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What if my doctor is not on board with feeding my baby the allergenic foods? How do I know it’s safe to offer my baby peanuts? My doctor said to hold-off on offering any of the BIG 8 allergenic foods to avoid possible allergic reactions! If this is or has been the case, this episode is for you. 

In this episode, Dr. Ron Sunog, who is a pediatrician specializing in preventing food allergy with food, joins me to discuss the reasons why some pediatricians may not be putting into practice the newer evidence-based guidelines on early introduction of the big allergenic foods to babies.

SUMMARY OF EPISODE

In this episode I’m interviewing Dr. Ron Sunog who discusses:

• Early reports on allergy reactions and how the guidelines for early avoidance of allergenic foods were created for infants

• How the recommendations for introduction of allergenic foods have changed over the last years

• Reasons why some pediatricians may not be currently recommending the more updated food allergy guidelines for feeding babies

ABOUT THE GUEST

• Dr. Ron Sunog is a pediatrician specializing in the prevention of food allergies and a medical advisor to Puffworks.

• He takes a food first approach to food allergy prevention, helping parents and caregivers use real foods to introduce babies to potentially allergenic foods

• Dr. Sunog is the author of "Eat The Eight: Preventing Food Allergies with Food and the Imperfect Art of Medicine"

RESEARCH MENTIONED IN EPISODE

• Assessment of Pediatrician Awareness and Implementation of the Addendum Guidelines for the Prevention of Peanut Allergy in the United States

• LEAP study

LINKS FROM EPISODE

To follow and learn more about Dr. Sunog:

• Checkout the Eat The Eight website

• Read his book: "Eat The Eight: Preventing Food Allergies with Food and the Imperfect Art of Medicine"

FOOD ALLERGY COURSE

Learn how to safely introduce the BIG 9 allergenic foods to your baby by taking the food allergy introduction mini-course that I co-teach with pediatrician Dr. Ron Sunog. My course includes recipes that contain each allergenic food that you can prepare for baby-led weaning AND a bonus feeding guide.

PUFFWORKS

Puffworks Baby is the company that makes Baby Peanut Butter Puffs and Almond Baby Puffs, great for introducing 2 separate allergenic food categories: peanut and tree nuts.

Doctor Ron Sunog is a Medical Advisor to Puffworks and I am an affiliate for Puffworks. With my affiliate discount code BABYLED you can check out the Puffworks line of products so CLICK HERE TO SHOP.

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