I can't say that I have ever been a great Barbie doll enthusiast but I certainly applaud the makers of both Barbie and American Girl dolls for looking to include children with a wide range of disabilities. Both now offer a bald doll for children with cancer who may have lost …
food allergies
The parents’ side of it…..
We all spend a great deal of time stressing over children with multiple food allergies – as indeed we should – but, how often do we spare a thought for the rest of the family who, if the allergies are serious/life threatening, live just as restricted a life as their …
Success markers for Micki Rose’s barrier plan for multiple food intolerance
Many of you will have followed Micki Rose's long search for a way to deal with her own (and many of her patients') devastating and debilitating food sensitivities which has culminated in her 'Barrier Plan'. There is an in depth explanation of her theories, and her plan, on the …
Judging the FreeFrom Skincare Awards…
I am not sure what I expected when I sat down for our initial judging of the products entered for this year's first ever FreeFrom Skincare Awards... It was obviously going to be a very different experience from judging the FreeFrom Food Awards which we had done only three weeks …
‘Food allergies in children over-diagnosed’
Oh dear, here we go again... The old chestnut. 'Over 40% of the population believe they have food allergies but in fact less than 5% do so the other 35% are unnecessarily restricting their diets and may be making themselves ill by not eating sufficient nutrients. This is …