Amy Burkhart, MD, RD

12/19/2025

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Recent research explores a new vaccine for food allergy management. A novel approach called the IgE-K vaccine is showing significant promise in early preclinical studies, with the potential to offer long-lasting protection from anaphylaxis with infrequent dosing if it proves effective in humans. IgE is the central antibody that drives allergic reactions, and IgE-K works by training the immune system to block IgE before it can bind to the immune cells responsible for triggering severe symptoms. In early research, the vaccine prompted the body to generate durable blocking antibodies that neutralize IgE and prevent the activation of these reaction-initiating cells. The results have been encouraging, with humanized mice demonstrating protection for up to a year following treatment. While further research is needed, this development represents a potentially transformative step forward. Advances like this underscore the momentum in food allergy science, and the growing hope for safer, more effective solutions. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4q9Ggta

12/18/2025

Loneliness is an epidemic and the number
of people feeling like Ionley is higher than ever before. I love this piece from AP press on steps people are taking to combat it. If you are experiencing loneliness or know someone who might be, take a watch and find groups such as these in your area.

Americans are disconnected from each other at historic levels, buffeted by what a former surgeon general calls an “epidemic of loneliness.”

12/14/2025

What are your thoughts on this?

I am proud of San Francisco for their action toward creating accountability of “Big Food” and its focus on profit over the health of Americans. Yes, we all make our own food choices, but not everyone has the equal access to healthy, whole foods. And let’s be honest, we all go for convenience sometimes. Let’s make those convenient foods as healthy as possible.

12/13/2025

The holidays are in full swing!

Check out my “2025 Unique Gluten-free Gift Ideas” at the link below.

https://theceliacmd.com/unique-gluten-free-gift-ideas-for-friends-family/

12/13/2025

The holidays are in full swing!
Here’s hoping my “Unique gluten-free free gift ideas” (updated for 2025) make your shopping just a little bit easier!

10/26/2025

Food born illness isn’t always diarrhea and/or stomach issues. A new study discusses how contaminated meat can contribute to bladder infections.

A new study links nearly 1 in 5 urinary tract infections studied to the consumption of chicken, turkey, pork or beef that carried E. coli bacteria.

10/21/2025

The number of children developing peanut allergies has dropped and is being attributed to guidelines recommending the earlier introduction of peanuts into a child's diet. See today's news article from the LA Times to learn more.

Peanut allergy rates in young children plummeted since guidelines were introduced that advised parents to feed the common allergen to babies — reversing decades of medical practice.

10/16/2025

This is fantastic news.

California's first insulin pens will be for sale two years after the governor’s promised delivery date in 2024.

09/18/2025

HOW MUCH PROTEIN IS TOO MUCH? The protein craze is in full force. But can you eat too much? What are the downsides if you do? And how much IS too much? See my latest interview with Self magazine discussing protein, the latest diet darling. https://theceliacmd.com/amy-burkhart-media/

06/20/2025

Gluten-free labeling is different in Canada compared to the USA.

🔴Two notable differences; there are loopholes in the American regulations that allow confusing terms such as “no gluten ingredients “ on labels that allow bypassing of the regulation for gluten-free standards.

🔴This is not the case in Canada. Only the term “gluten-free” can be used on gluten-free products. The second big difference is the fact that gluten-free oats must be used in any gluten-free product (that contains oats) that is labeled gluten-free.

🔴Also oats are included in the gluten-free labeling definition-not so in the USA. These may seem like minor differences but they provide clarity and simplicity to what can be a confusing matter.

06/04/2025

The destruction that is happening to our healthcare system cannot be ignored. The cuts to research grants will affect everyone - take a look at this gifted article from the New York Times with a discussion of the grants that have been canceled and how it affects everyone across the board. You can make a difference by calling your representatives and letting them know this is not OK -collective voice matters. Your health and health of your loved ones matters.

Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.

05/25/2025

This. I’ve always wanted to take a Harvard course.
Now we all can-for free!

Education is power and if everyone understand the constitution it will help us all understand each other toward our common goal of democracy and protection of the constitution.

I challenge you to sign up for this free course and educate yourself. We all need to understand this better in order for our divide to close.

https://pll.harvard.edu/course/we-people-civic-engagement-constitutional-democracy

Harvard University
launched a free college course online that covers basic U.S. Government, understanding the constitution and how to recognize a dictatorship takeover.

Here is the link to the free course "We the People: Civic Engagement in a Constitutional Democracy"

https://pll.harvard.edu/course/we-people-civic-engagement-constitutional-democracy.

We understand that the current catalog of FREE COURSES at Harvard is being EXTENSIVELY EXPANDED, so you'll want to check their website from time to time to see which new courses are being added.