So I work in a School and we are having an end of term BBQ. I would usually bring in my own food for something like this. It's really hard for me to trust someone cooking a BBQ with so many opportunities for cross contamination and mistakes.I'm still not quite sure if I'll be up Monday night cooking sausages - LOL But my colleagues encouraged me to ask. There has been … [Read more...]
About Ruth Holroyd
My Journey Through a Decade of Topical Steroid Withdrawal
This is a guest post from Nina Ajdin, a fellow topical steroid withdrawal expert, through personal experience. She has been going through TSW for ten years and I've learnt so much from our friendship. I first saw Nina on the Preventable Documentary - a brilliant short film about TSW. in this blog she shares what it's like to still be going through TSW after ten … [Read more...]
Ten reasons to use Red Light Therapy for TSW
I've been researching Red Light Therapy and Near Infrared Light for eczema and topical steroid withdrawal (TSW) damaged skin healing now for a long time. The price of the treatment and purchasing the panels was just a minefield and I just didn't understand the science behind how it worked. I started using Red Light therapy in March 2024 so it's early days for my treatment. … [Read more...]
Set intentions not resolutions for 2024
This year I'm not going to set any resolutions. In previous years I've written about this, and why I think New Year's Resolutions are Bollox. However, if you're like me, you do like a list, and that inner desire to keep on learning, developing, letting go of what no longer serves you and generally living a better life. What I don't like a resolutions is that they're so … [Read more...]
Why I hate Rachel Johnson’s horrible article
Thank you Michelle for drawing my attention to Rachel Johnson's, quite frankly diabolical article in the Evening Standard. You'll enjoy reading Michelle's well put together and brilliantly written, 'A food fad won't kill you, an allergy will.' But you'll be seething when you read, "Endless dietary requirements are a sign of our decline as a society". Rachel is a well … [Read more...]