Another of those hated garden weeds, the hardy little danedlion can take a hold in the most precarious of places, winding their roots deep, into chalk, around roots and solid ground - if you try to pull them up by hand, the root generally remains in the ground. Every gardener's worst enemy when it comes to lawns as they seem to love to grow amongst the common grass in … [Read more...]
Fresh nettle tea – for eczema and allergies
Nettle or Urtica dioica is the bane of many a childhood. Who doesn't remember the pain of pitching off their bike or running head long into a huge bush of stingers? The hives they cause are horrible, hence the name Urtica from the word urticaria which means hives. net·tle, net·tled, net·tling 1. any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs. Compare nettle … [Read more...]
What is nodular prurigo?
Here we go, here we go, here we go. Prurigo, Prurigo, Pru-ri-gooo-ooo. The word is weird, but basically, prurigo is the name for raised and numerous itchy bumps (nodules) that form on your skin. They can develop and worsen if you continually scratch your skin. I had always wondered what it meant, hearing dermatology specialists mention it in reference to my own skin, and I've … [Read more...]
7 replies to stupid comments about your allergy face
What do you do when you have an allergy face? When eczema or psoriasis comes to visit and leaves you feeling red, sore, itchy and vulnerable? Do you hide away and mope, icing and treating your ravaged skin and refuse offers to go out? (Yes, sometimes, when it really is just too bad) Or do you put on a brave (red and sore) face and go out, see your friends, ignore the pain and … [Read more...]
Are serious life threatening allergies, severe eczema and asthma a disability?
Now here's an idea for you all. Should people with life threatening allergies, severe eczema and asthma and coeliac disease be claiming disability allowance? This isn't something that I would ever have considered before but someone suggested that I should be claiming disability allowance recently. I didn't agree. Why should I? I'm completely alright, I live a very fulfilled … [Read more...]