I have a friend, now in her '80s, who has had MS (multiple sclerosis) for nearly 50 years. She does not have sufficient muscular strength to lift her feet onto the feet rests of her wheel chair; she does not have the muscular staying power (she can exert a little pressure for a …
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Obtaining ‘freefrom’ prescription drugs
A couple of months ago we ran an updated version of an archive article on obtaining prescription drugs whose excipients (non-active ingredients such as fillers, capsules and colourings) were free of lactose, starch, corn, azo dyes, sugars etc – a major problem for those with …
The importance of wide-spread allergy awareness
I have just picked up a Twitter link to an article about formula milk on the NutraIngredients.com site. Research carried out in the US, Turkey and Saudi Arabia addresses the problem of delivering sufficient quantities of the right essential fatty acids DHA and ARA for vital …
Crustasun – killing your crab kindly…
Somehow I have never quite believed the theory that chucking a lobster or a crab into a pot of boiling water was a good way for it to go... Did it really not feel any pain?... Hard to believe. Well, yes, apparently it does feel pain - a lot of pain and for quite a long time …
Think positive – Body art…..
This is what I call making the best of an allergy......... The ultimate in ephemeral art! For more see here.... - or Arian Page Russell's site here. …