Ingrid Greenfield has always been on the far left of the healthy food movement. Her husband, Tom, is an osteopath, naturopath and craniosacral therapist and works with the D'Adamo blood group theories. (The D'Adamo theory says that your ideal diet can be worked out from your …
Allergies
The wonders of coconut…
I never thought I would hear myself saying this but – I love coconut... For years I was haunted by the memory of those multi-coloured dessicated coconut fudge sweety things that I was forced to eat at parties as a child – and which brought me very close to disgracing myself by …
Lead contamination in lipstick
Being a 'foody' person, when we first started the FreeFrom Skincare Awards I found myself wondering whether there really was a need for such an award. It did not take long for me to realise the error of my ways. Just drawing up the criteria for what would be acceptable in …
The Truth about Gluten – and the Barrier Plan
It is so long since I have blogged that I have almost forgotten what the blog looks like... All down to the 'clear up' after the very successful FreeFrom Food Awards party and presentation on the 17th (see here for the winners and here for Alex's usual witty report on the party). …
Lactic acid
In a recent blog bemoaning the failure of wine makers to include allergens in the labeling on the bottles, Ruth at What Allergy? said that she had had a bad reaction (eczema – hard, liquid filled lumps which itched until scratched – on her eye lids, cheeks, forhead and across …




