Article: Your allergist and doctor will be a key component on keeping your child safe at school. Talk to them in-depth about what you need to do and how to prepare for school. Your allergist should sit down with you and discuss your child's allergy and how to handle it at home, outside the home and at school. Ask for additional resources for how you can prepare. Your allergist will also need to fill out school forms and prescriptions. Make sure to set an appointment up to review the paperwork and any medications you're providing to the school. Also give your allergist your child's school information so they can contact the school nurse or other officials if needed. It's important to communicate early on and clearly with the appropriate school officials before the school year starts, or as soon as your child receives a diagnosis. Make an appointment to speak with someone in person. Talk to the school nurse. This may be the person who gives a child medication and manages children with allergies. Ask the nurse when she is there during the day, if the nurse train teachers and other staff members how to administer medications, and if the medications unlocked during the day? Talk to all her teachers. Ask the teachers if they're familiar with administering medications, how they manage food allergies in the classroom for birthday parties or special events, if they have talked to the entire class about food allergies, and how they educate children on hand washing. Speak to the school bus driver or carpool driver. In addition, talk to the school or school bus driver about how foods and snacks are managed on the bus or carpool. Ask if children are allowed to eat on the bus and if the school bus driver has an emergency allergy plan ready. Meet with the food service director and managers. You'll also need to speak with the dining service director or manager. Ask how they keep allergens away from children in the cafeteria, if they have special school meals and snacks that are allergen-free, and what are their food preparation practices. Although the school, school bus, and other facilities should be be well-prepared for you child and their allergy, it's still important to make sure your child is independent and can take care of an emergency by himself as well. Keep your child prepared with: hand wipes, non-perishable foods/snacks for shelter-in-place or other emergencies, allergy-friendly school supplies, an epinephrine auto-injector if appropriate, and an emergency contact list. Encourage children to be vocal about their allergies to other students and their friends. This can be difficult, but helpful to make everyone aware in the classroom. It's important to regularly check-in with your child and her school about the management of her food allergies. Don't ask your child on a daily basis, but keep abreast of any possible bullying, isolation, or other issues that can crop up. Also ask your child if she feels safe at school or her opinion of how her allergy is being managed by the school staff. Continually check-in with teachers, the school nurse, or other officials about the allergen and how they are managing it. Check on the her medications and possible expiration dates, how the staff thinks your child is handling the allergy, and if any rules or policies have changed.
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Talk to and meet with your allergist. Set up an appointment with the school. Prepare children with an allergy or emergency kit. Check-in regularly with both your child and school officials.
Article: Vegans do not eat any animal products, and only eat foods from plant sources. This means that vegans do not eat meat, fish, eggs, or dairy products. Instead, they eat fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts, and seeds. A raw diet is where you eat living, uncooked plant-based foods, like vegetables, fruits, seeds, and nuts. On a raw diet, no food is heated over 118F. Instead, foods are eaten fresh, dehydrated, or fermented. This is done because some believe that cooking food destroys helpful enzymes and destroy the nutritional value of the food. Vegan diets are very healthy, though vegans have to ensure that they get sufficient amounts of nutrients that are easily obtained from animal products. People who follow a raw vegan diet can have problems getting nutrients like protein, iron, calcium, zinc, selenium, vitamin K, vitamin B12, and omega-3 essential fatty acids. Studies have indicated that raw vegan diets can increase the risk of bone loss, osteopenia (soft bones), and osteoporosis (brittle bones). Some women on raw vegan diets lack enough fat to make estrogen and may cease having periods and become infertile. While a vegan diet can be recommended if the person knows that they have to get enough nutrients, a raw vegan diet is not recommended, especially for children, the elderly, and those with chronic conditions. Children raised on raw vegan diets are at serious risks for certain problems, like growth delays, developmental delays, and neurological disorders. This occurs because the nutrients that the diet makes so difficult to obtain in sufficient amounts are those that are most critical in growth and development, along with a healthy nervous and immune system. There have been reports of babies, infants, and small children dying of malnutrition and vitamin deficiencies. Though it varies for each individual, the average person requires about 2,000 calories per day for a healthy, functioning body. Because the elements of a raw vegan diet are extremely low in calories, you may need to each much larger quantities to hit 2,000 calories. At bare minimum, women should eat at least 1,200 calories a day, 1,800 for men. This is the bare minimum necessary to survive, but you may suffer significant impairments including fatigue, diarrhea, constipation, gallstones, a slowed metabolism, muscle loss, and cognitive impairment.
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Understand what it means to be vegan. Understand a raw diet. Learn the general risks. Know the risk for children. Know that a raw vegan diet requires more food to obtain adequate calories.