A Note from Peter and Shelly DeRousse
We wanted to thank everyone who came out to make last Saturday’s grand opening of Free From Market a success. Our friends and family have been a great source of support and we have been deeply humbled by the tremendous help that has come from the community, often from strangers. Free From Market was born of frustration trying to feed and care for our two severely allergic kids. We knew too many others like us who spent their weekends going to too many stores and having to settle for too few options, because the personal understanding was not really there. Witnessing a child in anaphylaxis has a way of focusing attention on what matters: taking peoples’ allergies dead seriously by offering tools for strict avoidance, serving the community and finding new options and strategies for optimum health. We are constantly improving on those goals, new products are coming in daily and new bridges being built.
This is your store, so help us to make it everything you need in an allergy free place. Come back and tell us how we are doing.
Our New Hours: Open Sundays
You have asked and we’ve responded…
We hare heard your requests and we are responding by having Free From Market open on Sunday. The new hours will begin Saturday May 16 and are as follows:
Monday-Saturday 10:00-6:00
Sunday 12:00-4:00
We hope this makes your shopping more convenient.
We will still be closed Mother’s Day, May 10th.
New Arrivals to Our Store
Applegate Farms Gluten Free Chicken Nuggets (Everyone was impressed with these at the Thrive Expo)
Kettle Cuisine Chicken and Angus Beef Chili
Chebe Dry Mixes
So Delicious Coconut Yogurts and Ice Creams (Gluten Free Cookie Dough Ice Cream) — a triumph!
Ian’s Cookie Buttons
Natren Healthy Trinity Probiotics
Blackwing Beef and Buffalo Patties, Ostrich and Buffalo Filets (high Omega 3 & 9, beta carotene, and Vitamin A.) - Its BBQ Season!
Sami’s Millet & Flax Hot Dog and Hamburger Buns
Another Reason to Examine Your Vitamin D Intake
There is more evidence now that Vitamin D insufficiency is linked to asthma severity, according to the results of a study reported in the May 1, 2009 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Noting that “Maternal vitamin D intake during pregnancy has been inversely associated with asthma symptoms in early childhood,” Erick Forno, one of the study’s authors, decided to see if there was a relationship between vitamin D levels and asthma in early childhood. Researchers measured levels 25-hydroxyvitamin D (common vit. D) and markers of allergy and asthma severity among 616 Costa Rican children, ages 6-14. The study found that Vitamin D was insufficient (< 30 ng/mL) in 26% (175) of the children with asthma, and that Vitamin D levels were inversely associated with total IgE (immunoglobulin E) and eosinophil counts. “In these children, lower vitamin D levels are associated with increased markers of allergy and asthma severity.”
Did You Know …
“Allergy March” is physician argot that is often unfamiliar even to those with diagnosed allergies. It refers to a common progression in allergic disease that is statistically predictable among those who show the early sign of eczema. Usually eczema will appear shortly after birth, then gastrointestinal diseases as a child approaches age two, and finally asthma and other upper respiratory diseases starting at age three and lasting through young adulthood. Currently, the only way to derail allergy march is through early diagnosis and strict avoidance of what causes reactions.
FDA Recalls
May 6, 2009 — LeClerc Foods is recalling “Market Pantry Chocolate Chip Chewy Granola Bars” due to undeclared peanut. These products are available at Target.
May 6, 2009 — Sugar Foods Corporation is recalling “The Farmers Market Butter & Garlic Croutons” due to undeclared milk.
April 28, 2009 — McCormick & Company Inc. is recalling “Lawry’s® Fajitas Spices & Seasonings” in the 1.27 oz. pouches due to undeclared milk. The product was distributed in grocery stores nationwide.
Visit the FDA Recall Website to sign up for daily alerts.
Community
Autism One comes to Rosemont this May 21-24 at The Westin O’Hare Hotel. There will be over 100 researchers, scientists, teachers and parents presenting and discussing the latest scientific research and therapies to help your child. The Thursday through Sunday super-conference covers Biomedical treatments, behavior / education / communication therapies, complementary alternative medicine, adolescence and adulthood and government / legal /personal issues. Registration is still open for this extraordinary opportunity right here in Chicago.
Generation Rx will show at the Orland Marcus Theater (16350 S. LaGrange Rd.) Monday, May 18th at 7:00. This Kevin Miller film examines how and why this generation of children has been prescribed so many antipsychotic medications. The event is sponsored by Health from Within and Maximized Living. Tickets are $5.00 at (708) 349-0040 or www.healthfromwithin.com.
POCA of DuPage County (Parents of Children with Allergies) meets Monday, May 18, 2009 from 7:00-9:30 at Good Samaritan Hospital, (Health & Wellness Center) 3551 Highland Avenue, Downers Grove, IL. Kristin Miller will be speaking about 504 plans for the upcoming school year.
MOCHA of Highland Park (Mothers of Children Having Allergies) meets Monday, May 11, 2009 from 7:00-9:00 pm at Highland Park Hospital, 777 Park Avenue West, Highland Park, IL 60035, Room #2 in the basement. Ruchi Gupta, MD MPH, assistant professor of pediatrics at Northwestern University ’s Feinberg School of Medicine and Children’s Memorial Research Center will speak about the results of several surveys on food allergy awareness and there will be food. Call 847-432-8000 for more info.
May 11-18th is the 12th Annual Food Allergy Awareness Week! Visit the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network for details.
We accept coupons for any product that we carry. In addition to manufactures coupons we will also accept coupons from other stores. In this tight economy Free From Market is here for you!
