Episode 50: How Food Allergies Affect Behavior and Development In Kids

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My guest this week is Emily Cerda, a Board-Certified Nutrition Specialist with a LDN in the State of Maryland. Emily has an MS in Nutrition and Integrative Health from Maryland University of Integrative Health where she supports students in graduate-level Physiology and Pathophysiology when she is not busy with her private practice. Her passion for food and nutrition stems from her son’s diagnosis with multiple severe food allergies and her determination to see him thrive in the face of this challenge. Emily is passionate about the need for individualized nutrition and dreams of mobilizing an army of practitioners to cater to the integrative needs of this community.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Emily and I discuss concepts and strategies to help parents navigate food allergies and food sensitivities while sharing ways they can directly impact children's behavior and development. Emily provides direction on testing and diagnosis, anaphylactic responses and provides invaluable tips on how parents can advocate for their children and empower them to make safe independent decisions with their food allergies as they transition into their teenage years and beyond. To learn more about Emily Cerda</span> <a href= "http://thriveinsidenutrition.com/meet-emily-cerda/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">click here</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Episode Highlights</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Food Reactions and Behavior Connection </span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Food allergy = an immediate response in health or behavior </span></li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">This immediate shift can be seen in a behavioral response, anaphylactic response, or even a histamine-based response visible via a runny nose, clearing of throat, or hives on the skin</span></li> </ul> </li> <li