One week after my first judging session for the freefrom food awards and I have learnt another allergy lesson, and this thanks to the amazing care and attention from Michelle, Cressida and Katherine. Having someone on the judging panel with real allergies, and not just one, but many, posed a few logistical, safety and process problems for the freefrom management team. They … [Read more...]
Eleven things that could make you allergic to your clothes!
Mysterious rashes and itchy waist bands could be caused by the very clothes on your back. If you're desperately trying to pinpoint what is causing a mysterious rash there are a few quick win things to check. Have you changed washing powder recently? - Many people are allergic to biological washing powder so stick to non-biological and you should be fine. Avoid fabric … [Read more...]
Stress and depression – the allergy link
At the recent Anaphylaxis Campaign conference in November 2011 we learnt from Dr Rebecca Knib of the University of Derby about an interesting study into families where one or more child had allergies. Both parents were analysed as well as the children to find out what the impact of food allergy was on anxiety in the family. Interestingly the mother of the family seemed to be … [Read more...]
Allergic to holidays?
Going on holiday should be fun, long awaited, planned carefully etc. etc. Do you find that when you go away to a new country that your skin flares up and your body goes into some kind of spin making everything hyper sensitive? This happens to me every time I go away, so now I'm beginning to get a bit paranoid. What's causing all my problems? What can I do to stop it? I have … [Read more...]
Can a Pill Cure Hay Fever?
Today we have a guest post from my sister, Catherine, about her grass allergy and treatment for this with Grazax. I have always suffered from what I would have called mild hay fever, annoying, but just something I got on with. If I sat on grass I would get itchy eczema along with the usual sneezing runny nose and eyes and if I spent to long outside, asthma. I usually took … [Read more...]