Asthma is known to affect millions of people worldwide. It can be triggered by various environmental factors including dust mites, animal fur, smoke and even pollen. For asthmatic patients, the airways in the lungs are very sensitive to irritation and may become inflamed easily, making it harder to breathe. This condition cannot be cured, but it can be managed effectively … [Read more...]
The Best Anti-Allergen Bedding
No one wants to be beset by coughing, sneezing, breathing difficulties and a feeling of general malaise; although unfortunately nowadays it seems that more and more people every year are being affected by allergies. Although animal-based allergies are very common, the most common at present are allergic reactions caused by dust mites and their droppings. Living inside of our … [Read more...]
The Alford Arms wins FreeFrom Eating Out Awards
This has been a bit of a whirlwind year for me, what with eating out in Copenhagen and Birmingham and now as a roving judge for the FreeFrom Eating Out Awards 2014 which were announced in November at Food Matters Live at London Excel. I am a little late with my review due to massive amounts of work and I have also been writing up the main panel sessions from Food Matters Live … [Read more...]
The ultimate freefrom advent calendar – no chocolate
I have a bugbear about Christmas at the moment and that is chocolate advent calendars. What is this obsession with chocolate or treat filled calendars? We never had these when I was a kid (showing my age there); instead we had the old fashioned card type with a picture on it with doors hidden, to reveal different Christmassy images behind. The ultimate freefrom advent … [Read more...]
Not fussy, I just have allergies
What gets me is those people who will say, "Steak WITH cheese sauce please. I can eat EVERYTHING." They say this after I have ordered mine, checking they don't 'butter the steak', requesting no sauce, and checking whether the mushrooms are cooked in butter and asking not to have the onion rings or tomato. Well woop de woop. Bully for you. You lucky ****. I used to be like you … [Read more...]