Most kitchens will have a microwave oven and until it goes wrong you don't realise how much you come to depend on it for heating drinks, meals, cooking vegetables, jacket potatoes, defrosting etc. How much do you use yours? How much do you know about what it does to your living environment and the food you eat? Is my microwave oven killing me? Just google, 'my microwave … [Read more...]
Lots of changes at What Allergy?
You may or may not have noticed that there has been a distrinct lack of activity on here for the last two weeks. Chez What Allergy? is undergoing some serious renovation and dust abounds, hence me moving out and also a week long, very stressfull and tiring but rather fantastic features writing course! I might be able to sell some of the amazingly interesting stuff I write … [Read more...]
Vending machines pose particular challenges for allergies!
Vending machines can be tricky and probably best avoided if you have a dairy allergy. The problem is, that even if the ingredients travelling down their own little tubes are kept completely separate they all meet at a central point - just above your waiting mug - so you can often end up with coffee flavoured tea, or even soup if you're really lucky! A recent experience … [Read more...]
Ten tips for coping with Nickel allergy!
Don't carry loose change or keys and avoid clothes with zips and studs. Great advice for somebody newly diagnosed with a nickel allergy, but in practise, is it really realistic? Unless you're the Queen or are rich enough to have someone else to drive you around, carry your keys, purse, bag and small change and also shop for you and carry out actual transactions on your behalf … [Read more...]
Nando’s get top marks for allergy awareness
I'm sure most of you have heard of Nando's, and probably most of you have been to one too. If you haven't they do Portugeuse style peri-peri flame-grilled chicken; it's great for families and groups because you can order as little or as much as you want and share. They also do bottomless drinks or tap water if you're watching the pennies and you can help yourself. I've been … [Read more...]