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Did you know that varying degrees of eczema in your baby can impact food allergy risk? In this episode dermatologist, BLW and food allergy mom Rebecca Hartman, MD, MPH is joining me to talk about how eczema and food allergy risk are linked.

Dr. Hartman is part of the Evereden skincare brand’s team of “Moms in Medicine”. She’s helps co-create formulas and in this episode is also breaking down what ingredients you want to look for when selecting skincare (...and what to skip) because what you put ON your baby’s body is just as important as what you put IN it.

Get 15% off Evereden (excluding bundles & sunscreen) with code KATIEF15 (this is an affiliate code).

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SUMMARY of episode

In this episode I’m joined by Rebecca Hartman, MD, MPH - dermatologist and mom of BLW baby who also has food allergies. Dr. Hartman is describing:

• How food allergy risk and eczema are related and what ingredients you want to look for when selecting skincare products for your whole family (...and what to leave out)

• What skin reactions look like in babies of different skin colors and what key feature of hives are

• Why you shouldn’t feel bad if your baby had eczema and then develops a food allergy (it happened to her and Dr. Hartman is sharing her baby’s food allergy story here too).

  
  
  

LINKS from episode

• Dr. Hartman’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-hartman-59a765a/

• US news: https://health.usnews.com/doctors/rebecca-hartman-773592#hospitals

• Dr. Hartman’s publications listed here: https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/98950

• Read about Dr. Hartman on Ever-Eden https://www.ever-eden.com/pages/moms-in-medicine

• Evereden discount code (this is an affiliate code) for 15% off excluding bundles and sunscreen at ever-eden.com: KATIE10

Read some Ever-Eden Blogs on skin care : 

Step-by-Step guide to bathing your newborn: https://www.ever-eden.com/blogs/skin-health/why-babies-get-acne-and-what-to-do-about-it

Why babies get acne and what to do about it?: https://www.ever-eden.com/blogs/skin-health/why-babies-get-acne-and-what-to-do-about-it

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RESEARCH links from episode

• Johnson, J. L., Gupta, R. S., Bilaver, L. A., Hu, J. W., Martin, J., Jiang, J., ... & Togias, A. (2020). Implementation of the Addendum Guidelines for Peanut Allergy Prevention by US allergists, a survey conducted by the NIAID, in collaboration with the AAAAI. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 146(4), 875-883.  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32745556/

• Samady, W., Campbell, E., Aktas, O. N., Jiang, J., Bozen, A., Fierstein, J. L., ... & Gupta, R. S. (2020). Recommendations on complementary food introduction among pediatric practitioners. JAMA network open, 3(8), e2013070-e2013070. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32804213/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32804213/ 

• Schroer, B., Groetch, M., Mack, D. P., & Venter, C. (2020). Practical Challenges and Considerations for Early Introduction of Potential Food Allergens for Prevention of Food Allergy. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33127520/  

• Fleischer, D. M., Chan, E. S., Venter, C., Spergel, J. M., Abrams, E. M., Stukus, D., ... & Greenhawt, M. (2020). A Consensus Approach to the Primary Prevention of Food Allergy Through Nutrition: Guidance from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology; American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology; and the Canadian Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33250376/ 

• Obbagy, J. E., English, L. K., Wong, Y. P., Butte, N. F., Dewey, K. G., Fleischer, D. M., Fox, M. K., Greer, F. R., Krebs, N. F., Scanlon, K. S., & Stoody, E. E. (2019). Complementary feeding and food allergy, atopic dermatitis/eczema, asthma, and allergic rhinitis: a systematic review. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 109(Suppl_7), 890S–934S. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqy220. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30982864/

  
  
  

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