Today I've got a guest blog post for you and as someone with a latex allergy this one really appealed to me. I always have latex free gloves in the house for a variety of uses; peeling potatoes particularly and other vegetables when my hand eczema is bad, doing the cleaning and dusting, refilling the bird feeders, gardening and other household chores. They are also … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2021
CBD for allergies and eczema
I've thought about this a lot and I have tried a bit of CBD oil last year but I don't think I got the right stuff or the correct dose. But I've read a lot about it and I do think CBD could have a very real place in helping those with allergies and eczema. How could CBD oil help eczema I've read so many good things about it, including the following: I did find a few … [Read more...]
You are not anaphylactic!
You might be reading this thinking, yes I am! What does she mean? Well you're not. At least not most of the time anyway. It's a lesson I learnt from Frans Timmermans, President and CEO of the European Anaphylaxis Task Force, who I met many years ago in Copenhagen at the The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI ) annual conference. He told me … [Read more...]
Vegan-ish for Veganuary
So many people think I'm vegan and some days I am, but I'm torn with this. Because I really want to be vegan for so many reasons, I'll share those below shortly. I've given a lot of thought though and basically, I can't do it, it's impossible - for another list of completely different reasons... see below. So this is my post for Veganuary - about why I'm only going … [Read more...]
#20 in the Top 60 UK Health Blogs
I am so proud to discover that my humble little blog has been ranked 20th in the Top 60 UK Health Blogs! Get in! I feel that I maybe need to do a quick round up what my blog has achieved in 2020 so that will be coming soon. For now let's just give What Allergy a huge round of applause. You can see all the other Health Blogs here in, Top 60 UK Health Blogs Thank … [Read more...]