Hoyt Institute of Food Allergy

07/23/2026

Join me for a reading and disscussion at Jefferson Parish Westbank Regional Library today (July 23rd) at 5:30 pm - 7 pm about my new book Navigating Food Allergies: A Parent's Guide to Care, Coverage, and Confidence. Leave empowered to ask the right questions, survive testing. and deal with the social impact food allergies bring. I will explain how to deal with life without panic and with teamwork.

Books will be available for purchase and signing.

"When your child has a food allergy, every season of life brings new challenges. Navigating Food Allergies is the trusted, practical resource for parents seeking clarity, confidence, and control in a world that too often feels uncertain.

07/06/2026

Families with food allergies don’t just need hope. They need hope and a plan. That’s the philosophy that started it all for , and it’s one we believe in deeply here too.

If you’re looking to live with less stress and more joy with food allergies, sign up for the Joyful Living newsletter — link in bio!

07/03/2026

Remission. Desensitization. Sustained unresponsiveness. Bite-proof. Food freedom. These words mean something, but do your doctor and your family define them the same way? Making sure patients and clinicians are speaking the same language is one of the most important parts of food allergy care.

06/30/2026

There’s more than one path in food allergy care, and that’s a good thing. At the end of the day, anaphylaxis is the villain. Not the allergist, not the approach, not the treatment option. How we prevent that reaction is what we’re all working toward, together.

Check out the links in my bio for more resources!

06/27/2026

Food allergy treatment isn’t a straight line, and it was never meant to be.

In this clip, emphasizes that community matters. When you have a room full of co-pilots all working toward best practices, you go from feeling alone to feeling like you’ve got this. That’s the power of collaborative care.

06/25/2026

joins this week’s episode of Food Allergy and Your Kiddo, and we covered a lot of ground — including the complicated history of why OIT took so long to reach patients, what happens when business models and patient outcomes don’t align, and why the next frontier is getting this treatment into mainstream allergy training.

Catch the full conversation on Food Allergy and Your Kiddo, “Food Allergies - Beyond Avoidance: A Conversation with FAST OIT Co-Founder Dr. Doug Jones “

06/15/2026

It was a great few days in Dallas! I got to reconnect with colleagues at the FAST OIT Conference, plus co-presented with Dr. Farrah Khan on building your practice through food allergy treatment and social media.

05/29/2026

The LEAP study genuinely changed everything. It showed that introducing peanut protein early and regularly in the first year of life could prevent the majority of peanut allergies, and that finding is what led to the NIH updating their guidelines in 2017.

Drop a question below if you want to know how to get started with early introduction for your baby.

05/25/2026

Catherine Jaxon of had a vision: a baby puff that actually did something. So she and her husband teamed up with Dr. Gideon Lack, the researcher behind the landmark LEAP study, and launched their Nut Butter Puffs in 2020.

If you’re looking for an easy, research-backed way to introduce allergens, go check them out!

05/20/2026

The window for early allergen introduction closes around 12 months, so timing really does matter. If you’re feeling nervous about doing it at home, ask your pediatrician or allergist about an in-office introduction.

Save this as your reminder to bring it up at your next visit!