Novak Djokovic has just published his autobiography (entitled, somewhat predictably, Serve to Win) charting his rise from a injury-dogged, ache-plagued asthmatic to a level of fitness and endurance reached by few, even among the elite sporting community. No, I have not yet …
coeliac disease
The power of the blogosphere
We all know about the power of Twitter. Governments have been toppled, revolutions won, reputations ruined and fortunes made thanks to that little bird. Facebook doesn't do too badly either although I am not sure that it can, as yet claim any revolutions. But meanwhile, in its …
Healthy vending – there is such a thing?….
That was the response of 80% plus of those who took part in our vending survey at the Allergy and FreeFrom Show last weekend. But why? A vending machine is only a box. There is absolutely nothing instrinsically either healthy to unhealthy about it. But because, over the last 40 …
Gluten-free coffee shops
Very good news for gluten-intolerant/coeliac Caffe Nero fans – Genius is now supplying filled gluten-free rolls (chicken, salad and pesto to be precise) to almost 600 stores around the UK – just hope that the one near you is one of those 600 and that you like …
The glass-half-full approach to a restricted diet
A few days ago I got a panic-stricken email from a lady who had just been diagnosed with a salicylate intolerance. She had been looking at a clutch of websites that listed all the foods that contained salicylates. There was nothing left that she could eat! A salicylate …