Ever heard of A2 milk? Those of you in the allergy and dairy intolerant community may well have come across it. It is a new type of milk created in New Zealand where the A1 milk protein has been bred out of the milk to make it safer for some people to drink and easier to digest. That's the general gist. There is a whole lot of science behind this milk; why, how and what it … [Read more...]
Why my allergies make me a super being
One day you'll look back and wish you'd had allergies like me because my immune system makes me super human. They give me the power to eradicate the common cold within hours and I never get ill (oh the irony... I will now won't I?). My immune system is on fire - it is churning out everything it doesn't want and leaving me a force to be reckoned with. My body is a temple. … [Read more...]
Is raw milk better for allergies?
The raw milk debate is raging as we speak and was featured on Radio 4 only last week. Basically raw milk is milk which has not been pasteurised and treated to remove bacteria and increase shelf life; a process which began to become commonplace in the UK after the first world war. On the BBC Radio 4 Food Programme, called, "What is milk?" Sheila Dillon interviewed Professor … [Read more...]