MUSIC Food allergies take center stage
in today's show.
Hi everybody, I'm Julie Moran.
And I'm Olga Villaverde.
Welcome to The Balancing Act.
Some of us, you know, can eat or drink
whatever we want, right?
Yep.
No allergies, no issues.
But they can be a big problem for allergy
sufferers.
We'll offer tasty options.
Love that.
Plus the sun, that we love so much, can
also harm us, obviously.
We're gonna tell you how to protect
yourself.
And need to get more organized?
Oh yeh.
OK!
We have an app for that.
It all starts right now.
MUSIC Imagine not being able
to eat certain foods because they might trigger an
allergic reaction which can be very very serious.
And oftentimes your trigger foods
may even be hidden.
I mean there's so much to think about
when you have food allergies.
And what exactly is a food allergy.
Well here is our resident allergy expert, Michele
Cassalia from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.
Take a look.
MUSIC A food allergy is when ones body
recognizes food with a protein in the food as being harmful.
Many individuals with food allergies have a super sensitive
immune system.
Food allergies are generally more common in
children than adults.
And while any food can cause an allergic
reaction, there are more common and specific food triggers out
there.
The top 8 allergens that are found in food allergies are:
tree nuts, peanuts, shellfish, fish, eggs, wheat, milk and soy.
Food allergies can be life threatening and severe.
Especially if one has asthma.
And, what about symptoms?
There's a broad range of symptoms.
Some of them may include hives, vomiting,
diarrhea, and swelling of the tongue.
If you suspect that you or a loved one may have a food
allergy, see your doctor.
In the meantime, always remember while
dining out at a restaurant or a social function, to ask about
ingredients in the food and how it was prepared.
Being alert and thorough can help keep you at
bay from harmful trigger foods.
Get properly diagnosed, learn to read labels, communicate to all
your friends and family exactly what you're allergic to.
And be prepared.
And for more tips and information on food allergies,
visit the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of American at
AAFA.org or go to our website, thebalancingact.com.
And speaking of food allergies, no
dairy, no problem.
We'll tell you about a delicious dairy-free
drink.
Stay with us.
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MUSIC Well data is suggesting that
more of us are eating healthier, cleaner foods.
I know I am.
And I guess mom's words - eat your veggies - is
finally sinking in.
Our guest today has her pulse on healthy
eats and drinks.
Meet registered dietician and blogger, Desiree
Nielsen.
Welcome to the show.
Thank you so much Julie.
I'm so excited about what we've got
going on here.
You know everyone's wanting to eat
cleaner.
They're exercising, it's really win win going on
right now, right?
As a dietician I couldn't be happier.
It's so wonderful to see that people are
so engaged in what they're putting on their plate and how
they're moving their body.
For me, what's really interesting as
a dietician is this incredible move towards plant based diets.
And I think, you know, many Americans, you know, suffer from
dairy intolerances, lactose intolerance, dairy allergy.
But there's also this move towards
just trying to eat better, you know, life shows no signs of
slowing down.
Not at all.
By choosing all of these plants,
which are really nutrient dense, lots of nutrition, without a lot
of extra energy which we don't need if we're not moving our
bodies as much.
It really helps change the way you feel.
You know, I get a little bored when
I go into the grocery store because there aren't any really
new items out there.
I mean, we really want new ideas for ways
to, you know, eat cleaner, eat healthier.
And I hope that's what you've brought us today.
That is what I brought.
What I've brought today is the very
first vegetable based milk, called Veggemo.
You're kidding me!?
It's truly something which is always exciting for me.
OK, but this is, I didn't know it
was actually the first.
That's exciting.
The very first ever.
There's 3 veggies at its heart.
So, there's potato, and tapioca from Cassava Root, which we have
here, and it makes it smooth and creamy and luscious like milk,
as you can see, it looks exactly like dairy milk.
It looks just like it, yes.
But the hero is really the peas.
OK.
So if you're into health, pea protein,
it is easily digestible, allergen friendly, there's no
soy, there's no nuts.
But it's also extremely sustainable
choice too.
Well that's great.
So glad you're here.
We're looking for something like this!
And I see it with my clients as well.
I do so much work in intolerance and digestive health
and I have clients who aren't doing dairy milk.
They can't, or choose not to do soy.
They can't do nuts either, and so this
really fills a gaping hole for, you know, all the moms with kids
with food allergies, vegans.
There's no cholesterol.
It's non GMO so people who are concerned
about food quality, it kind of hits all of those marks.
How does it compare nutrition-wise?
It has all the calcium and vitamin D you might expect from
a dairy milk and even more vitamin B-12, which if you're
totally plant based is important.
In terms of calories and natural sugars, it's roughly
equivalent to a glass of nonfat milk.
Let's taste some things.
What can I taste here today?
Well, Veggemo, what makes it so special is that it's really
versatile.
OK.
So you can use it one for one in like milk, in any
recipe, which you can't always say about other plant based
milks.
That's true.
So we have it here in smoothies, we have it
here in a beautiful corn chowder.
But this is delicious.
You should try this one.
OK.
What am I trying here?
A berry smoothie, so simple to make.
It's one of the things I like to share with families who are on
the go for breakfast.
Yummm!
Oh my gosh.
Well I'm gonna drink this whole thing.
It makes it easy to be sustainable, and you
know, what I love about Veggemo is that they're really committed
to sustainability.
Not only with the pea protein, but right down
to the packaging which scores really high on
sustainability scorecards.
Absolutely.
Now I wanna try, I wanna try it plain.
Can I do that?
Please please.
OK, here I go Veggemo.
Oh my gosh, that's good!
I was thinking you were mixing it with things to
disguise - no this is fantastic.
It's beautiful on its own.
If you're a coffee drinker, it
froths up.
You can make a nice latte out of it.
No!
What's really fun about Veggemo is the
response has been so overwhelming.
So recently at the Natural Product Show, it was
voted best new vegan product by VegNews Magazine, and it was the
finalist for the top 3 new beverages at the show.
Where can we find out more about this, and
our viewers of course?
So Veggemo.com.
OK.
You're getting a sneak peek here so it's almost
in stores, but you can get it on Amazon and our eBay store.
Thank you for coming by.
You're so welcome.
This is really exciting.
I'm glad to be able to share it with all our viewers.
So that's right, we can go to Veggemo.com or of course you can
always visit our website thebalancingact.com as well.
Bottoms up!
MUSIC Summer is on the horizon but so
are the sun's harmful rays.
Get ready to protect yourself.
And then later, organizing the chaos in
your life through an app.
Seriously, an app!
Stay with us.
MUSIC We all love to feel the sun's
rays when we're enjoying the great
outdoors.
I love it no matter the season.
But sun worshippers beware.
Those rays can be really harmful to your skin.
There are; however, ways to protect
ourselves, and we really must do this.
With more on this is Dermatologist, Dr. Melissa
Lazarus, of Lazarus Dermatology, in Miami Beach, Florida.
Boy, you're right around the corner
from me.
So you're right here!
Welcome to Miami exactly.
Thank you.
Yeh, exactly.
Speaking of Miami.
Lots of sun.
I'm sure you've been exposed to it as
well.
This month is Melanoma Awareness Month, and even though
people are aware, sometimes I wonder if they really are
because they are unprotected.
Well, a lot of people don't think that they have to be
protected all the time.
Right.
And really, no matter where you live, either living in South
Florida or living in the midwest or living in the mountains.
The sun is the sun and it's whether
it's cloudy or it's a sunny day, we need to be protected
everyday.
And when I was growing up, I don't know if this
happened to you because you grew up here as well.
You know my mother took care of me but way
back when, we didn't have this awareness.
So I'm gonna give you the classic picture of my
weekends.
We would go to the beach, fabulous 5 friends of
mine, and we would all put baby oil, I'm not kidding, from head
to toe, aluminum foil and then we just wanted to toast and
burn.
Again, innocents, but all that can be really harmful.
Absolutely.
I'm sure I'm paying the price right now for that.
Hey, I grew up down here too, so I had the same issues.
You know, sun protection is cumulative
over time.
So the damage continues to accumulate.
So it's really important to start very
young with sun protection.
But it doesn't mean as you get older
we should stop.
It's something we should continually do
throughout our lifetimes.
And we know that there are so many
cancers, but skin cancer is the most common of all cancers, and
it can be so serious and deadly for that matter.
Exactly.
Well skin cancer is the number one
type of cancer.
One in five Americans will have skin cancer
in their lifetime.
Wow, huge!
That's startling.
And one in fifty will get Melanoma, which
is a deadly skin cancer.
People don't believe that you can die
from skin cancer, but I've seen it happen.
So what can we do to protect ourselves.
Well it's really important just when you
wake up in the morning, the first thing usually brushing
your teeth.
We should put on sun block.
That's the first step.
When you're going to be outside, we should be wearing hats, we
should be wearing sunglasses, sun protective clothing.
Not trying to get tanned.
There's no such thing as a healthy tan.
So the idea that being tanned is
something that's, that we wanna do, is something we really wanna
avoid.
A spray tan is fine.
The other thing we should really do
is avoid the sun at the peak hours.
So really make an effort.
But the sun can come through the glass in our cars.
It comes through the windows in our
offices.
So really being vigilant everyday is important.
My kids laugh so much at my mom because she'll drive, when she
picks them up, and she wears these little gloves to cover
this part.
They call her Michael Jackson.
But she tells them I'm getting sun right now.
So she really is vigilant about it as
well.
It's important.
And I think because we learn over time
that the damage is cumulative.
If you look at older people.
They have brown spots on their hands, brown spots on their
chest.
You know we see all these changes.
And what do you like about this sunblock?
I know you brought this today.
Well, this sunblock is Eryfotona Actinica.
It's an ultralight emulsion.
It's UVA and UVB so it's broad spectrum protective.
It's an SPF of 50.
It also has DNA repair zones which help boost the
skin's natural recovery process, and it also has vitamin E in it,
which is an antioxidant.
And what about for someone who maybe
has sensitive skin or acne?
This product is non-comedogenics, so
it's not going to cause acne.
But try it on.
Is it thick?
Put a little bit on.
No, it's an ultralight emulsion so it's very
thin.
You only need a little bit, just a little bit.
And I can apply it on my hands?
You can put in on your hands, on
your face, on your chest.
Oh it's very light.
And just this little bit, for example, my
driving in the car would protect me?
All sunblocks should be applied every 2 hours.
This sunblock is water resistant for
40 minutes.
A little bit here goes a long way.
Yeh, and all you need is just a little bit.
So again, get up in the morning, put some on my face, my neck, my
hands, and I'm ready to go.
Any exposed area.
And it doesn't matter where you live, cause I
know I'm a South Florida queen here.
But even if you're in the midwest.
I mean the sun is the sun.
The sun is the sun.
It doesn't matter if it's cloudy.
It doesn't matter if it's sunny.
We know that a lot of people who ski get a lot of skin cancer
because they're closer to the sun so there's more radiation
there.
So the UV rays are everywhere.
They're always around us and you should always
protect yourself.
Do you need a prescription for this?
Nope.
And for more information on this,
where can we find this doctor?
This product is sold in some dermatologist's office.
It's also available on isdin.com and
it's ISDIN.com.
Thank you so much for your time.
I'm gonna give it a try.
And for more information on protecting your
skin from too much sun exposure, remember you can check out our
website thebalancingact.com.
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MUSIC Look familiar?
Notes posted everywhere.
They're reminders of what we have to do at home with
our families, on the job, even running our own business.
But how effective are they?
And is there a better way to help us
stay organized and increase our productivity?
Well of course there is.
Meet Danielle Reid from Evernote, who has some
great ideas on helping us organize our life.
She's a wife, a mother, and a business
professional.
Good morning.
Thank you so much for having me.
Welcome to the show.
I'm very excited to be here.
So, I'm excited because - let me
explain to you my life.
So you know, Monday rolls around and
I'm looking at my agenda, and I, you know, paper and pencil
still, and I'm writing everything down, what has to be
done.
I'll even wake up in the morning and I go to the bathroom
and I have a post note.
A huge reminder of something, let's
say, with my children.
Chaotic, I know, because there's so much
to remember.
That happens everyday.
I know, it's absolutely true for myself and
for all of the women that I know.
We're constantly trying to juggle our life as a parent and
our life as a career woman, and there really is no division
between the two anymore.
You could be managing both aspects
of your life within the same 20 minutes on any given day.
And I know you're busy cause I was
reading your bio, and I saw: Ok, you have a 3-year old, your
career, you like to garden, you attend professional baseball
games with your husband, you play soccer with your daughter,
you cook for the family and friends.
I mean, it gets hectic and sometimes I'll tell my mom,
cause I'm like you.
I forget things.
Am I getting old?
What's wrong with me?
You know?
I know, I can absolutely relate.
I mean, on my way here I'm traveling
from the Bay area, you know, while I was at the airport, I
was checking in with my flight and then, you know, my husband
called and was like, wait where is that piece of research for,
you know, my daughter's school that we needed to access.
And you know, that is, there is no
division between the two and it's just this blended life that
we're constantly trying to manage.
And we all wanna be successful and in every aspect
of our life.
So how do you get organized, what do you do?
Absolutely.
So my secret weapon is Evernote and it's an
application that I can access on my phone.
I can access it on the web and it manages my life.
I use it to capture all of my
daughter's drawings.
I use it to share shopping documents with my
husband.
I use it to manage important family documents.
And then the work stuff where I'm,
you know, always taking notes in meetings and using that to
prepare quarterly results for the executives.
So walk me through
it.
You download an app.
Yes.
Evernote app, and then you do what?
So first thing you're gonna wanna do is create an
account.
So you're gonna wanna create a user name and a
password.
And then you're gonna want to have this on all of your
devices so you can access it on the web, but you can also access
it on your phone, and that is the true beauty because we're
always on the go and you wanna have important information
always at your fingertips.
So for example, if I have, let's
say, a hectic week and I know I have to go to the grocery store,
I have to go to the doctor, I have to tell my husband to
pickup the children.
How does that work for me?
I actually, I have a list of notes that are
just daily to do lists, and so every morning I go into Evernote
and I create the note for the day, which is what do I wanna
accomplish for today, and I write down all of the things
that I need to do.
They live within a notebook which is how I
organize all of my thoughts.
And everyday I am able to access
that and charter my progress.
So give me some examples on how I
would work in terms of using it for the grocery store, or for
things that my daughters are doing, for the soccer games.
How do you, how do you incorporate
your personal life?
I have this notebook just called Vivian's
drawings, and everyday when she comes home from preschool she
has these magnificent drawings that are just, you know,
amazing.
I wanna remember them wherever I go and so I take a
picture of them on my phone and I upload them into the
application and when I'm traveling or when I'm at work,
you know, I can always look at my phone and see those.
And I'll know that I'll always have a
digital memory of, you know, that part of her life.
And with my husband, so we're constantly
sharing responsibilities as parents, and sometimes he does
the grocery shopping, sometimes I do, but we have a list, or a
note, in Evernote that we share.
And we're able to both access it.
So he's at the store and he's looking at the note and
notices that we need to buy bananas.
I could've been, you know, editing that note earlier
in the day.
Oh that's great.
Yeh, so it's absolutely wonderful.
And he gets that updated information?
He absolutely does.
So it sincs across all of your devices and
that's the true magic.
Because, you know, my husband is at his
job and he's gotta busy day and he's going into the note and
he's editing what it is that we need to buy at the store and
then I'm doing the same thing 20 minutes later.
And who's ever at the store is able to look at the
note and, you know, get a sense of what it is that we need to
buy.
And even I went through a situation where my husband just
called me a few minutes ago.
There was a miscommunication as to who was gonna pickup the kids
at what time.
And I could've shared that information.
You absolutely can.
So you can have, you know, your daily schedule
of, you know, who needs to be where, when.
And that is absolutely, you know, amazing in
terms of managing the family schedules.
So it really takes everything that you need to do
in your life and keep it simple.
Yes.
The other aspect is I love to cook and so, you know, I'm
constantly creating menus whether it's for Thanksgiving or
Christmas and, you know, kind of capturing what are we gonna have
for appetizers.
What are we gonna have for, you know,
dinner, and what are we gonna have for desert.
And I'm able to create shopping lists and meal
plan, all within this note.
And, you know, the great thing is is
if I'm on the go and I want I have this, you know, thought
that I wanna input, but I don't have my laptop, I can do it
directly in my phone.
Oh my gosh.
I love this.
Alright and for our viewers out there who'd
like to learn more about Evernote, where can they go?
Today we have special offer for The Balancing Act audience.
You're gonna wanna visit evernote.com/thebalancingact and
get started.
Pleasure having you.
Thank you so much Olga.
And for more information on
Evernote, just go to our website thebalancingact.com.
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MUSIC You know, I can see moms on the
go and everyone else benefiting
from that app.
Great idea.
It really is and that's our show
for today.
But head to our Facebook page and our website,
follow us on Twitter.
We've got so much there.
Thanks for watching everybody.
We'll see you next time.
MUSIC