Don't carry loose change or keys and avoid clothes with zips and studs. Great advice for somebody newly diagnosed with a nickel allergy, but in practise, is it really realistic? Unless you're the Queen or are rich enough to have someone else to drive you around, carry your keys, purse, bag and small change and also shop for you and carry out actual transactions on your behalf … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2011
Nando’s get top marks for allergy awareness
I'm sure most of you have heard of Nando's, and probably most of you have been to one too. If you haven't they do Portugeuse style peri-peri flame-grilled chicken; it's great for families and groups because you can order as little or as much as you want and share. They also do bottomless drinks or tap water if you're watching the pennies and you can help yourself. I've been … [Read more...]
10 tips for successfully managing asthma
Unmanaged and out of control asthma and hay fever can be an accident waiting to happen. It can creep up quite slowly, and the signs are easy to ignore. You might think you'll get better next week, that it's all under control, just the weather change and you'll get it sorted next week, but you never know when your triggers will occur so it's dangerous to ignore early warning … [Read more...]
Pod Food cafes – gluten and dairy free food
Special thanks to Gluten Free Mrs D for telling me about Pod Food during the gluten free tweetup #gftweetup on Monday this week. She has written a great blog post with descriptions of what's available and pictures. Visit her website to read "Pod Food…Healthy Fast Food, Gluten Free" So this week whilst whiling away some time before my meeting was due to start, standing in … [Read more...]
What Allergy voted one of the Top 5 UK Allergy Blogs
Imagine my amazement this morning when I read an email from Cision UK that my humble blog, What Allergy? has been ranked in the Top 5 UK Allergy Blogs. At first I thought it was a joke, or spam, or someone after my money, but when I visited the site and discovered I was indeed listed, alongside four other brilliant blogs my eyes widened with disbelief. Well, what can I … [Read more...]