Description: Originally published in hardcover in 2017 by William Morrow.
Brief description:
Robin Nixon Pompa is a health and science journalist and a mother of three young children. She received a degree in neuroscience and behavior from Columbia University and is a former staff writer for LiveScience.com, an online magazine syndicated by the Huffington Post, Yahoo!, MSNBC, Fox News, the Christian Science Monitor, and other outlets. She lives in Oxfordshire, England, with her family.
Review Quotes:
"Pompa introduces fascinating new ideas about allergy avoidance in this helpful and reassuring guide for parents... A detailed, informative primer on promising, if not yet conclusively proven, theories." - Publishers Weekly
"As a mother of small children at continued risk for food allergies, I have experienced firsthand how powerful and revolutionary Allergy-Free Kids can be for families around the world. It's filled with simple strategies and kid-friendly recipes that will help empower parents to take charge of their kids' health and prevent the possibly life-long challenge of food allergies." - Catherine McCord, author of Weelicious
"Introduce foods early and often' is the latest recommendation in the food-allergy world. This book is a masterpiece of writing that provides evidence-based advice on how to follow the most up-to-date recommendations and also provides delicious recipes that kids love!" - Whitney Morgan Block, MSN, CPNP, FNP-BC, Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy & Asthma Research
"If I could rewrite my own book, the one piece of advice I would change would be exactly what this book is about. Pediatricians (including me) were wrong. Allergy-Free Kids is timely, revolutionary, and absolutely necessary." - Lara Zibners, MD, author of Even if Your Kids Eat This Book, Everything Will Be Okay
"Robin Pompa manages to articulate the complex science behind food allergies with both clarity and compassion. Her personal journey with her food-allergic children and her empathy for others in the same situation translates to a compelling and timely story. For expecting parents, new parents, and parents of food-allergic children, Allergy-Free Kids is a must read." - JJ Levenstein, MD, FAAP, pediatrician