This week I heard about an amazing new product being made in Dorset with whey from grass grazed cow's milk. I can't drink milk because I've got a dairy allergy so I was only half listening, but when I realised they were talking about a vodka made from 100% pure milk my ears pricked up. Vodka made from milk? Dairy in vodka? How is that even possible? And more importantly, … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2014
iPads can cause nickel allergy
If you have a nickel allergy then you probably know the main things to avoid like metal objects, coins, zips, studs on clothes, jewellery, certain foods even. The list of things containing nickel is endless but had you ever considered that your beloved phone or trusty iPad could cointain nickel? This subject has been on my mind since the 'itchy palms' fiasco, but on closer … [Read more...]
Hazel nuts and country walks – nut allergy alert
This is something I had never ever considered as a danger. After all, I'm an adult, I won't be picking up nuts from the floor so I'll be fine, right? We are also not in the habit of holding hands, the mother-in-law and I but with small children there could be hand holding, fighting, shoving and general passing on of any nut traces... and they were everywhere. Hazel nuts seem … [Read more...]
Is coffee making me wheeze?
The 'itching palms and soles of feet' saga continues after yesterday, my test coffee, made from fresh ground beans, initially seemed to not cause any reaction. By lunch time though I was rubbing my palms and wriggling my feet. The itch was back... Having already collected a whole rash of allergies I am still very much in denial. So I told myself that the uncharacteristic … [Read more...]
Wheat, soya, rye, barley and corn in your filter coffee!
I've been thinking a lot about coffee lately and drinking a lot of coffee lately. I always grind up my own coffee beans as I KNOW that instant and ground coffee affects me. Not always, but sometimes I get a mild adverse reaction. Sometimes migraines. If it's just pure coffee I'm OK. So imagine my horror when I read an article shared with me by Fiona who read my recent blog … [Read more...]