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Cindy Kaplan

Individual risk assessment is the old “new normal” for people with food allergies

How far you go to protect yourself and your family from Omicron boils down to your own risk tolerance levels. People with food allergies…

5 min readJan 21, 2022

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Individual risk assessment is the old “new normal” for people with food allergies

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An Injustice!

We Hear You Loud and Clear, World: Antisemitism Doesn’t Matter

Why do we question the legitimacy of Jewish Pain?

6 min readMay 25, 2021

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We Hear You Loud and Clear, World: Antisemitism Doesn’t Matter

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Food Allergy Awareness Week Meets Mental Health Awareness Month

Food allergies are a physical disease with a huge impact on mental health

3 min readMay 14, 2021

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Food Allergy Awareness Week Meets Mental Health Awareness Month

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Food Allergy Awareness Week: Anaphylaxis Was a Thing Before Vaccines

Living with food allergies means the threat of anaphylaxis — a severe and life-threatening reaction — is always looming.

3 min readMay 13, 2021

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Food Allergy Awareness Week: Anaphylaxis Was a Thing Before Vaccines

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Cindy Kaplan

Food Allergy Awareness Week: Not Just Peanuts!

170+ foods can cause allergic reactions, not just the Top 9.

4 min readMay 12, 2021

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Food Allergy Awareness Week: Not Just Peanuts!

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An Injustice!

Food Allergy Awareness Week: Anybody Can Have Food Allergies, But Not Everybody Has Equal Access

Black children are 7% more likely to have food allergies than white children, are less likely to have access to life-saving measures.

2 min readMay 10, 2021

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Food Allergy Awareness Week: We Need to Talk About Food-Allergic Adults

Nearly 26 million adults have food allergies — so why do we think of it as a kids’ disease?

5 min readMay 9, 2021

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Food Allergy Awareness Week: We Need to Talk About Food-Allergic Adults

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Cindy Kaplan

Have we forgotten about the Holocaust already?

This International Holocaust Remembrance Day, it’s time to start seeing the Jew hatred all around us.

5 min readJan 27, 2021

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Have we forgotten about the Holocaust already?

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Cindy Kaplan

What Does Eating Healthy Mean for People with Food Allergies?

Healthy diets aren’t a monolith, nor are they equally accessible. It’s time to re-evaluate what “healthy” can mean.

4 min readNov 11, 2020

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What Does Eating Healthy Mean for People with Food Allergies?

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Can Food Allergies Be More Than A Hollywood Punchline?

As Hollywood reckons with increased representation, it’s time to rewrite the narrative of the food allergic character.

6 min readOct 30, 2020

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Can Food Allergies Be More Than A Hollywood Punchline?

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Cindy Kaplan

Cindy Kaplan

Writer, entrepreneur, animal lover. Navigates life with optimism, humor, and 35+ food allergies. Now writing at cindykaplan.substack.com

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