Inflammation can affect many conditions, including asthma, allergies, eczema and psoriasis. So what can we do to help reduce that inflammation in our bodies? There are loads of things that can help, including: And many many more things. It takes a lifetime of searching for all the little triggers that might cause one person inflammation and no two people are identical so … [Read more...]
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Can fasting help reduce allergies?
Many people try fasting to help them lose weight and benefit their health. There are numerous advantages that intermittent fasting can help with besides weight loss, including boosting your brain power and decreasing the risk of diseases. Most people adopt the 16:8 rule of fasting. It means that you only eat in an eight-hour window, and fast for the other sixteen hours. To … [Read more...]
Top 14/19 allergens? Gluten free cereals & GF oats
Are there just 14 top allergens in the UK? Or are there actually 19? For people with allergies, there are six separate cereal containing grains that they could be allergic to. In America they are now 9 allergens that must be labelled, a move that updated the list to add sesame in January 2023. For coeliacs they will react to all of the gluten containing grains, whilst … [Read more...]
Trigger warning! What caused that skin flare?
If you've got eczema, you'll have been asked this time and time again. "What caused that skin flare?" It's something I was asked constantly throughout my topical steroid withdrawal journey. It's a bit of a trigger because we can never be 100% certain about anything. There can be so many potential triggers and skin can flare up for no reason at all! And what causes … [Read more...]
The 10 different types of itching and scratching
If you have eczema skin you'll understand the itch. It's something everyone with sensitive skin, from psoriasis to rosacea, and atopic dermatitis to topical steroid withdrawal has expert experience of. And all everyone tells us to do is to stop scratching... if only it were that simple. Never tell someone to stop scratching So firstly, if you've said that anyone, your … [Read more...]