Do you have an allergy nurse? Do you even have a specialist allergy consultant? I know many of us adults with life threatening allergies don't. I myself have never managed to get that referral to an allergy specialist though I am very lucky to have been taken on my Dr John Reed, Dermatologist at Churchill Hospital. Read on for an insight into what an allergy nurse does … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2015
Kissing eases eczema and allergy symptoms
You heard it here first! Kissing is good for you. Well we all know that, but kissing when you have eczema and allergies could be particularly beneficial! I love this piece of news, more proof that snogging is seriously underated and I can't think of a much better treatment for eczema and allergies, can you? [Thank you Kym for this gem of news] This study, conducted by … [Read more...]
New ‘water’ vacuum cleaner for dust allergies
This month I have been testing out the new Thomas Allergy Air Pure vacuum. Isn't he cute? Having quite a severe allergy to dust myself vacuuming isn't my favourite passtime. I've used a MediVac hoover for years but it has seen better days and the hoover bag for it is no longer available so we have to use slightly ill fitting paper bags which split and rip - thus subjecting … [Read more...]
You won’t believe Greg Wallace’s attitude about allergies
Thanks to Caroline Benjamin of Food Allergy Aware for sharing this lovely little video with me. The link below should take you to Facebook and shows Greg at a cookery demonstration airing his very rude and ignorant attitude about people with allergies. Here is the post from the lady who had the unfortunate luck to be there in person listening to Greg that day. You can … [Read more...]