy – What do the Experts Say?
Kiddos have many challenges growing up in this global era, and, unfortunately, food allergy further complicates things like school and...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Mar 24, 20212 min read
Food allergy on social media – ask an expert, but not on social.
Social media is a relatively new world, and just as navigating the “real” world with food allergy can be challenging, navigating social...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Mar 10, 20212 min read
Parenting and school preparedness
Co-host of the Food Allergy and Your Kiddo Podcast has picked her top three favorite posts! Topics Pam selected included parenting and...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Jan 13, 20212 min read
Goal-setting strategies for an amazing new year
New Year’s resolutions can be stressful, right? Sometimes they seem so pass-fail that you avoid making one at all. That stress often...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Dec 30, 20202 min read
Most Popular Food Allergy and Your Kiddo Podcast Episodes of 2020
Did your favorite Food Allergy and Your Kiddo Podcast episode make the list? You can find a podcast on so many topics these days, and I’m...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Dec 23, 20203 min read
Can OIT help your kiddo eat safely at a restaurant?
Oral immunotherapy – OIT – can make kiddos with food allergy like peanut allergy more tolerant of the allergen, but does that tolerance...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Oct 28, 20202 min read
Gatherings, Parties, and Food Allergy
Gatherings can be stressful, especially when managing food allergies! If your kiddo has food allergies, then gatherings – parties,...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Oct 7, 20201 min read
Wheat Allergy or Gluten Sensitivity or Celiac or Something Else?
Many folks ask me, “Dr. Hoyt, what’s the difference between a wheat allergy and gluten sensitivity and Celiac Disease?” I also get asked,...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Oct 7, 20202 min read
School nurses are allergy superheroes
When you think about what your school nurse does all day, you may think about your kiddo with food allergy (as you should!) and Sweet...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Sep 1, 20202 min read
6 Steps to a Successful Evacuation for Your Family with Food Allergy
Are you wondering how to have a successful evacuation – hurricane, fire, etc. – with your kiddo who has food allergy? If so, then read...
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