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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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Can allergies cause swollen lymph nodes? Here’s the answer!
Does your kiddo ever have swollen lymph nodes? Do you wonder if food allergies or seasonal allergies or pet allergies are to blame? If...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
May 2, 20223 min read
Are Ring Pops Gluten-Free? How to Determine if Snacks are Safe!
Have you ever wondered if Ring Pops are gluten-free? Or maybe you've wondered if Saf-T-Pops are indeed safe for your kiddo with peanut...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Apr 28, 20225 min read
Food Allergy Awareness Month: How You Can Prepare to Spread the Word About Food Allergy
May is Food Allergy Awareness Month, so now is a great time to start preparing to spread the word about this important issue. Millions of...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Apr 21, 20223 min read
Stock Epinephrine and the Laws that Support It: Louisiana Edition
Did you know that stock epinephrine is a thing? It's true! Epinephrine, also known as adrenaline, is a medication that can stop and treat...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Apr 11, 20223 min read
FPIES with expert Dr. Anna Nowak-Wegrzyn
Not all food allergy disorders involve allergic antibodies! If you have a child with a food allergy, you've likely heard of IgE-mediated...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Mar 8, 20222 min read
How to Prepare Your Babysitter or Nanny to Manage Food Allergies
Young (and not so young!) kiddos have food allergies Food allergy affects children (and adults!) of all ages. Studies show that nearly 8%...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Feb 20, 20222 min read
Your State’s Stock Epinephrine Laws
Where does your state land on Stock Epi? What is “stock epi” ? It's epinephrine prescribed to an individual or, more commonly, to an...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Jan 28, 20222 min read
A New Approach to Practicing Food Allergy
Food allergy management only begins with the correct diagnosis. Have you ever wondered how your allergist approaches his/her allergy...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Nov 18, 20212 min read
Food Allergy 101, Teacher Edition – What Teachers Need to Know!
Great teachers want to understand how to keep students with food allergy safe and included. We all know that teachers can make a...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Nov 4, 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
Oct 21, 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
Sep 30, 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
Jul 1, 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 23, 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
Jun 10, 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 27, 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 20, 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 12, 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
May 5, 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
Apr 7, 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 24, 20212 min read
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