Food allergies are taking the spotlight this January in the Netflix documentary series, Rotten. Created by the team behind Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown, the six-part series devotes an entire episode to the surge of food allergies. We could not be more excited to share that two people featured in the series include Dr. Ruchi Gupta, Northwestern's world-renowned allergy and asthma researcher, and Spokin founder, Susie Hultquist.
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The topic of food challenges is very personal to me. My 13-year-old daughter, Natalie, has multiple life-threatening food allergies and has experienced seven food challenges. She's passed five and has an upcoming appointment to face pecans for the third time after trying twice before (she doesn't like to say "failed").
In light of the recent devastating loss of a 3-year-old boy, we felt compelled to cover the topic. While the "how" that we are all searching for remains unknown, we have collected answers to the most common food challenge questions to move away from fear and take a step toward knowledge.
Spokin's mission is to help people with food allergies live the fullest life possible. We want you to have that magic moment when you open our app and discover food allergy "wins" — wiping out the tremendous amount of time it takes to find safe food, restaurants, camps, etc.
Our mission drives us to build a resource that is committed to, quite simply, life. The recent tragedies drive us to double down our efforts. If you have ideas of what you wish the Spokin app could do to make your life easier, please email me at [email protected]. We are building Spokin for you and, near and dear to my heart, our kids.
