Food Allergy Talk

Food Allergy Talk

Food Allergy Talk is hosted by Lisa Horne of Food Allergy P.I. Lisa discusses food allergy related topics with professionals, individuals with food allergies, advocates, and others in the community. Topics include food allergy safety, diagnosis, mental health, legislation, advocacy, dating, travel, dining out, support, cooking, baking, nutrition, and more. If you’re living it or have a question about it, we are talking about it. Lisa is a veteran food allergy mom of a teen with anaphylactic food allergies to peanut and shellfish as a toddler, and later in teen years now allergic to peanut, pecan, shellfish, garlic, and sweet potato. She also manages his siblings lactose intolerance and gluten free diets. She is a published food allergy cookbook author, community advocate for passing food related legislation, certified Holistic Nutritionist, radio broadcaster of 10 years, and food allergy blogger. Be sure to follow or "favorite" Food Allergy Talk, and join Lisa on the next episode. www.foodallergypi.com and on all social media @foodallergypi

Episodes

October 12, 2025 48 mins

On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome Amy Graves, author of The Hidden Consumer: Uncovering the power of health-conscious buyers. Amy is allergic to mold, grass, birch, pet dander... as well as foods, including both corn and soy.

When discovering her allergies she was living in MN but due to not being able to buy food in grocery stores had to move to CA.

Her journey of discovering her allergies was complicated. At the time ...

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On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome Patrick Manning, Founder of Alio, the allergy friendly protein bar company. He stays away from certain foods and his brother is allergic to peanuts and tree nuts. This is the reason he built Alio. He is solving the need for a high protein allergy friendly snack bar that anyone can eat. He was actually on the road to medical school, and stopped right before applying to start Alio and i...

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On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome Dr. Ahmar Iqbal is a physician and senior leader at Genentech, a pharmaceutical company. 

At Genentech, Dr. Iqbal is the Therapeutic Area Lead for Respiratory and Influenza, where he has been leading medical initiatives for nearly a decade. Recently, he worked closely with the National Institutes of Health and the Consortium for Food Allergy Research (CoFAR) on the Phase 3 clinical tri...

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On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome Meg Nohe of Allergy Amulet. Meg has a child with peanut and tree nut allergies and she manages her own intolerances to dairy, gluten and citrus. 

She has been a team member at Allergy Amulet for almost 8 years, and is a Certified AllerCoach – she used to own a food allergy and intolerance coaching business where she trained commercial kitchens, restaurants, schools, and indiv...

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On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome Dr. Elizabeth Hawkins.

ABOUT DR. HAWKINS:

Elizabeth has spent the past 20+ years helping individuals, families, and communities develop and practice greater psychological flexibility and resilience. Educated at the University of Washington and UC Berkeley, she has a broad base of training in cognitive-behavioral therapies, attachment theory, family systems, indigenous health, ...

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On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome Jennifer Togal. Jennifer is mom to Adina, the spark behind The ADINA Act, which will require all OTC and RX medications to be labeled with any applicable food allergens and/or gluten ingredients and related information.

Jennifer carries an EpiPen herself and Adina has Celiac disease, a dairy allergy, and they both have EoE. They live in the Minneapolis, Minnesota suburbs.

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On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome Sarah of Food Allergies OTG. She is also co-founder of a food allergy family camp called, Camp Bumblebee. She has 2 children with food allergies, and manages a combination of food allergens including: milk, egg, peanut, walnut, chestnut, hazelnut, and sunflower seeds. 

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On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome Seely, of Mouse Ear Memories. She focuses on the Orlando Theme Parks for food allergies and gluten free options. Seely lives in Orlando and visits Disney World weekly to cover on her website, socials and ebooks. She has three ebooks, the Disney World Food Allergies Made Easy guide, the Disney Food Allergy Snack Guide, and the Gluten Free Disney World Guide. When she first started cove...

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On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome Allie Bahn of Miss Allergic Reactor. Allie is a writer, content creator, educator and consultant who shares travel through the lens of severe allergies. Her social media, blog, consulting services, distial resources and online courses empower others to embark on allergen-safe journeys worldwide. 

She is an adult with food allergies allergic to 4 of the top allergens including peanut, t...

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On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome Debbie Nichols and Candice Matthis of Two Alpha Gals. Debbie and Candice both live in southwest Virginia and were diagnosed with alpha-gal syndrome a few months apart in 2019. After several scary and frustrating incidents, they set out to raise awareness and help others navigate this complicated and under-diagnosed condition. 

In addition to Alpha Gal Syndrome, both Debbie and Candice ...

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On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome Michael Suhy of the Allison Rose Foundation. Michael is Co-Founder of the Allison Rose Foundation and also the Fire Chief at Cuyahoga Heights Fire Department in Ohio. He’s a food allergy advocate, paramedic, and has had a loved one with food allergies. 

Today we will speak with Michael about his experience both raising and losing a child with food allergies, how the silver lining has b...

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On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome food allergy mom and advocate for people with food allergies – especially when it comes to kids – Natalie Rice who is well known on social media as the Food Allergy Detection Dog Handler for Detective Harley! Natalie can often be seen alongside Harley as she sniffs out the mysteries of food allergies, and they educate, empower, and encourage empathy for people with food allergies. 

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On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome Dr. Omar Waqar. Dr. Waqar is a board certified allergist that practices right in New York City. He is a self-proclaimed foodie that  appreciates the fact that our culture revolves around food, and he wants his patients to feel comfortable knowing what they are allergic to and not feel ostrasized for having allergies. He wants them to be able to recognize the signs and symptoms of an a...

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Welcome back to the Food Allergy Talk Podcast. If you’re living it or have a question about it, we are talking about it. I’m your host Lisa Horne of Food Allergy P.I. 

On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome Paige L. Freeman, Ph.D. Dr. Freeman is a food allergy psychologist who has navigated her child’s food allergy for the last 16 years. She is also a frequent FARE contributor, a Behavioral Healthcare advisor for the Food A...

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On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I have several updates for you! The Food Allergy Talk Podcast is in it’s second season and over 30 episodes talking about all things allergies! Guests that include parents, business owners, entrepreneurs, cooks and recipe creators, children, teens, young adults, care givers, authors and of course allergists. 

Today I’m going to share with you a little about what I’ve been up to, updates on our f...

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On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome Lindsay Stippich, well-known and loved on social media as Allergy Friendly Mama. Lindsay is a food allergy mama that loves to help other moms on similar journeys. 

Her daughter Emma is allergic to peanuts, dairy and tree nuts. Emma was diagnosed when she was just a baby. They found out as soon as they started feeding her solids. 

If you happen upon Lindsay’s social m...

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On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome Jamie Festa – food allergy mom, and food allergy business owner of Trio Fudge. She has two young children ages 6 and 4, both with life-threatening food allergies. Her children’s experiences have been her first with allergies in general, so she is learning. She is also the owner of a nut and sesame free allergy friendly business – Trio Fudge, located out of New Jersey. 

Today we will ch...

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On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome JJ Vulopas, author and founder at The Land of Can! He is an adult thriving with lifelong food allergies to both milk and nuts. He lives and works in the finance industry in New York City!

Today we will chat with JJ about growing up as a child with food allergies, the teen years dating and navigating into adulthood, college, and entering the workforce as an adult with food allergies as ...

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On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome Amanda Orlando of https://www.everydayallergenfree.com Amanda has authored 3 cookbooks: with her latest - Easy Allergy Free. She has an events company called Free to Be Me with a retreat happening in April. She is also a new mom that manages food allergies herself as an adult since childhood. 

We will talk to Amanda today about her life experience growing up into adulthood managing foo...

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On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome Katie Holl, author of – Charlie Learns About Her Food Allergies. She lives in Iowa and is the mother of 3 children, all of which have multiple food allergies and her oldest has asthma. Between her three children, they manage: dairy, egg, peanut, shrimp, and tree nut allergies (can have coconut). 

She just published her children’s picture book, with the hopes of empowering tho...

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