Allergic Girl - by Sloane Miller (Hardcover)

About the Book

An indispensable guide for living a full life with food allergies.

Book Synopsis

An indispensable guide for living a full life with food allergies--from an Allergic Girl who lives it

Millions of Americans concerned about adverse reactions to food are seeking the advice of medical professionals and receiving a diagnosis of food allergies. Allergic Girl Sloane Miller, a leading authority on food allergies, has been allergic since childhood. She now lives a full, enjoyable life full of dining out, dating, attending work functions, and traveling. With tested strategies and practical solutions to everyday food allergy concerns, Allergic Girl shows how readers can enjoy their lives too. Informed by personal narratives laced with humor and valuable insights, Allergic Girl is a breakthrough lifestyle guide for food-allergic adults, their families, and loved ones. In Allergic Girl, you will discover:

• How to find the best allergist and get a correct diagnosis
• How to create positive relationships with family, friends, and food
• How to build a safe environment wherever you are
• Real-world scenarios scripted from the author's life as well her work with clients and other leaders in the field

Enjoy your food-allergic life to the fullest. Let Allergic Girl show you how.

From the Back Cover

enjoy your food-allergic life to the fullest

"Food allergies affect nearly 12 million people in the United States, including 1 in 17 children under the age of three. Allergic Girl offers the reader excellent practical and helpful advice for identifying and coping with food allergies. Sloane Miller's anecdotal commentary about her own food allergy trials and tribulations teaches and directs readers how to live well with food allergies. A great resource."--Bill McLin, President and CEO, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America

"As a chef, restaurant owner, father, and food allergy advocate, I believe Allergic Girl is a great guide for anyone with food allergies who wants to dine out safely."--Ming Tsai, James Beard Award-winning chef and author of Simply Ming and Simply Ming One-Pot Meals

"Sloane Miller is a force of nature. Her passion for feeding people well no matter what their food allergies inspires everyone who meets her. After you read Allergic Girl, you will walk into the world more confidently, with Sloane holding your hand." --Shauna James Ahern, author of Gluten-Free Girl and coauthor of Gluten-Free Girl and the Chef

"Sloane Miller is a trusted and knowledgeable resource on living with food allergies, and Allergic Girl is a comprehensive guide to living joyfully with food allergies."--Mary Jane Marchisotto, Executive Director, Food Allergy Initiative

"Allergic Girl is a revelation and a full-fledged guide to embracing life rather than allowing food allergies to run the show. Sloane Miller shares a lifetime's worth of knowledge on how to dine, date, and travel safely in spite of life-threatening allergies. Her words will get you, right in the gut." --Gwen Smith, Editor, Allergic Living magazine

About the Author

Sloane Miller, M.S.W., L.M.S.W., is ablogger, advocate, consultant, and authorityon food allergies who manages multiplefood allergies herself. Her hugely successfulblog, Please Don't Pass the Nuts (allergicgirl.blogspot.com), was the first blog dedicatedto food-allergic adults. A licensed psycho-therapeutic social worker since 2000, Miller opened a private coaching practice in 2007 for the food-allergic community. She has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Huffington Post, New York magazine, and the New York Daily News, and on cnn.com, abcnews.com, and other websites.