If you or someone you love is living with a serious food allergy, you need to listen to this episode. Sakina Bajowala, MD discusses Food Allergen Desensitization.  Essentially an allergy management method where a patient’s tolerance of a particular allergen is slowly increased.

If you or someone you love is living with a serious food allergy, you need to listen to this episode. Have you heard of the 24-peanut challenge? Sakina Bajowala, MD discusses Food Allergen Desensitization. Essentially an allergy management method where a patient’s tolerance of a particular allergen is slowly increased. Dr. Bajowala helps patients overcome the 24-peanut challenge, where after 6-18 months of treatment a patient with a zero tolerance of peanuts can safely ingest 24 peanuts in one sitting without a reaction. This type of treatment can be effective for any type of food allergy.

For many who live with the fear of an allergic reaction, this treatment could be life changing. Dr. Bajowala is a food allergen specialist, a field that is growing rapidly within the medical community.

Thank you for listening!

Dr. Sakina Shikari Bajowala is an internationally recognized physician, best-selling author, speaker, and health advocate. Dr. Bajowala completed her medical training at Rush Medical College, followed by a pediatric residency at the University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital. She then completed a fellowship in adult and pediatric Allergy and Immunology at Rush University Medical Center. The Medical Director of Kaneland Allergy and Asthma Center, Dr. Bajowala is an expert in the highly specialized field of food allergen desensitization. She has successfully treated hundreds of patients with life-threatening food allergies, and has developed her own integrative protocols to optimize the safety and efficacy of this immunomodulatory procedure.

Dr. Bajowala is also the author of the #1 best-selling book, “The Food Allergy Fix: An Integrative and Evidence-Based Approach to Food Allergen Desensitization”, and is a dynamic educator and speaker on the topic of integrative food allergy treatments. Dr. Bajowala dedicates her volunteer time to a variety of advocacy efforts, including food allergy, physician wellness, consumer safety, and environmental health.

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