Since lockdown ended and we can all start to go out to restaurants to eat again it became evident that choices for free from foods had drastically reduced. But why is that? Why have our allergen free choices reduced? It's understandable why when you start to think about it. Shortages of ingredients due to the current warIncreased costs due to BrexitLess availability of … [Read more...]
Reframing skin flares as healing
This applies to anyone going through topical steroid withdrawal really as skin flares can signify issues, triggers, allergies or stress that needs to be addressed. But if you're going through TSW the flares are probably often just skin your healing. It can feel like a constant attack, like it's never ending and the flares just keep coming. That's because they do, when … [Read more...]
Is blogging dead? Do I keep blogging?
I've been blogging now for over thirteen years and I love it. What began as a hobby now generates income and is a passion that fuels me daily. I have so many ideas for future blogs and so many things I want to write about, but blogging is tough. Do I keep going? Are you guys loving my content? or losing interest? Because the stats speak otherwise. Over the last few weeks … [Read more...]
Free From Hero Award 2022 – Vote now!
I still can't quite believe that I won the Free From Food Awards Hero Award in 2021 and I'm still so proud! It's that time of year again to vote for your Free From Hero of 2022, but there are a few weeks left. The deadline for voting is 31st March 2022. Who is your favourite Free From Hero? Who do you think goes the extra mile, to serve the allergy community, … [Read more...]
Why won’t anyone talk about topical steroid withdrawal?
Why are people so scared to stand up and talk about topical steroid withdrawal? Why is it such a taboo subject? I know you love my rants and this one has been bubbling since last Friday, so I'm warning, I am about to let rip. Doctors, GPs and dermatologist mostly refuse to even acknowledge TSW even exists and this creates a lot of problems. I'd like to firstly thank … [Read more...]