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Learn how measuring the skin's water loss can predict the risk of eczema and food allergies

Eggs are in so many surprising places. Find out which ones you didn't know about

Asthma attacks can look like anaphylaxis. For babies who have developed a food allergy, parents may struggle to tell the difference.

Egg allergies look very different in babies that in toddlers or adults. Learn more about what to look for in your infant

Among the ever growing list of benefits to breastfeeding, the most commonly discussed is benefit for the baby’s immune system.

Regardless of your decision or ability to breastfeed or not, one thing is not so clear: how does breastfeeding, and what you eat, impact your growing baby’s tolerance to food allergens?

The most well known and commonly discussed food allergy in America is peanut allergies.

But what if we told you there was a worse allergy than peanut allergy? 

Egg allergies are just as bad as peanut allergies. In fact, they may be worse. Here's why. 

An intolerance to a food can often be confused with an allergy because there is an overlap in symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, cramping, and diarrhea.

As we'll see, while both are considered hypersensitivities, there are a few key differences between food intolerance and allergy.

Yesterday, Lil Mixins Founder Meenal Lele was hosted on Fox 5 DC's morning segment HealthWatch with anchor Cori Coffin. 

As usual, Meenal Lele brought her son Lazlo, who was the original inspiration for the creation of Lil Mixins 3 years ago. 

Meenal explained how the idea for Lil Mixins came to be, talked about our brand new Infant Egg Powder, and demonstrated just how easy it is to use Lil Mixins for early introduction. 

View the entire segment below.

One of the hardest myths to dispel is that you can be one-and-done when it comes to introducing potential allergens like peanuts.

Parents will give their child a tiny taste of peanut butter and assume they are done safely introducing peanuts... 

Today, the team at Lil Mixins is proud to announce the latest product in our line of whole-food powders for infants. 

Lil Mixins Infant Egg Powder is the first product of its kind available to conscientious parents who are focused on early introduction of allergens to their infants. 

The big question is: how do you know which category you baby falls into if they have signs of eczema? 

Luckily, we're here to shed some light on what can sometimes be a very stress-inducing topic.

Did you know that egg allergies are the third most common food allergy among children?

The good news is that a large percentage (~80%) of children will outgrow them by age 5. The bad news is that for those first 5 years, a child with an egg allergy has to be very, very careful about what they eat.