Issues in food allergy and intolerance, coeliac disease, gut disorders, eczema, 'free from' and all allergies and sensitivities
Nothing much stirred when the Vatican issued this letter to its Bishops on June 15th about the bread that should be used for the Eucharist, but when it was reported by Vatican Radio on July 8th, things got more agitated….
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Among the resources I’m aiming to build on for the Allergy Insight website is the list of free from foods. I want these to be quite small and modest, and feature little-known brands that allergic consumers may not know about….
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When it comes to food allergies and intolerances, most of the talk is about gluten and the top 14 allergens — mainly milk, eggs, nuts, peanuts, soya, gluten grains and sesame. Labelling legislation requires manufacturers to emphasise (typically in bold) these…
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I’m currently looking into IBS and its history, for a book I’m writing with dietitian Julie Thompson, and while flicking through a digitised edition of a medical manual from the 1920s – Dr William Osler’s The Principles and Practice of…
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Most readers will know that tree nuts are one of the key 14 allergens, and that peanuts – a legume, botanically, not a nut – are another of the 14. Accordingly, when either is present in a food product, it…
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I was at a talk many years ago – possibly at Gastro 2009 – where the speaker mentioned in passing that there appeared to be a slightly increased risk of coeliac disease in those with food allergy, and possibly vice…
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You may remember my blog of a weeks ago about the energy healer who contacted me, offering to cure me of food allergies which I don’t have, using untested and unorthodox methods. It was obviously worrying. She seemed prepared to…
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So this came in yesterday: Hi Alex, I read your blog on food allergies. I teach energy healing, and I have worked out a way to harmonise the threat of a potential allergen, so that the body no longer reacts….
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You have a few weeks from the date at the top of this blog to catch up with Rick Stein’s Far Eastern Odyssey, Episode 2, originally broadcast in 2009, and repeated this weekend, in which the well-known chef discusses food…
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Quick post about a news item this week which caught my eye, on the increasing prevalence of lupin being used in products Stateside. Lupin has the potential to cross-react with peanut and soya — meaning some people with peanut and…
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