Thank you Michelle for drawing my attention to Rachel Johnson's, quite frankly diabolical article in the Evening Standard. You'll enjoy reading Michelle's well put together and brilliantly written, 'A food fad won't kill you, an allergy will.' But you'll be seething when you read, "Endless dietary requirements are a sign of our decline as a society". Rachel is a well … [Read more...]
Allergy Awareness Week and we are 13!
This month marks thirteen years of blogging about allergies, eczema, asthma and anaphylaxis! It's been a blast and I am still loving blogging. But we still need to keep raising awareness; there is still so much misinformation and lack of awareness so I won't be stopping sharing and advocating any time soon. Allergy Awareness Week 2022 There's loads going on this … [Read more...]
20 tips on how to be an allergy advocate
I've been advocating, sharing, fundraising and talking about allergies, anaphylaxis and asthma now for years, long before I started this blog, so I thought I'd write about how you can advocate, whether you have allergies yourself or not. Allergy community - You don't have to be a blogger, speaker or sharing everything on social media to be an advocate. Allergy … [Read more...]
Write to your MP about allergies
I've just written a letter to my MP calling for an Allergy Tsar to represent the growing need for a burgeoning problem of allergies and anaphylaxis in the UK. Because for whatever reason allergies are on the rise yet support is on the decrease. We keep talking about it and trying to raise awareness but we still hear about unavoidable deaths from allergies, usually young … [Read more...]
We need an Allergy Tsar!
We need an Allergy Tsar in our government to stand up for the growing number of people living with life threatening allergies. The current situation means many are not getting the advice they need and lives are tragically being lost due to lack of understanding , training and awareness. Allergic disease is increasing in the UK to epidemic levels. Yet, for far too long, … [Read more...]