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Restricted diets

‘Alternative’ allergy tests

19/06/2015 //  by Michelle Berridale Johnson//  2 Comments

Sense About Science is a scientific charity whose remit is to inform the public and enable them to 'make sense' of scientific and medical discussions. A worthy aim in which they are usually moderately successful. However, they have just tackled allergy and, although they have …

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The glass-half-full approach to a restricted diet

10/03/2013 //  by Michelle Berridale Johnson//  6 Comments

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 …

Category: Dairy-free, Food, FreeFrom Food, Gluten-freeTag: coeliac disease, coping with a restricted diet, Cow's milk allergy, dairy intolerance, depression caused by restricted diets, elimination diets, foods available to those on restricted diets, gluten intolerance, highlighting the positive, Restricted diets, salicylate allergy, salicylate intolerance, salicylate sensitivity, salicylates, salicylates in fruits, www.salicylatesensitivity.com

The parents’ side of it…..

03/10/2012 //  by Michelle Berridale Johnson//  2 Comments

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 …

Category: Allergies, Blogging/social media, Food, FreeFrom FoodTag: anaphylaxis, dietary restrictions on families, egg allergy, food allergies, nut allergy, Peanut/treenut allergy, Restricted diets, YesNoBananas

Allergy versus intolerance – again…

20/03/2012 //  by Michelle Berridale Johnson//  5 Comments

Today's excellent coverage of 'freefrom food' – a fab, in depth investigation on Radio 4's Food Programme (you can 'listen again' or download a podcast here) and a short item on BBC 1's Breakfast this morning –  were, on the whole, pretty balanced, but they have caused the usual …

Category: Allergies, Alternative/Complementary Health, Conventional Medicine, Dairy-free, Food, Food/Health Policy, FreeFrom Food, Gluten-free, NutritionTag: anaphylaxis, BBC Breakfat, Chorley Wood Bread Process, diarrhoea, dietary charlatans, dietitians, digestive stress, Epipens, excess yeast, Food allergy, food challenges, Food intolerance, Freefrom food, Gut barrier, high gluten wheat, hives, Immune reaction, Is cow's milk a suitable food for humans?, itching, Milk Marketing Board, naturopaths, nutritional therapists, porous gut wall, Radio 4's Food Prgramme, Restricted diets, skin prick tests, unproved yeast in modern bread, vomiting, whole body illness

The Progression of Multiple Food Intolerances

17/10/2011 //  by Michelle Berridale Johnson//  Leave a Comment

Micki Rose recently had a very interesting post on her Truly Gluten Free site discussing the depressing progression of food intolerance that will already be familiar to those on very restricted diets, as their food options get ever fewer. Micki sees a possible answer in …

Category: Allergies, Environmental Issues, Food, Gluten-freeTag: Anna Locatelli, Annabel Senior, Blood-brain barrier, Chemical Sensitivity, Dying of starvation, Food intolerance, Foraging, Gut barrier, Gut wall, Infant formula, Restricted diets, Skin barrier

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