Understand Different Types of Allergies, and How They’re Affecting You
Allergens are the silent infiltrators that make us suffer. However, it is possible to get your allergies under control. Get professional insights on how to understand and combat allergies today.
Featuring Katie Marks-Cogan, MD, Board Certified Pediatric & Adult Allergist and Alan O. Khadavi, MD, Board Certified Allergist
Format
Every lesson contains a few short instructional videos, a summary of key tips and takeaways, and a quick assignment to help you apply what you learned. Completely mobile-friendly.
Duration
This course lasts 5 days, with one lesson per day delivered to your inbox.
Time
Each lesson takes 5 minutes to read and watch.
What you will learn
- The causes of allergies
- How to effectively combat food allergies
- What allergy season really looks like, and what you need to know about it
- Natural remedies for allergies
- The basics about rashes and hives everyone should learn
Why should you take this course?
- To identify allergic reactions that can endanger your health or the health of others. Understanding how to identify common environmental allergens is an important life skill that can help protect you and your loved ones.
- To take your life back during allergy season. Many people dread the arrival of allergy season, along with the sickness, sneezing, wheezing, and misery it can bring. Get expert tips on exactly how to handle this time of year so you can thrive.
- To stop feeling powerless against food allergies by getting the inside scoop on how to manage them. The science of food allergies isn’t that confusing. What’s confusing is how little people know about them! We give you insights from doctors to understand what’s really going on when you develop a food sensitivity.
Course Overview
5 Lessons
The ABC’s of Food Allergies
Get the essentials on food allergies: what they are, how they're diagnosed, and the common triggers that cause them.
Food Allergy Symptoms and Remedies
Discover how food allergies come to be, and common symptoms of food allergies that you’ve got to know about.
Allergy Season 101: How To Prepare Yourself For Allergy Season
Determine exactly how to be ready for allergy season when it comes, and get tips that will help you carry out your usual activities sniffle-free.
Natural Remedies to Allergies
Learn the different natural ways you can alleviate symptoms of allergies.
Poison Oak, Rashes, and Hives
Required reading: learn about dermatological allergic reactions and how to avoid them!
Meet the Experts
Katie Marks-Cogan, MD
Board Certified Pediatric & Adult Allergist
Dr. Katie Marks-Cogan is a board certified Pediatric & Adult Allergist at Clear Allergy based in Los Angeles, California. She is the Chief Allergist for Ready, Set, Food!, an infant dietary supplement designed to reduce the risk of childhood food allergies. She received her M.D. with honors from the University of Maryland. She then completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Northwestern University and fellowship in Allergy/Immunology at the University of Pennsylvania and CHOP.
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Meet the Experts
Alan O. Khadavi, MD, FACAAI
Board Certified Allergist
Dr. Alan O. Khadavi is a Board Certified Allergist and a Pediatric Allergy Specialist based in Los Angeles, California. He holds a BS in biochemistry from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook and an MD from the State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn. Dr. Khadavi completed his pediatric residency at Schneider Children’s Hospital in New York, and then went on to complete his allergy and immunology fellowship and pediatric residency at Long Island College Hospital. He is board certified in adult and pediatric allergy/immunology. Dr. Khadavi is a Diplomate of the American Board of Allergy and Immunology, a Fellow of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI), and a member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI). Dr. Khadavi's honors include Castle Connolly’s list of Top Doctors 2013-2020, and Patient Choice Awards "Most Compassionate Doctor" in 2013 & 2014.
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What are others saying?
Thabie
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All the details in this course were very easy to learn and start acting on. I already understand way more about allergies, where they come from, and how I can manage mine. Thanks so much wikiHow!
Rina
I’ve been developing mild rashes after eating certain foods lately. I've never had known food allergies before, so I'm really curious how to deal with it. I looked up wikiHow to find out how I can deal with this because I know that they’ll have the info I need. I gained some understanding about allergies and where they come from & it relieves me to know there are several solutions available. Now I'm more aware of what to do & what to expect from visiting the doctor. Thank you so much, wikiHow, I'm really grateful for this course!
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