Imagine your whole life being flipped upside down, by an allergy where at the time you have no idea that’s what it is and your kids are suffering daily because of it. Imagine trying everything to heal your babies on what doctors tell you is happening with your kids. At some point enough is enough and you get to the point you start doing the work that doctors don’t want to. One local mom has gone through this and through her trials and tribulations she triumphed to rise above these challenges. Once she rose above these trials and tribulations, she created a dream to make a difference in other’s lives to help be a voice for them as they go through similar trials and tribulations. Here is a little about Tasha’s journey and how her passion can help make a difference in your life.
Her Story
My daughter and my son are my why. My children have been the why in my story and my dairy-free journey since day one. BE FREE CO. is an idea and a dream created completely and solely for them.
When my daughter was 4 years old and my son was just 4 months old, they both started developing severe eczema and rashes covering almost the entirety of their tiny bodies. I just knew in my heart and in my mommy gut that they both had an intolerance or even worse an allergy to something. Something was irritating them on a deeper level that I was not equipped to understand at the time.
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After more trips to multiple doctor’s offices than I’d like to remember, I tried desperately to convince any doctor that would listen about the relationship between food and the rest of the body. Specifically, the skin in our case. Most just waived their six-figure medical education in my face. I mean how could they be wrong?! That would mean that something they learned in med school was in fact false to some degree, or maybe they even skipped a very important subject all together. They often dismissed us with prescription medications for allergy serums, creams, ointments and even steroids. I knew that this was only going to cover up the symptoms while not addressing underlying issues we as a family were facing. I knew that this was not the long-term solution for my littles. I knew I had to find a way to cure my babies from the inside-out and if the medical system was not going to help me then I was going to have to go to war myself.
I dove head first into research and studies about dairy and the adverse effects it can have on somebody with allergies and intolerance's. I eventually learned just how much food and nutrition impacts every single thing that happens within our body.
I sought out a group of doctors who were ready to listen and ready to be on my team, team mom! When it was confirmed through extensive allergy testing and food challenging that in fact both of my children were severely allergic to dairy it threw the world my family had known right out of the nearest window. We were in for the roller coaster ride of our lives and we were going to hold on for dear life and learn to ride or…well there was no or. The choice was obvious, and our lives were about to change forever.
Going dairy free changed our lives forever, even saved our lives. Now we hope to make the experience of living a dairy free life fun and exciting for everyone, because we know in the beginning it can be scary, overwhelming, and as if you are living a nightmare. We have been there and hoping to share our knowledge and experience with you so that it is not as overwhelming or scary.
Be Free Co. is a Dairy- Free Subscription Box, that is shipped to your house monthly. This box is filled with snacks that are dairy free or choose the option for dairy and gluten free. Think of all the time that will be saved when you get a box of delicious treats that your kids will like. You won't have to spend hours in the store going through labels, or spend tons of money trying different snacks to find the ones that taste good. Be Free Co. does all of this for you. Our first subscription box will be shipped out the beginning of February filled with lots of Valentine Treats! Make sure to order this box by January 20th to ensure that you get yours. When you check out our website there are many different options for subscriptions whether you do it monthly or sign-up for 3/6/12 month subscriptions we have a plan to meet everyone's need.
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Author's Note: The FDA and federal law require a food label to state when a product contains dairy/milk ingredients, but they often don’t tell you exactly what word in the list is actually dairy. They have top secret code names for ingredients containing dairy to keep you uneducated and confused. Hydrolysates say what?! These words took me a long time to recognize. More time you could save.
