Very good news - the Food Standards Agency have cleared their desks and are tackling the horribly unsatisfactory mess that is Precautionary Allergen Labelling, better known as 'may contain' warnings. PALs have been the bugbear not only of the allergic consumer but of the …
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Our Bodies Their Battlefield – what war does to women – and – Alison Lochhead
You might well hesitate before buying this book. I would not blame you. I did - but I did end up by buying it. It is not a comfortable read. To be honest, it is gruelling read although the reporting is so sensitive and so beautifully phrased that there is an almost guilty …
Might you be sensitive to nickel?
Do you find yourself, either occasionally or continually, suffering from random patches of dry, red or itchy skin, little skin blisters or even swelling? If so you could be suffering from a nickel sensitivity or allergy. As a condition, metal allergy (which is primarily to …
Eating to Extinction
Journalist and broadcaster Dan Saladino's Eating to Extinction is a serious hunk of a book to give as a Christmas present - but reassure your recipients, it is an absolutely fascinating read. Scary but hugely uplifting. Potentially catastrophic as global warming may be, many …
Prescription anti depressants – do they cure or can they kill?
Pandemic fuelled stress has resulted in a worrying rise not only in mental health issues but in prescriptions for the antidepressants that are meant to help us cope with those issues. But do they help? And what are the side effects of taking them? Questions that we surely need to …