Meet Lisa Horne | Published Cookbook Author, Podcast Host, Blogger and Holistic Nutritionist

We had the good fortune of connecting with Lisa Horne and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Lisa, can you talk to us a bit about the social impact of your business?
32 Million Americans have food allergies. That’s 1 in 10 adults, and 1 in 13 children. Food allergies can be life-threatening (anaphylactic), and there is no cure.

Food allergies are not taken seriously, and our community has a tough time getting buy-in and understanding. Often mistaken for food intolerances, and fad diets, there is a lot of confusion.

On my blog, Food Allergy P.I., and related podcast, The Food Allergy Talk Podcast, I work to spread factual information, and bust myths.

For those that live with food allergies, or are the caregivers to those with food allergies, I work to give them resources, tips, tricks and community.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
Before becoming a mom, I was a local Arizona radio station DJ, Traffic Reporter, and News Anchor.

I have a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Marketing.

I also currently work as the Director of Marketing for a national food allergy community non-profit organization, the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Connection Team (FAACT).

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
We love Arizona, especially the southeast valley that still exhibits the legacy of Arizona. A family favorite for us is Schenpf Farms, The Queen Creek Olive Mill, the Queen Creek Family Market, hiking San Tan Mountain Regional Park, and enjoy a round of golf at The Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
My oldest of 5 children, Stetson. He is the reason and motivation behind all my work in the food allergy community. When he was a baby he experienced his first anaphylactic reaction to peanut. He was subsequently diagnosed with anaphylactic allergies to both peanut and shellfish.

I got involved in the food allergy community through support outreach and fundraising in 2009, following my Stetson’s first anaphylactic reaction. Later in 2012 I initiated legislation to allow for stock epinephrine to be available for all students in Arizona schools. Later in 2013, that bill was signed into law. In 2018, I began focusing my energy on reaching out to the food allergy community through my blog Food Allergy P.I. where I share my own experience caring for food allergies, travel, dining out, product finds, and recipe creation. Most recently, in 2021 I authored The Everything Nut Allergy Cookbook.

At the end of 2021 Stetson began having reactions to a multitude of foods. We found out that he grew into 7 new additional food allergies, adding to the list: pecan, walnut, oat, garlic, sweet potato, watermelon, and pear.

Now as we head into 2022, I have created the Food Allergy Talk podcast as a way to continue building community and helping others in the food allergy community.

Website: https://foodallergypi.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foodallergypi/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisahornearizona

Twitter: https://twitter.com/foodallergypi

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/foodallergypi

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC36FlAfWbtUpS9qgSqqen7A

Other: https://open.spotify.com/show/6qVFUfKCWn7ImQqMoekTiU?si=a4e73b1b97534809&nd=1

Image Credits
Adams Media and Simon and Schuster.