Entering its third year of national distribution, Allergic Living magazine is bolstering its editorial presence with the addition of Alisa Fleming as Senior Editor.

Fleming is an accomplished writer and the author of Go Dairy Free: The Guide and Cookbook for Milk Allergies, Lactose Intolerance and Casein-Free Living. She is also the founder of GoDairyFree.org, North America’s No. 1 dairy-free website.

“We’re thrilled to have Alisa on board,” says Gwen Smith the magazine’s Editor. “She brings outstanding ideas, knowledge and passion to Allergic Living‘s coverage of food allergies and intolerance.” Fleming will continue her popular No Dairy, No Gluten recipe feature in the magazine, but “in the role of senior editor, Alisa gets to show her skills well beyond her great food writing,” Smith says.

Since its launch across the United States in the spring of 2011, Allergic Living magazine has grown rapidly and gained a reputation for editorial excellence. Smith is a former senior editor of national magazines and newspapers, many of Allergic Living’s writers are well-known health journalists, and its expert columnists include allergists Dr. Scott Sicherer (Mount Sinai School of Medicine), Dr. Hemant Sharma (Children’s National Medical Center) and Dr. Clifford Bassett (Allergy & Asthma Care of New York), as well as dietitian and celiac expert Shelley Case. For the Canadian edition, regular allergist columnists are Dr. Susan Waserman (McMaster University, Hamilton) and Dr. Wade Watson (IWK Health Centre, Halifax).

Other expert voices include the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA), the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA), FAAN (now FARE, the Food Allergy Research & Education organization) and Anaphylaxis Canada.

From family feuds with relatives who don’t “get” serious food restrictions to social concerns like dating and eating out and societal issues like bullying and avoiding allergens at school, Allergic Living is the go-to magazine for managing the real issues facing those with allergic or celiac disease.

For the 2013 publishing season, the magazine plans to tackle issues such as marital stress and food allergies and the mystery of adult-onset allergies. Meantime, the magazine’s food editors are already testing dozens of inspired new allergy-friendly recipes – while their journalist colleagues have begun work to uncover the latest on research progress. As well, readers can look forward in 2013 to smart advice on reducing toxins and allergens in the home and even the tricks to allergy-friendly gardening.

“We are privileged at Allergic Living to work with the best in the fields of food and environmental allergies and celiac disease,” Smith says. “And in her new role, Alisa Fleming will help us to set the bar even higher for the incredibly helpful articles we can deliver to readers.”

For more about Allergic Living magazine, including the newly released Winter edition, contact: editor@allergicliving.com.

View a sample edition of the magazine here.

• Her Allergic Life: TV parenting expert Jo Frost, the former “SuperNanny”, on dealing with restaurants and airlines with serious food allergies and asthma. Plus, her advice on allergic kids.
• Flying Into Stormy Skies: How the inconsistent food allergy practices of some airlines are driving some allergic customers nuts. What can be done? (Plus, see our Comparing Airlines chart here.)
• Parenting Coach: Gina Clowes’ practical guide for airplane travel with allergic kids.
• Celiac Disease & Your Love Life: It’s time to talk about the fact that celiac can have a big impact on your libido.
• What My Kids Taught Me as an Allergist: When Sarah Boudreau-Romano’s own child was diagnosed with food allergies, her world turned upside down. [Read more]
• Food Allergy Experts: The allergists take questions on teens and kissing, the safety of goat’s milk, and if it’s true or false that reactions get progressively worse.
• In the News: Food allergy groups unite, migraines linked to celiac, Texas students get allergy policies, and the dustup over an “almost” gluten-free pizza crust.
• Allergy-friendly Products: Our editors pick beach totes for safe foods, sunscreens, snacks for your road trip and more!
• Super Safe Recipes: From sesame-free hummus to warm quinoa spaghetti (with capers and arugula), our allergy-friendly twist on the healthy Mediterranean Diet. [Sneak peek recipe here.]
• Summer ‘Sicles! Fabulous Strawberries ’n Cream Watermelon Pops from GoDairyFree’s Alisa Fleming.
• FAAN Views: FAAN’s Maria Acebal has a sharp rebuke for summer camps that don’t administer auto-injectors.
• Celiac Central: The fun way to teach kids about the gluten-free diet.
• Healthy Home: Got mold? We’ve got the scoop on how to rid it from your home.
• Our Story: By jumping out of a plane over New Zealand, my daughter showed me the importance of enjoying life, even with allergies.

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• Her Allergic Life: TV parenting expert Jo Frost, the former “SuperNanny”, on dealing with restaurants and airlines with serious food allergies and asthma. Plus, her advice on allergic kids.
• Flying Into Stormy Skies: How the inconsistent food allergy practices of some airlines are driving some allergic customers nuts. What can be done? (Plus, see our Comparing Airlines chart here.)
• Celiac Disease & Your Love Life: It’s time to talk about the fact that celiac can have a big impact on your libido.
• What My Kids Taught Me as an Allergist: When Sarah Boudreau-Romano’s own child was diagnosed with food allergies, her world turned upside down. [Read more]
• Asthma Educators’ Currents supplement: Advice on camping with asthma, handling a heat wave and soothing tiny noses. view
• Ask The Allergists: Questions on milk allergy and growth, mustard reactions, testing whether allergies are outgrown and when to worry about an insect sting.
• In the News: Food allergy prevalence hits 7%, migraines linked to celiac, why Amish kids aren’t allergic, and Canada’s first certified gluten-free food – Lay’s chips.
• Healthy Home: Got mold? We’ve got the scoop on how to rid it from your home.
• Allergy-friendly Products: Our editors pick beach totes for safe foods, sunscreens, snacks for your road trip and more!
• Super Safe Recipes: From sesame-free hummus to warm quinoa spaghetti (with capers and arugula), our allergy-friendly twist on the healthy Mediterranean Diet. [Sneak peek recipe here.]
• Summer ‘Sicles! Fabulous Strawberries ’n Cream Watermelon Pops from GoDairyFree’s Alisa Fleming.
• New Food Labels Arrive: Anaphylaxis Canada’s Laurie Harada explains what they cover – and what they don’t.
• The Celiac Expert: Columnist Shelley Case’s best gluten-free summer reading.
• “I Thought I Had Control”: Adults who’ve wrestled with asthma “control” learn the joy of breathing freely.
• Allergic Diva: Editor Pamela Lee tackles teenage skin that’s prone to eczema and acne.
• Our Story: By jumping out of a plane over New Zealand, my daughter showed me the importance of enjoying life, even with allergies.

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• 17 Ways to Reclaim Spring! From pills to potions, therapies, smart planting, eco cars and gadgets, Allergic Living proves that – even the allergic can enjoy spring.
• This Allergic Life: Best-selling author John Grisham recounts solving his own real-life, allergy mystery. [Read more]
• Essay: Time to End Tragedies: We can prevent food allergy deaths. We have the tool, the auto-injector. Here’s how we stop resistance to it – and spare precious lives.
• Autism Answer? A renowned celiac researcher sets out to scientifically link gluten with autism.
• ‘Mild’ Peanut Allergy: A new test can distinguish a life-threatening peanut allergy from one that just brings hives and itching.
• Healthy Home: Beware fresh scent and disinfecting muscle. Here’s how to spring clean – without polluting the air you breathe.
• In the News: The push for epinephrine in schools, the high rate of anaphylaxis, a urine test for asthma, and the man who has raised over a million dollars for food allergy.
• The Food Allergy Experts: Questions on: milk allergy “drops”, the chickpea and peanut link, and anaphylaxis to candy.
• Parenting Coach: Gina Clowes on classroom celebrations that include the kids with food allergies.
• Quick + Delicious: Chef Simon’s jazzes up the weekday menu with suppers that are allergy-friendly, gluten-free and temptingly tasty.
• Celiac Central: NFCA’s Alice Bast on turning the gluten-free “fad” into a medically useful message.
• Celiac Expert: Shelley Case bids bye-bye to white rice and hello to deliciously healthful whole grains.
• FAAN Views: FAAN’s Maria Acebal on the smart way to keep kids safe at their schools.
• Ask the Allergy & Asthma Expert: Adjusting to exercise-induced asthma; nitric oxide testing explained.
• Pollen Capital, USA: Knoxville “won” this year’s dubious title, and how did your city fare?
• Our Story: How food restrictions have altered who we are as a family.

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• 17 Ways to Reclaim Spring! From pills to potions, therapies, smart planting, eco cars and gadgets, Allergic Living proves that – even the allergic can enjoy spring.
• This Allergic Life: Best-selling author John Grisham recounts solving his own real-life, allergy mystery. [Read more]
• Essay: Time to End Tragedies: We can prevent food allergy deaths. We have the tool, the auto-injector. Here’s how we stop resistance to it – and spare precious lives. [Read more]
• Autism Answer? A renowned celiac researcher sets out to scientifically link gluten with autism.
• Healthy Home: Spring cleaning that leaves you breathing easy.
• The ‘Mild’ Peanut Allergy: A new test can distinguish a life-threatening peanut allergy from one that just brings hives and itching.
• In the News: CTA allows cats to stay in plane cabins, the push for Megann’s Law, a urine test for asthma, the high rate of anaphylaxis, and May’s for celiac and allergy awareness.
• Quick + Delicious: Chef Simon’s jazzes up the weekday menu with suppers that are allergy-friendly, gluten-free and temptingly tasty.
• Ask the Allergists: Questions on: outgrowing allergies, shellfish skin reactions, playing soccer with asthma, stopping meds for testing and peanut allergy in a sibling.
• Celiac Expert: Shelley Case bids adieu to white rice and hello to deliciously healthful whole grains.
• Allergic Diva: Pamela Lee on why kids must carry allergy and asthma meds on themselves; plus her carrier choices.
• Hot Topics: Laurie Harada sees school tragedies as the stark reminder of the urgent need for good allergy and asthma policies.
• Currents: CNRC experts on the pollen’s hidden allergy toll, weight’s role in asthma, and kid-friendly decor with allergies. [Read more]
• Our Story: How food restrictions have altered who we are as a family.

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• The Ultimate Party: Enjoy food and friends worry-free by hosting your own party. with AL’s outstanding recipes. No nuts, dairy, gluten, fish, etc. Recipe excerpt: Seared Lamb Fritters.
• The Gluten-Free Goddess sweetens the party table with Chocolate Layer Cake and lemon and ginger cookies.
• A “safe” level of peanut? Researchers are seeking a controversial threshold of peanut in food to open up grocery choices. But will it work for all?
• Stylish Healthy Home: We show you the off-gassing trouble spots, then find you the best low-VOC furniture, cabinets, paints and more.
• This Celiac Life: Dean McDermott, aka Tori Spelling’s husband, on his plans to be a gluten-free entrepreneur.
• Exclusive: Dietitian Shelley Case’s full nutritional analysis of GF pasta brands.
• In the News: Celiac pill; the scientists who have ‘turned off’ peanut allergy; closing in on a dust mite vaccine; study on pb sticking to sports equipment. Plus: almond oil and the manicure: safe or not?
• Food Allergy Experts: Drs. Sicherer and Sharma on eczema and milk allergy; sanitizers vs. soap, new foods and the at-risk infant.
• Teen Confidential: The straight good on how teens manage their food allergies at school.
• Allergic Living’s Gift Guide: Great ideas for the allergic child or celiac adult on your list. Online here.
• FAAN Views: FAAN’s Maria Acebal celebrates how far we’ve come in food allergy awareness.
• Celiac and Your Teeth: Dental defects as a celiac symptom. It’s a discovery is so new, even your dentist may be unaware.
• Ask the Asthma Expert on: ice water and asthma, hairless pets, and asthma and colds.
• Parenting Coach: Gina Clowes’ six hot tips to keep the extended family gathering safe.
• Gluten-free Girl: Shauna James Ahern on a cookbook’s growing pains.
• Flying Trouble: A group of MDs argues that pets in the plane cabin are a health risk to those with asthma/allergies. Will the airlines listen?
• Our Story: A boy’s oral food challenge doesn’t go quite as planned.

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• The Ultimate Party: Enjoy food and friends worry-free by hosting your own party. with AL’s outstanding recipes. No nuts, dairy, gluten, fish, etc. Recipe excerpt: Seared Lamb Fritters.
• The Gluten-Free Goddess sweetens the party table with Chocolate Layer Cake and lemon and ginger cookies.
• A “safe” level of peanut? Researchers are seeking a controversial threshold of peanut in food to open up grocery choices. But will it work for all?
• Stylish Healthy Home: We show you the off-gassing trouble spots, then find you the best low-VOC furniture, cabinets, paints and more.
• Exclusive: Dietitian Shelley Case’s full nutritional analysis of GF pasta brands.
• In the News: Celiac pill; the scientists who have ‘turned off’ peanut allergy; closing in on a dust mite vaccine; study on pb sticking to sports equipment. Plus: almond oil and the manicure: safe or not?
• Ask the Allergists: Drs. Watson and Waserman on eczema and milk allergy; latex allergies and pacifiers; asthma triggers and hairless pets.
• Hot Topics: Anaphylaxis Canada’s Laurie Harada celebrates food allergy awareness success, but still sees gaps.
• This Celiac Life: Dean McDermott, aka Tori Spelling’s husband, on his plans to be a gluten-free entrepreneur.
• Celiac and Your Teeth: Dental defects as a celiac symptom. It’s a discovery is so new, even your dentist may be unaware.
• The Allergic Diva: Pamela Lee on how to make your own allergy-safe chocolates.
• Allergic Living’s Gift Guide: Great ideas for the allergic child or celiac adult on your list. Online here.
• Gluten-free Girl: Shauna James Ahern on a cookbook’s growing pains.
• Flying Trouble: A group of MDs argues that pets in the plane cabin are a health risk to those with asthma/allergies. Will the airlines listen?
• Our Story: A boy’s oral food challenge doesn’t go quite as planned.
• Teen Confidential: The straight good on how teens manage their food allergies at school.

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• Out of Control: Asthma in America: There’s an asthma crisis in U.S. The number of people with the disease is growing, and too many of them do not have the disease
  under the control. Allergic Living gets inside the crisis.
• Silent Celiac: Some people have so few symptoms that they don’t even realize gluten is a problem. But stealthily, damage is being done. [Read more]
• The Bully’s Target: Kids with food allergies are being teased and harassed at school. Here’s why, and what we can do to make school a safe haven.
• This Allergic Life: Millionaire pro sports team owner Ted Leonsis reveals what it’s like to juggle severe allergies with an on-the-go lifestyle.
• Modern Times: Try one of Chef Simon’s twists on autumn flavours, including braised chicken in apple cider and beet chips with chipotle aioli.
• Ragweed’s Rule: It causes misery for millions of Americans every fall. Here’s how to reduce your suffering.
• The Food Allergy Experts: Questions on: outgrowing peanut allergy, adult sensitization and oral allergy syndrome.
• Ask the Asthma & Allergy Expert: Readers ask about: September flare-ups; how puberty affects asthma.
• Allergy News: “May contain” labelling news, the myth of the hypoallergenic dog, and more.
• Healthy Home: Insulation that’s irritant-, mold- and carcinogen-free.
• Celiac Expert: Shelley Case on why pulses are nutritional powerhouses – and ideal for those on a gluten-free diet.
• Gluten-free Girl: Shauna James Ahern reveals how she got over her fear of restaurants – and how you can, too.
• Gluten-free Goddess: Karina Allrich turns your home into a bakeshop. Recipes: Baked Donuts; Apple-Pear Muffins; Pumpkin Cornbread.
• FAAN Views: FAAN’S Maria Acebal presents her wish list for what every teacher and school employee ought to know about food allergies.
• The Parenting Coach: Gina Clowes offers helpful tips on making Halloween extra fun for allergic kids. They needn’t feel different!
• Natural Beauty: Makeup bag essentials that will take you from day through night.
• My Story: A teen learns about dating with allergies the hard way.
• Adult Alleriges: Mireille Schwartz on navigating food allergies at the office.
• Hot Stuff: Halloween treats that are scary and safe.

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• Asthma Nation: There’s an asthma crisis in Canada. We have one of the highest incidences of asthma in the world, and the highest incidence by far is in kids, especially boys. As well, over half of asthmatics don’t have the disease under control. Allergic Living investigates the crisis.
• Silent Celiac: Some people have so few symptoms that they don’t even realize gluten is a problem. But stealthily, damage is being done.
• The Bully’s Target: Kids with food allergies are the newest targets of bullying. Here’s why they get singled out – and what we can all do to make school a safe haven.
• Currents: The CNRC’s experts explain why asthma meds must be accessible at school and the importance of the flu shot. Plus: the role of Vitamin D.
• This Allergic Life:Millionaire pro sports team owner Ted Leonsis reveals what it’s like to juggle severe allergies with an on-the-go lifestyle.
• Modern Times:Try one of Chef Simon’s twists on autumn flavours, including braised chicken in apple cider and beet chips with chipotle aioli.
• Ask the Allergists: Questions on: adult sensitization, visiting the ocean with fish allergy and controlling asthma.
• Allergy News: “May contain” labelling news, the myth of the hypoallergenic dog, and more.
• Healthy Home: Insulation that’s irritant-, mold- and carcinogen-free.
• Celiac Expert: Shelley Case on why pulses are nutritional powerhouses – and ideal for those on a gluten-free diet.
• Gluten-free Girl: Shauna James Ahern reveals how she got over her fear of restaurants – and how you can, too.
• Gluten-free Goddess: Karina Allrich turns your home into a bakeshop. Recipes: Baked Donuts; Apple-Pear Muffins; Pumpkin Cornbread.
• Hot Topics: Laurie Harada is preparing her son – and herself – for university.
• Ask the Dermatologist: Dr. Sandy Skotnicki-Grant on the itchiest eczema.
• Natural Beauty: Makeup bag essentials that will take you from day through night.
• My Story: A teen learns about dating with allergies the hard way.
• Allergic Diva: Pamela tracks down allergy-friendly products for renos and redecorating.
• Hot Stuff: Halloween treats that are scary and safe.

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The Greenest Olympian: Speedskater Kristina Groves drive to save our planet and our air.

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