The time is fast approaching for the British 10km run in London on Sunday 10th July. I remember agreeing to do this run. It obviously seemed like a good idea at the time, fresh from the success of the Coombe Hill Run, a real beast of a 6km race up and down some very steep hills in the Chilterns. So here I am, without sufficient training, blisters on my blisters and only … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2011
Raising awareness for The Anaphylaxis Campaign – Orange Wig Day!
This week I wore an orange wig all day on Thursday 22nd June to raise awareness for The Anaphylaxis Campaign. People across the country will have been doing the same thing - did you see anyone with an orange wig on? "The Anaphylaxis Campaign is the only UK wide charity to exclusively meet the needs of the growing numbers of people at risk from severe allergic reactions … [Read more...]
Delicious Gluten and dairy free Cookies
I learnt how to make these at the Cookability cookery course in London and fell in love. I'd never made cookies before this so it was a whole new experience for me. These cookies are made using hardly any flour, just a bit of rice flour, no egg, no dairy, no nuts and no gluten. They're pretty amazing and absolutely delicious. What you'll need: 125g margerine (dairy free … [Read more...]
Bring back immunotherapy for allergies!
This week has been another huge learning curve at the National Allergy Strategy Group (NASG) All Party for Allergies parliamentary session. Chaired by Mandy East of NASG and kicked off by MP Jo Swinson, the session was a mixture of heart felt and honest stories from a range of different people, sharing their experience of living with airborne allergies and the NHS response, … [Read more...]
Aqueous cream is the worst thing to use for eczema
If you have eczema then you've probably used Aqueous cream in the past; you may even still be using it as it's still on the market as a moisturiser for dry skin conditions. Most doctors prescribed it as the first moisturiser to try if a patient displayed with signs of eczema; one of the main reasons being that it's cheap! So, I was shocked to learn from Dr Adam Fox, Allergy … [Read more...]