I have a bugbear about Christmas at the moment and that is chocolate advent calendars. What is this obsession with chocolate or treat filled calendars? We never had these when I was a kid (showing my age there); instead we had the old fashioned card type with a picture on it with doors hidden, to reveal different Christmassy images behind. The ultimate freefrom advent … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2014
Not fussy, I just have allergies
What gets me is those people who will say, "Steak WITH cheese sauce please. I can eat EVERYTHING." They say this after I have ordered mine, checking they don't 'butter the steak', requesting no sauce, and checking whether the mushrooms are cooked in butter and asking not to have the onion rings or tomato. Well woop de woop. Bully for you. You lucky ****. I used to be like you … [Read more...]
8 benefits of oxygen therapy for eczema and asthma
I've been having oxygen therapy now for a couple of months so what have I found? Has it helped? What are the benefits? Well I'm going, once a week now, so that tells you something. Full of energy - Straight after a session, I often feel a bit sleepy. It is so calming inside the chamber, so quiet and a real opportunity for an hour of down time, reading, listening to music … [Read more...]
BBC Breakfast filming about new allergen labelling laws
Today I have been filming with Graham Satchell of the BBC for a feature about the new allergen labelling regulations which will become law on the 13th December. Watch it here. You can find out more on the Food Standards Agency website. Imagine my horror when they announced they want to look in the fridge and larder... perhaps I should have anticipated this, but I've been … [Read more...]