Food Allergies & Intolerances - A Discussion with Registered Dietitian Chelsey Amer

Welcome to Episode 21 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring a discussion of food allergies and intolerances with NYC-based dietitian, Chelsey Amer, MS RD. This is an important topic and one that often causes confusion, especially in the landscape of all the fad diets out there. It’s also one that I can relate to, as I developed a severe shellfish allergy in my early 20’s, so I’m glad that we’re tackling this topic in today’s episode.Chelsey is the founder of Chelsey Amer Nutrition, a virtual nutrition counseling practice and consulting business. She has had severe allergies from a young age, which is in part what inspired her to become a dietitian - to help empower others with allergies figure out what they can safely eat without feeling deprived. In addition to her private client work, she loves to whip up all kinds of (allergy-friendly) recipes! Definitely check out her IG/blog as well as her brand new cookbook below if you’re looking for some cooking inspiration. She also has an 8 month old son, so we of course enjoyed chatting about the challenges of postpartum life.Here are some of the things that we cover in this episode:Our personal allergy stories The basics - what is an allergy vs an intolerance? Lactose intolerance and dairy, more generally Celiac disease, gluten intolerance/sensitivity, and gluten, more generally Pro-inflammatory foodsIncreased prevalence of allergies in kidsDisordered eating disguised as allergies/intolerances How Chelsey approaches recipe development Postpartum life - sugar cravings, exercise, and moreEating out with allergies Gluten, dairy & thyroid*FYI, if you’re mostly interested in the allergy/intolerance discussion, we take a break from the topic for a bit and then resume the main discussion around 43 minutes into the episode, when I finally remember the remaining questions I wanted to ask!Links & Resources:Website: https://chelseyamernutrition.comFollow her on Instagram | Facebook | TwitterChelsey’s Recipes - including the Chocolate Brownie Nut Free Energy Bar that we mentioned Her new cookbook, “28 Day Pescatarian,” which is available for pre-order Announcements:Please help me grow the show by SUBSCRIBING if you're enjoying these episodes, and rate/review if you have a minute!If you can afford to donate a few bucks to help support the show financially, given I do not currently have sponsors and podcasting is very very time consuming, please visit my Patreon pageYou can also support me by visiting my Amazon storefront  Have nutrition questions, a guest or topic request, or any other feedback? Email me - [email protected] Credit: Joseph McDadeDisclaimer – all information provided is for educational and entertainment purposes only and is in no way meant to replace individual medical and nutrition recommendations. Want to get in touch? Send Claire a message!Support the showThanks for listening! Follow me on Instagram and Facebook (@eatforendurance).