Allergies What Happens? What Kinds?

Allergies can start at any time.  I am from a family of allergic people.  In particular, food allergies have played a major role in my life.  At three, I happily ate peanuts, eggs and many other foods.  At four, I went into anaphylactic shock from eating a nut.  Since then I have found out through experience I am allergic to eggs, mustard, shellfish, sesame and nuts.  Each allergy has a unique reaction.  For example, nuts cause anaphylaxis which is a swelling of the throat that causes one not to be able to breathe. 

Having lived with food allergies most of my life the goal of this blog is to educate people who are struggling with allergies by providing recipes, information about restaurants and ways to make life easier.  It is also a goal of this blog to educate people who don’t understand how devastating an allergic reaction can be.  If you come from a place where you have never seen a severe allergic reaction you may not believe it is possible.  But it is.  If someone tells you they have an allergy to any food. PAY ATTENTION.  It could be a matter of life and death.