Like others who live with periodically debilitating health conditions, many allergy 'sufferers' object to being labelled as 'sufferers'. Yes, on occasion they do 'suffer' as a result of their allergies, sometimes quite acutely, but being labelled as a 'sufferer' suggests a …
Eczema
Ruth’s letter to her skin…….
Those of us who are lucky enough not to suffer from eczema or any other itchy skin condition have have little concept of the constant irritation – often constant torture – that they subject their sufferers to. Ruth Holroyd has to contend not only with multiple life …
Allergy and FreeFrom Show 2019
Well, for some visitors to the Allergy Show it may have been all about how many gluten and milk free brownies can you fit in one mouthful.... but for the kids in the family area, it was all about learning about allergens. Here are Intolerant Gourmand Nathalie and Callum, her son, …
FreeFrom Skincare Awards in full judging swing
In between garden-greening downpours last week our FreeFrom Skincare Awards judges did manage to sniff the jasmine on their way down to the garden for a quick cup of coffee. But for most of the week I fear they have been locked away sniffing frankincense and lavender and …
Rising awareness of serious food allergy?
Tragic and horribly unnecessary as the death of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse was, it, and the tireless campaign that her parents have waged to get take-away foods (such as the baguette which killed her) better labelled, have certainly brought food allergy onto the front pages. They …