Natasha's Allergy Research Foundation's latest newsletter asks this question - and how many of us really do know what to do? 'If you do one thing today' they say, 'share this post - it could save a life.' And so, I am...... Do you and those around you know how to help someone …
Allergies
My Family and Food Allergies – the guidebook that will get you through the trauma
'I am sorry Mrs X, but I am afraid that your son has tested positive to peanuts, nuts, eggs and milk. This does mean that he has allergies to all of those foods and that his allergies could be life threatening.' As you feel the panic rising in your throat at what this may mean …
Language matters
An excellent post on Alex's Allergy Insight blog about the importance of language and how dangerous it is for terms around allergy to be poorly be defined. What does 'vegan', let alone '100% vegan, mean for someone who is allergic to cow's milk or eggs? What is really referred …
Have your say on ‘may contain’ labelling
Does 'may contain' labelling affect you either because you are allergic yourself or because you buy food for someone who is? If so you will know how unsatisfactory the situation is and will rejoice that the Food Standards Agency are at last hoping to tackle it. But before wading …
Hidden healers – parasitic worms?
Long time readers of this blog will be familiar with helminthic therapy, the life changing re-infection with parasitic worms championed by John Scott, a subscriber to the original FoodsMatter magazine. John wrote to us about an article we were carrying on hypoallergenic baby …