Ten days ago I had an exchange with Dr Janice Joneja which illustrated yet again the problems faced by conventional practitioners when dealing with little understood conditions such as autism. Dr Joneja had had an email from a dietitian who had recommended her article on …
Allergies
Life before ‘freefrom’
Paddy J was a subscriber to the original Foods Matter magazine and followed a 'freefrom' gluten-free diet long before the term was invented. She does not have much patience with those food sensitive people who complain that there are not enough freefrom wheat/dairy/nut/soya …
FreeFrom Skincare Awards – the judging!!
Never let it be said that we do not take out duties seriously as judges of the FreeFrom Skincare Awards! Here is Ruth (of What Allergy?) testing out the lipsticks and me trying the chocolate (yes, I said chocolate) face mask!! To be honest, it was rather nice wandering …
Precautionary allergen labelling – have we got the balance wrong?
In managing food allergy there are two major hazards: The failure to recognise a food allergen that has been included in a dish as an ingredient and The accidental contamination of an otherwise allergen-free food with an allergen. But while the failure to recognize …
Life as a multiple food intolerant
Listen up, you guys who think you might be a bit intolerant to gluten - or maybe to raw eggs. You have no idea... Micki Rose, who many of you will know from her TrulyGlutenFree blog and the many articles she has written for our sites, is a 20-food lady. No, not 20 foods that she …