Ever heard of A2 milk? Those of you in the allergy and dairy intolerant community may well have come across it. It is a new type of milk created in New Zealand where the A1 milk protein has been bred out of the milk to make it safer for some people to drink and easier to digest. That's the general gist. There is a whole lot of science behind this milk; why, how and what it … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2015
Wheat or gluten free beer at the CAMRA beer festival?
I'm asking a question here because I'm not quite sure. I'm planning a visit to London with colleagues tomorrow and received this very helpful response from CAMRA about whether there would be any wheat and/or gluten free beers available. Last year there was ONE beer! And very nice it was too. I had quite a lot of it.This is what they said this year: "We would say there … [Read more...]
To ‘bold’ oats or not to ‘bold’ oats – that is the question
Hot on the heals of my last blog about oats, gluten and allergen labelling I had a look at some of the oat based products in my larder and others online. It would seem that there is a split in the market. Many companies are labelling oats in bold but just as many are not. Of the products I buy and had in the house none had oats labelling in bold, including the Nairns and … [Read more...]
Top 10 Irritant and SLS free shampoos for eczema skin – an update
At the beginning of this year I started my search for the perfect shampoo for my eczema scalp and sensitive skin. It seemed that this was no easy task. Read "10 shampoos for dry scalps, sensitive skin and eczema" here and you'll discover that buying products recommended for eczema skin doesn't always mean that it will be suitable. Many of these, recommended in health food … [Read more...]
Is gluten an allergen and do oats contain gluten?
At the recent judging session for FreeFrom Eating out Awards we had a heated discussion about oats and whether they came under the Top 14 allergens banner. I thought that oats were not in the Top 14 allergens but others disagreed.It turns out I was wrong. Very wrong. I know that oats don't contain gluten and many coeliacs can tolerate oats. So why would they be in the … [Read more...]