question: I am an African American women who has suffered with asthma, wide spread eczema and allergies all my life. I have learned to cope, but my food allergy list is very long: shell fish, coconut, sesame seeds, quinoa, flax and every nut created. My allergy is so severe, I carry an injectory pin in case of emergency. I don t eat out because of unlisted food ingredients, utensil cross-contamination. Because of my dark skin, the scars and large white skin patches from childhood body rash caused me not to wear a skirt going on forty years eve though the rash has been arrested for many years. With the onset of menopause, my food allergy list grow longer, it includes corn, soy and wheat according to my doctor. My question is what food can I substitute for the above mentioned prohibited ones? Also, is there a procedure for evening out my skin? Any advise will be appreciated. Thanks, B.