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 …
What allergy?
Are insects worse than peanuts?…..
A few weeks ago I received an email from a clinical psychologist in Australia who had been reading Polly James' articles on the Foods Matter site about anxiety and anaphylaxis – Managing Anxiety following anaphylaxis and Helping children to face up to food allergy. She was …
FreeFrom Food Awards – the winners – and our new film – Made with Passion
Last Wednesday, the 20th, was 'the night' - the 12th presentation of the FreeFrom Food Awards. And here are the crowds gathering in the Dorchester Library at the Royal College of Physicians, to find out who was going to get the honour of housing Marble Mo for the next …
Alikats wild camping
Way back in 2011 I first posted about my nephew Alastair and his wife Kathryn (the Al and Kat of Alikats...) who had set off to Morzine in the French Alps to run skiing chalets. For the first year or two they ran chalets for other people, to learn their trade. But by 2013 they …
How to stop scratching tips
A really excellent blog from Ruth at What Allergy? about scratching - or rather - how not to scratch. I don't think that those of us who are lucky enough not to suffer from a condition such as eczema or psoriasis have any concept of how insane-driving the itch can be. The need …