18th July. I posted the blog below about ten days ago and there has been a constant flow of comments and suggestions both via the blog, Facebook and Twitter, including one from Cheryl, the mum concerned (see below) detailing all the foods to which her daughter reacts. Recent …
Gluten-free
Cloona…
This is Clew Bay, looking out from County Mayo across the Atlantic to the Statue of Liberty. And this is Cloona, a converted mill tucked into the hills above Clew Bay, which is not quite a yoga centre, nor quite a Buddhist retreat, nor quite a health farm – but, really, …
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 …
Gluten-free food – on prescription – or just cheaper?
On the basis that no publicity is bad publicity, last night's Newsnight feature certainly raised the profile of coeliac disease and gluten free food and, in the 'value for money' area, the NHS came out a lot worse than the gluten-free food manufacturers. None the less, a very …
Xanthan gum
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 …