#35 Innovations to Improve Food Allergy Prevention and Care with Meenal Lele

Send us Fan MailMeenal Lele is the founder and CEO of Hanimune Therapeutics, which she founded with the aim of developing food allergy preventative products. The company's goal is to create solutions for parents preventing food allergies and doctors seeking better options to support tolerance. The company's commercial branch Lil' Mixins provides products making early allergen introduction to infants in a safe and controlled manner. In our conversation we explore her groundbreaking innovations in creating "non-allergenic" peanuts and other top allergens and the vital connection between the gut microbiome, allergy development, and mental health. We also explore how anxiety plays a role in allergy management and treatment, and her perspective on how reducing anxiety around this might benefit patients.Lele's book The Baby and the Biome is a great resource for anyone interested in prevention and microbiome health.The Baby and the Biome a book by Meenal Lele and Cezmi Akdis - Bookshop.org USResource Hub – Lil MixinsHanimune TherapeuticsPreventing Food Allergies in Infants Guide by foodallergyprevention.org and FARE: Clinician-Guide_FAPrev_2.24.pdfSpecial thanks to Kyle Dine for permission to use his song The Doghouse for the podcast theme!www.kyledine.comFind Dr. Whitehouse:-thefoodallergypsychologist.com-Instagram: @thefoodallergypsychologist-Facebook: Dr. Amanda Whitehouse, Food Allergy Anxiety [email protected]