It was my birthday this month. I always struggle with my birthday. I never want stuff. It's just so soon after Christmas and I never want much for Christmas presents either. I'm a nightmare to buy for. Despite all this my family and friends came up trumps yet again with beautiful and thoughtful gifts like a new colourful smart scarf, a mini cooper driving experience, a shopping … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2016
Why I put on a stone in weight judging the FreeFrom Food Awards
I love this time of year and not just because it's January and my birthday, it's also the FreeFrom Food Awards judging week where I get to discover so many new #FreeFrom products and meet lots of lovely people from very varied backgrounds, jobs, tastes etc. This year I was judging Superfoods and Supplements, Store Cupboard, Pizza and pastas and desserts... I actually … [Read more...]
Topical steroid addiction and withdrawal and what it means…
I'm addicted. There, I said it. I'm an addict and it's all my fault. Well I didn't know that the drugs I was prescribed would cause any long term problems at the time but it would seem topical steroids are a ticking time bomb. At first the steroids worked but over time higher and higher doses were prescribed to keep the eczema at bay. It took years to understand the … [Read more...]
Why does eczema skin itch and should you just stop scratching?
Anyone with eczema will know how impossibly draining living with constant itching can be. Just recently I've had a mini flare-up and some pretty insane itching. It happens around this time of year, without fail, but I think also I tried to go cold turkey with the steroids. I refused to give in, but as soon as I applied some my skin was instantly relieved and improved … [Read more...]
1.5 million visitors to What Allergy in 2015!
Thank you all! What an awesome year! Happy New Year to you all, 2015 was a pretty busy year and this blog just continues to grow. Last year over 1.5 million people visited this blog. That's awesome! People from 219 counties have visited this blog. That's eye opening! The busiest day was last month with over 7,000 visitors all excited about a new FreeFrom shop and cafe … [Read more...]