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Review – Chronic Christmas: Surviving the Holidays with a Chronic Illness by Lene Andersen

Posted on by Grayson
When my pal Lene asked me to review her book, Chronic Christmas: Surviving the Holidays with a Chronic Illness, I was like YES. It took me a while to get to it because I haven’t been as good at priorities lately – or, perhaps, I’ve been too good. After all, part of it was cause I was doing self-care stuff.
The whole point of Chronic Christmas can be boiled down to these great lines from the intro:
Each chapter will start out with a section dedicated to you, the reader who has a chronic illness, sharing something you can do to help yourself enjoy the season. And then there will be another section for those who’d like to help you, with some tips along the same theme (Kindle Locations 50-52).
So much of the time, items are for us OR our loved ones. There is little to no crossover which, frankly, is sad. We need more of those kinds of things that we can enjoy with our loved ones or share with them without any empathy or compassion training needed.
In addition to recommendations such as online shopping for us sick peeps, Lene weaves in ideas like our friends helping us out by going shopping with us or even for us. She even includes family recipes that look heavenly.
One of my favorite parts is where Lene talks gifts – specifically what our non-ill pals can get us for holidays. Gift certificates, subscription boxes, books, and even helping with our medical expenses make the list. We often don’t think of giving gift cards like those pre-loaded Visa cards, but I can’t help but think that those would be so much more helpful for us than our loved ones know.
I mean, I’d likely wind up buying the guinea pigs fun things, but they are a part of my life with illness, too. They aren’t as expensive as other pets, but they sure do love to eat!
In the end, what Lene gives us is a sense of hygge, or that coziness that comes with connection, love, and support. To truly do this, we must embrace how things are (or good enough) while learning to ask for and receive help.

 

Oska Pulse: My New Best Friend

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I have been given this product as part of a product review through the Chronic Illness Bloggers network. Although the product was a gift, all opinions in this review remain my own and I was in no way influenced by Oska Wellness.

 

 

The Oska Pulse is one of the coolest devices I have had the pleasure of testing, and that’s not just because of its story.

 

Oska is actually named after a koala!

 

picture of a koala, close up of the face - he appears to be smiling as he is hanging onto a branch

 

Oscar had been injured in a brush fire in Queensland, Australia. His wounds weren’t healing and he was in a lot of pain. They weren’t sure that the little guy was going to make it.

 

As a last resort, the treating vet used a device a friend had that utilized electromagnetic fields to help with healing. They placed the device next to Oscar. He began to sleep through the night without whimpering in pain – and his skin finally started responding to antibiotics and began to dry and heal.

 

Eventually, Oscar was able to go back into the wild.

 

Shirley Hawker, one of the founders of Oska, was so touched that she wanted to name the Pulse after this little guy. To make it sound more Australian, though, they named is Oska.

 

Now that we’ve had our daily dose of cute…

 

What is the Oksa Pulse?

 

The Oska Pulse is a portable pain-relieving device that uses pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) to do its job. There are four frequencies used concurrently during operation. Each one of these helps with a different task – easing muscle pain, aiding in bone repair, dilation the capillaries, and reducing pain. All of these tasks also help with recovering from injuries, too, making the Pulse a great way to tackle both short- and long-term health issues.

 

One of the things I love about Oska Wellness as a company is that they have a ton of journal articles and research on their site for your perusal. These talk about the benefits of PEMF technologies for joint pain, recovery time, muscle pain, and more.

 

This runs for half an hour at a time. Unlike products that have to directly touch your skin via electrodes, though, you can just turn this right back on and don’t need to let your skin rest.

 

 

It comes with a strap that the device can slide in, a charger, and a very comprehensive guide.
 

 

Okay, that’s fascinating and all, but does it actually work?

 

YES.

 

A few months ago, I started getting trigger point injections. After the first set, I was in a crapload of pain once the lidocaine wore off. I had to take some of my very few opiates left over from my bursitis adventure last January.

 

It was awful.

 

A couple of sets in, I received my Oska Pulse. I figured that a great way to test this out was to see if it helped post-injections.

 

And it did.

 

Is it like a TENS?

 

Not at all!

 

You don’t get zaps or zings with the Oska Pulse. It’s also pretty quiet, though you may hear a light buzz.

 

This isn’t really a device for breakthrough pain like a TENS is. The Oska Pulse aims to prevent pain from happening in the first place. With that said, I had to start using this a few days before my injections so that I knew that it would be effective.

 

 

I’ve been using my Oska Pulse nearly daily since then. It has greatly reduced the amount of pain that I experience in my upper back, shoulder, and neck – my worst body parts. I have used it on bruises which have healed more quickly than usual – which is good since, between my anemia and clumsiness, I’m great at getting random bruises.

 

Is it worth it?

 

At about $400, the Oska Pulse is pricey. This is competitively priced when compared with some of the other PEMF devices, which can cost upwards of $6,000! It’s also a lot more mobile than the other guys, which can wind up looking like a giant car battery.

 

No, thank you!

 

My Oska Pulse is perfect for me – lightweight, easy to handle, and incredibly powerful. Add in that it comes with the strap, making it easy to use wherever on the body?

 

 

I’m head over heels for it.
 

 

If you’re interested in snagging the Oska Pulse, click here and use the coupon code ‘NSSD’ to receive a $55 discount! 

 

Make sure to visit Oska Wellness on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram in addition to their website.

 

Update: Oska has conducted a clinical study and found that Oska Pulse reduces pain and increases mobility! Click here to read more.

 

 

Quell: is it all it’s cracked up to be?

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I have been given this product as part of a product review through the Chronic Illness Bloggers network. Although the product was a gift, all opinions in this review remain my own and I was in no way influenced by Neurometrix/Quell.

 

 

I’ve been playing with my Quell since I got back from my California trip at the end of September. Even though that’s a long time, I still haven’t gotten to play with this to the extent I would like to so far, like with my back spasms.
What is Quell?
Quell works by electrically stimulating sensory nerves to carry neural pulses to the brain, which help to block pain signals within the body. Each pain-relief session lasts for an hour and the device can automatically turn on again after another hour if you’re still wearing it. There are two different kinds of electrodes – normal and sport. The sport is ideal when using in warmer weather or in situations where sweating is happening as it absorbs a lot less of the moisture from our bodies or environments.
The Quell is, according to their site, approximately 5x stronger than other over-the-counter tens-unit devices, too, meaning that the pulse hitting your leg can get pretty dang strong. One of the things that is difficult to get used to is that the intensity of the device within the first two minutes grows.
 
Fear not, though! There’s an app for that!
This app totally puts total control of the device in the palm of your hands, helping you to control and adjust the intensity of the Quell, track usage, and remind you to take the device off when your skin needs a break. It can also help track your sleep if you wear the device to bed.
As for helping with widespread pain, I’m not entirely sure about that one. I have certainly experienced a lot of relief in some symptoms, but these are mostly from my feet up to maybemy hips. I haven’t had the thought to put this on during the worst of my lower back pain as this happens during spasms and I can’t really move, let alone snag this from potentially another room and put it on. I’m definitely going to aim to try to test this out, though, the next time T and I are together at home and my back freezes up.

 

The bulk of my pain is very localized right now in the upper back/neck/shoulder regions. The Quell doesn’t really help me with that but does help my lower body pain. The amazing relief that I receive specifically in the knee I place the electrode under? It’s magic. I’m limping a lot less and able to handle stairs with more ease within the past few months, meaning this has helped my inflammatory diseases as well as my patellofemoral arthralgia.
It fits under most clothing pretty well, though jeans in the women category tend to be tighter in the calf. You can usually see that I have something interesting on my leg
This has turned flying into much less of a pain for me because I get relief from my hustle through the airport in addition to relief on the plane. The app comes in extremely handy here, too, as I can easily pump up the intensity when I have had to hustle in order to relieve the pain in my calves and/or knees.
It’s worth it just for how much flying I’ve done lately. Still, it helps make trips to the grocery store and other mundane, everyday things more bearable, too. I’ve been able to be a lot more active recently, even on days my lower body initially feels awful.
I can’t say that it will help with all-over body pain for all of us, especially when it hasn’t necessarily done so for me. However, if you have knee problems and can afford this product, it could definitely help.
 
Want to learn more? Visit the Quell official site. They are running some sales through November 28th with free shipping over $75 in the lower 48 US states. You could also find these on location in Walgreens, CVS, and Target stores or online with Amazon, Bed Bath and Beyond, and more.

 

Review: Axon Optics

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I have been given this product as part of a product review through the Chronic Illness Bloggers network. Although the product was a gift, all opinions in this review remain my own and I was in no way influenced by Axon Optics.

 

No one likes migraines. I’ve been getting them for a lot of my life and I can say I’ve never enjoyed them once. More than that, some medications just exacerbate the pain. Because of that, I generally use muscle relaxers, if any medicine, to help.

 

So, when I was giving the chance to review glasses from Axon Optics that can help those of us who have photosensitivity with migraines – and does so without needing a prescription – I was like ‘bring it on!”

 

That excitement only grew more as I learned more about the company itself. Dr. Bradley Katz developed these glasses based both on research and his interactions with his patients. There are a number of styles to be able to accommodate patients, including one that fits over prescription glasses – and they’re willing to listen to what you want and/or need if they don’t currently have it!

 

They even have a scholarship of $1000 that migraine patients can apply for in addition to tons of science about photosensitivity in migraines.

 

I have a company crush. No big deal.

 

 

I really appreciated how the packaging of this product was. Having the little box in addition to the glasses case and a cleaning rag were really helpful for me. I’ve been traveling a lot lately and I was worried about how these might travel and my inability to remember to put my sunglasses in their giant case… This helped immensely.

 

I’m proud to say my glasses are intact and free from both smudges or scratches, despite going all over with me lately!

 

But do they work aside from making me look fabulous?

 

 

I’m happy to say they do!

 

While traveling, I often snag migraines due to a number of factors from smells to light to physical exhaustion. Using these while flying has significantly decreased the intensity of my migraines. I tend to use these while sitting in the airport or traveling between gates.

 

Using them at home has helped as well. I got a newer laptop with better brightness control over the summer which helped a bit. I was still having symptoms, though, when I received my glasses. I had about a week of nearly non-stop migraines after coming back from California at the end of September. When I came back, my glasses were waiting for me.

 

I was beyond ecstatic.

 

While these glasses didn’t make it so that I didn’t have my super-long migraine (or multiple migraines) they did greatly reduce the intensity of my migraines during this time period.

 

My one critique is that I have some issues with sinus pressure and pain. Since I get a lot of upper respiratory infections, I get this pain pretty often. Wearing any glasses can be a little more difficult during this time period. I will say that these glasses are a lot lighter weight-wise than sunglasses that I might wear, making it slightly easier to put up with them during that pain. Since this happens for any glasses, though, it really doesn’t affect what I think about this great product!

 

Want to snag your own glasses? Check out the styles here!

 

 

Review: Organic Aromas Nebulizing Essential Oil Diffuser

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I have been given this product as part of a product review through the Chronic Illness Bloggers network. Although the product was a gift from Organic Aromas, all opinions in this review remain my own and I was in no way influenced by the company itself or by Chronic Illness Bloggers.
Y’all know I’m not into the essential oil thing too much. I have a few oils that I picked up after visiting a medium back in 2014. Because of my fibro symptoms, it’s been too much to utilize the oils directly on my skin unless I’m really desperate. Plus, I got avocado oil as the main oil… without remembering that the guinea pigs are super allergic to avocado.
All in all, it’s safe to say essential oils haven’t been my thing. That’s actually why I’ve been excited to try this product. I received my Essential Oil Diffuser shortly after coming back from the JA Conference East in Philadelphia (a blog post on both JA Conferences is coming, I promise).
Before we dive into what I thought of the product, you may be wondering how this fancy-looking dealamabobber works. For that, I direct you to Organic Aromas’ page on the matter. The biggest thing is that this diffuser doesn’t need water or heat, meaning that you have the ability to receive the awesomeness of the oils and scent. If, like me, you wouldn’t mind getting more information about essential oils, check out their page on that as well.
The box itself was pretty cute, and I really liked the simple design of the diffuser itself.
It also CHANGES COLORS.

 

At first, I had an issue utilizing the diffuser with the oil sent to me with it. The blend, meant for serenity, actually was an overload of smells and I had some migraine-like reactions to it. I’m sensitive to smells and, ironically, that oil wasn’t giving me serenity. This blend contains cedarwood, yiang yiang, lime, and lavender.
I’m familiar enough with lime and lavender, which have never had an effect on me like this, but the other two are scents I’m not normally exposed to. Since I have some funky plant allergies, I’m chalking up my reaction to those.
To test if this was the issue, I popped in my cinnamon essential oil that I already had. Things went from uh-oh to YES. Plus, my apartment smelled amazing. I wish that the scent reached a little further, but the reach is easily adjustable with the ‘volume’ button. When that is increased, it does increase the noise a little bit from whisper-quiet to phone-vibrate, but this is an easy noise to deal with and drown out. After about five minutes, I didn’t notice it anymore.
At those higher ‘volumes’ there was also some fog coming out the top that was super cool.
I am excited to see how much I’ll be able to make my apartment smell like fall shortly.
 
So, Organic Aromas Nebulizing Essential Oil Diffuser: Yea or nay?
Definitely yay, but with some personal tweaks.
You can learn more about Organic Aromas at their site or check out their Amazon page.

 

Serenity CBD Lotion

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I have been given this product as part of a product review through the Chronic Illness Bloggers network. Although the product was a gift from The Fay Farm, all opinions in this review remain my own and I was in no way influenced by the company itself or by Chronic Illness Bloggers.
The Serenity lotion from The Fay Farm is geared towards those of us who have high anxiety and need help calming down… AKA perfect for me as I have left my job to try to take writing full-time! I also have been diagnosed with depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress – all of which put me into highly emotional states. With ingredients like chamomile and green tea, it’s no surprise that this lotion is incredibly helpful!
CBD has been found to reduce anxiety from simulated public speaking for people with fears of just that. There is a ton of similar research out there on anxiety-related issues and PTSD. Needless to say, my issues with both certainly prompted me to jump at the chance to try this product.
I had this lotion for several days while on a prednisone taper and I have to say that it was actually far more helpful than I imagined in calming me down.
It’s also very soothing. It has been incredibly helpful for me while trying to sleep but being unable to because of pain. It may not erase everything I deal with in that moment, but it helps me to stop stressing over my inability to sleep and to be far calmer. It has also helped me out plenty with other anxiety-riddled moments.
I have been bleaching my hair. A few weeks ago, I tried to dye it light blue and it came out much darker than expected. Because of the uneven color, it just really looked bad… but it also sent me into a PTSD freak-out. There was a time when my mother had a breakdown and cut all her hair off to the point where splotches where there where you could see her scalp. Her brown locks were gone and all that remained was this dark salt-and-pepper short gray hair… and I looked like my mother with my far-too-dark blue hair.
The hippo Snapchat filter improved the look, trust me
Cue the construction of PTSD-ville, population me.
Thankfully, I lathered myself in this lotion, started furiously texting my pal Felix, and promptly re-bleached my hair.
SO MUCH BETTER
Then, yesterday, I managed to get myself into a panic attack over death. I realize I do this fairly often, but this was the first time it’s happened in a while – and it started over something so small. I was snuggling with T, looking at his gray hair, and simply said “we’re old now.”
My brain went BUT WHEN YOU ARE OLD YOU DIE AND YOU WILL BE ALONE FOREVER AND AHHHHHHHHH.
I tried to fight it for a few minutes, but I couldn’t.
Luckily, I cried it out into T’s shoulder and ran into the bathroom to lather myself in this lotion.
We went and saw Free State of Jones (which was good BTW) and, despite all the death associated with the movie – and the Civil War – I managed to not freak-out… which is, honestly, pretty darn impressive. Usually I’m crying off and on in existential-crisis-mode for the rest of the day.

via GIPHY

To you, amazing Washingtonians who make this lotion, I send my deepest and most heartfelt thanks.
 
Are you interested in snagging some CBD products from The Fay Farm? You can snag Serenity in 2 oz or 8 oz.
To learn more about The Fay Farms’ CBD products, please read this post from Julie Ryan at Counting My Spoons or check out my previous review of the Healing Lotion in The Fay Farm’s CBD line here. 
 
 

 

Healing CBD Hemp Lotion

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I have been given this product as part of a product review through the Chronic Illness Bloggers network. Although the product was a gift from The Fay Farm, all opinions in this review remain my own and I was in no way influenced by the company itself or by Chronic Illness Bloggers.
I have to admit that I was skeptical about this product when I signed up to review it. If you read my writings often, I have a weird mix of beliefs and tend to shy away from natural things because, as I was growing up, that was all my family would do to help with my pain.
Turns out, multiple chronic pain issues don’t really respond to copper bracelets aside from turning wrists green… Anyway, it’s safe to say that I was looking for this to totally bomb.
But it surpassed anything I could have thought.
 
The first thing I used this for was actually an injury. I managed to cut open my fourth toe on my left foot to the point where I needed three stitches to hold it on and heal. My pinky toe on the same foot was also injured and broken… The fourth toe may be broken too, but since there is little that can be done for a toe, I didn’t ask for an x-ray.
I was told, after this accident, to make sure that I kept the area moist and clean. The day after, I began using this healing CBD lotion on the area to help with moisture and the whole clean thing.
It greatly reduced the pain that I was having, both from the injury itself and from stepping incorrectly with stitches.
There was even a point in the next week where I drove home during my lunch time after a meeting specifically to apply this lotion to my foot. Within a week, I was able to remove my stitches. The lotion continues to help the scar tissue and skin in the area improve.
In the meantime, the horrible dry skin that I have on my heels has greatly reduced. I am no longer catching skin on blankets, but have smooth feet! And that is still the case without having used the lotion for two days.
It has helped immensely with the pain from my fibromyalgia as well, whether this is in my hands or – the worse area right now – my neck.
The other night, I had a bout of painsomnia that was the most intense I’ve faced in a while. I ended up having to take a large amount of medication in addition to getting a back rub and applying this lotion to my neck and tailbone area.
It finally helped to break the painsomnia cycle.
If this lotion can help solve my icky, scratchy feet in addition to helping me heal from an injury and deal with my fibro pain in the midst of my biggest fibro flare in years?
I’m sold.
The CBD products from The Fay Farm are kind of badass. You can snag Healing Hemp in 2 oz or 8 oz.
Because I loved this product so much, I will be reviewing their Serenity CBD lotion coming soon, so stay tuned!
To learn more about The Fay Farms’ CBD products, please read this post from Julie Ryan at Counting My Spoons. You can also visit Project CBD’s Beginner’s Guide.

 

Review of H Factor Hydrogen Water

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This is a sponsored post. I was provided the product in exchange for an honest review, and I have been compensated for my time through the Chronic Illness Bloggers network. All opinions remain my own and I was in no way influenced by H Factor or Chronic Illness Bloggers.
In the FAQs on their website, H Factor lists many articles related to the potential benefits of this water. There is also more information here for the curious.
Some of the benefits listed on their website are:
“Studies have shown hydrogen water may help achieve peak performance, recover faster, increase blood circulation, helps skin care, relieves allergies & reduce inflammation.”
The package is natural aluminium and much better for the environment than plastic. It’s still recyclable and such, too. I will say, though, that this was not easy to open with painful hands. It was also quite awkward to hold at times as I was worried that I would squeeze too hard and spill the water everywhere since the package is pretty malleable.
The size of the package was not a good size for my swollen hands, either.
Each bottle comes with its own plastic straw which was interesting. It felt as though that could be made more environmentally friendly somehow.
The recommendation is to drink these within 30 minutes of opening to get the maximum effect.
The taste of this water is off just enough that you know this is not tap water. The taste is similar in off-ness to carbonated water, though this is far less bubbly than that.
I felt as though I should add a disclaimer on here that I am awful at drinking water. I could see the potential for me to feel better drinking two of these a day since I don’t drink much at all… But then, within a few minutes of drinking some of this, I actually started to get dizzy, gassy, and pretty nauseous.
Hours later, once I got home from work, I was fairly sick to my stomach. I spent a lot of time in the bathroom or feeling quite queasy. I ended up sleeping on the couch one night due to nausea.
Needless to say, I did not drink another one of these waters. I’m still, frankly, recovering from the first one!
I can certainly see the potential that these could help some of us. After all, many items do help a variety of people whether or not that may be obvious or intuitive at first glance. I do have concerns over how helpful this could be. After all, even Livestrong has its concerns.
This was far too harsh on my GI tract to have any benefits for me whatsoever.
If you would like, you can connect with H Factor on their site, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

 

Review: Nimble

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This is a sponsored post. I was provided the product in exchange for an honest review, and I have been compensated for my time through the Chronic Illness Bloggers network. All opinions remain my own and I was in no way influenced by Version22 Designs or Chronic Illness Bloggers.
 
I feel like the name Nimble is a combination of ‘nifty’ and ‘thimble.’ I’m totally making this up, but check out how it looks and tell me that it doesn’t make sense.
Right? This is totally a cute yellow nifty thimble.
I was super excited to be a part of trying out the Nimble! I’m not great with sharp things sometimes, especially when my Fibromyalgia and SJIA hit my hands… AKA Sunday after making questionable food and beverage choices at Aunt Brenda’s wake.
Upon first glance, I was interested to see that this little fingertip-hugging cutting tool had similar ideas to a box knife. The only difference is that the cutting piece is permanently out and unadjustable.
I was totally fine with that since this cute little fingertip cap doesn’t cut me but does cut other things.
I’m a bit of a klutz, so this was a great tool to try out. I’m always cutting myself whether opening packages with sharp objects or with my hands.
I wasn’t entirely sure how well this would cut, especially with my hands being less able during this time period. It cut through paper pretty well.
And even cut through tasty snack plastic easily. Honestly, it did even better on that than the paper.
When I used the Nimble on cardstock, it was less easy. Again, my hands have been flaring and, thus, aren’t as strong. I did also try this on an Amazon box I needed to break down and had some difficulties there as well.
The nice thing is that the Nimble is small enough you can adjust how you have it on your finger and the pressure you need to apply. My guess is that my hands were getting in the way no matter what.
It does take a certain amount of pressure to cut and I just wasn’t at that strength level this weekend. Nonetheless, this was very useful even with grumpy hands on tape, plastic, and regular paper.
I am very excited to start using this in my kitchen, too, as it seems to be very easy to clean.
Courtesy of Version 22
Want to snag your own Nimble and easily open some bacon? Head over to their Kickstarter and snag a sweet deal (note: bacon not included).
If you’re not familiar with Kickstarter, you pledge a certain amount of money to help a product be created and, depending on your donation level, also get fun bonuses. Here is what Version 22 Designs and Nimble currently have available:
On Kickstarter, you only wind up being charged if a product meets its fundraising goal. Since Nimble has reached that already, this means any orders you placed are guaranteed to ship out.
It may take a little while for you to receive your Nimble as they have not been completely created yet. The current timeline indicates that October will likely be when these start shipping. The nice thing is that’s just in time for those gift-giving holidays!

 

Have you heard of Dinesafe yet?

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Today I want to share some information on an app that I’m super stoked about – DineSafe.
I get nervous when trying out new restaurants sometimes because many places offer ‘gluten-free’ items but mostly cater to those who follow the fad version of the diet – not those like me who really need to avoid forms of gluten.
When I heard about this free app, I got way too excited.
It uses the location on your phone to find the nearest restaurants near you that have uploaded menus. It then automatically puts together menus based on your allergies or diets you may be following (Paleo, Vegan, Halal, etc).
Portland, OR, I miss your food stuffs
The nice thing, too, is that the allergens included are more than just the top eight most commonly included in apps. This is great for those of us with multiple food allergies as well, as many apps out there may only cover a handful of what is listed here.
A great thing to think about is that European countries have already required that restaurants have a list of allergens utilized within the restaurant and in all meals. The allergens listed on DineSafe follow those same allergens. If restaurants get on board with this idea now, they’ll be ready for when it hits the United States.
Those of us with food allergies have all been to restaurants that do have allergen-free meals but get grumpy about actually taking the measures to keep us safe. I have certainly encountered this with my medical need to be gluten free. Customers can endorse restaurants that do amazing jobs thanks to a new update, allowing customers to see more information on how a restaurant handles those with food allergies instead of just that certain meals are devoid of allergens.
Since the restaurants put in their menus, this allows for more accuracy as to what is currently on the menu than some of the websites out there. I know that I have been to restaurants where I just know what I can eat thanks to researching beforehand, but then the items I thought they had were taken off the menu years ago and I wind up eating chips and dip.
DineSafe can eliminate that for me and for others.
You can even create petitions on the app to have your favorite spots join! Since it’s not super widespread right now, I’m really excited about this feature in particular. If DineSafe isn’t really around in your area, this can be a great way to get it started! I plan on fowarding information about this app to the allergen groups in my area and recommending that my favorite restaurants check it out.
I’ve lived here for six years so I tend to know what I can and cannot eat. However, this could be a great tool for restaurants around the university I work at to utilize in order to bring in more traffic and show how willing they are to cater to food allergies and dietary restrictions.
DineSafe also recommends allergen-friendly training for restaurants a small fee as well, helping them to avoid training that isn’t up to par.
You can check out DineSafe on Facebook (where the above photos are from) and Twitter OR download the app via the Apple Store or Google Play.
Compensation for this post was provided by Dinesafe. All opinions expressed here are my own.