Thanks to Caroline Benjamin of Food Allergy Aware for sharing this lovely little video with me. The link below should take you to Facebook and shows Greg at a cookery demonstration airing his very rude and ignorant attitude about people with allergies. Here is the post from the lady who had the unfortunate luck to be there in person listening to Greg that day. You can … [Read more...]
Top 10 allergy songs, because today I feel like singing
Today I feel like singing, so here, for your enjoyment and amusement is a selection of allergy related songs I found on YouTube. I managed to collect a whole top 10 allergy songs. If you feel like having a rant, if you feel that allergies suck and the whole world is against you, shrug your shoulders and have a good sing along to some of these. There is bound to be one that … [Read more...]
What allergy live on MarlowFM radio
Just a very quick blog to let you know that I am going to be joining Phil Hawthorn, DJ extraordinaire, live on MarlowFM radio on Monday morning, 11am on 24th August. We'll be talking about all things allergy related so if you have a question email it in on studio@marlowfm.co.uk or Phone - 01628 488 975 or Text - 07900 975 975. Here is an old interview Phil did with me on his … [Read more...]
A2 milk unsafe for dairy allergies
Ever heard of A2 milk? Those of you in the allergy and dairy intolerant community may well have come across it. It is a new type of milk created in New Zealand where the A1 milk protein has been bred out of the milk to make it safer for some people to drink and easier to digest. That's the general gist. There is a whole lot of science behind this milk; why, how and what it … [Read more...]
Is gluten an allergen and do oats contain gluten?
At the recent judging session for FreeFrom Eating out Awards we had a heated discussion about oats and whether they came under the Top 14 allergens banner. I thought that oats were not in the Top 14 allergens but others disagreed.It turns out I was wrong. Very wrong. I know that oats don't contain gluten and many coeliacs can tolerate oats. So why would they be in the … [Read more...]