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Most Innovative and Environmental Allergy Blog Finalist!

10/12/2016 by Ruth Holroyd 2 Comments

Well wouldn't you know it, despite having a major blog blip and neglecting my blog for over two months my little baby has managed to make it to the finalists of the Allergy Blog Awards 2017. I'm so proud :) What Allergy has made it to the final stage of not just one category, but two! Most Innovative AND Environmental blog So here they are, in alphabetical order, my … [Read more...]

Voted in the Top 10 Health blogs AGAIN!

22/07/2016 by Ruth Holroyd 2 Comments

Vuelio top 10 health blogs

We've done it again! This is a really quick thank you to everyone who reads, shares, comments and enjoys this blog. So how do they decide the Top 10 Health Blogs? This is what they told me... "How does Vuelio decide its weekly Top 10 blog ranking is a question we’re often asked – by bloggers aspiring to make it on the list (or angry because they didn’t), by PRs looking to … [Read more...]

On having a real allergy stalker…

22/02/2016 by Ruth Holroyd Leave a Comment

This is a funny story about how I discovered I had a stalker and not just any old stalker. This stalker was trying to find out more about me and wanted to meet me too. My sister is the one who finally connected me with my stalker. We have now met and are now in touch about various allergy and blog related things. But we're jumping ahead. It happened when my sister was … [Read more...]

1.5 million visitors to What Allergy in 2015!

07/01/2016 by Ruth Holroyd 6 Comments

Thank you all! What an awesome year! Happy New Year to you all, 2015 was a pretty busy year and this blog just continues to grow. Last year over 1.5 million people visited this blog. That's awesome! People from 219 counties have visited this blog. That's eye opening! The busiest day was last month with over 7,000 visitors all excited about a new FreeFrom shop and cafe … [Read more...]

Winner of Free From Blog Award 2014

12/11/2014 by Ruth Holroyd 4 Comments

Best FreeFrom Blogger 2014 - People's choice awards by Foods You Can

Well yesterday I got some VERY amazing news. Thanks to all of you for voting for What allergy? in the Foods You Can FreeFrom People's Choice Awards 2014, I actually WON the Best FreeFrom Blogger Award for 2014. The best free from blogger award was part of the Foods You Can Free From People’s Choice awards, an accolade where the nominees are chosen by a panel of Free From … [Read more...]

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Hi I'm Ruth. I've grown up with eczema and multiple life-threatening allergies and collected more as I've got older.  It started with a peanut allergy and now I'm allergic to milk, wheat, soya and many more. In this blog I share tips, advice and things I've learnt living with allergies, asthma and eczema with a focus on topical steroid withdrawal. You can buy my books, which are brilliant by the way! The first is Anaphylaxis: The essential guide and the second, The Shape of Skin, healing poems for eczema and sensitive skin. The reviews speak for themselves. If you want to chat you can find me on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn (links below). Do get in touch. And please comment on blogs, it makes a humble blogger do a little happy dance!

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The Shape of Skin – poetry for eczema

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