Issues in food allergy and intolerance, coeliac disease, gut disorders, eczema, 'free from' and all allergies and sensitivities
Digestive enzyme supplements could help you to better tolerate FODMAPs in the diet, which might otherwise trigger symptoms if you have IBS. Most people know about lactase supplements to help reduce the lactose content of milk or to help digest…
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First things first — spelt is not gluten-free. But is spelt wheat-free? I see this question asked a lot, but it doesn’t really make sense. Perhaps an analogy is the best way to demonstrate why. But first, let’s look at…
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Histamine sensitivity is a little known and under-diagnosed problem. Histamine is present in the body, as it’s essential to some of its many processes. It is released by immune system cells in response to allergens — a major cause of the…
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One of the question marks regarding the well-publicised research into a2 milk – as I touched upon in a recent blog – is that much of it has been funded by the a2 Milk Company™ which is its leading supplier….
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Low FODMAP foods and food producers have finally begun to make themselves seen and heard in the world of free from food – see our listing here for a number of brands specialising in such products – but are we…
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Although there are lots of low-FODMAP products out there (which, if you’re on a FODMAP restricted diet, your dietitian can help you find), and many gluten-free products (such as flours) happen to be incidentally low-FODMAP, the number of brands marketing themselves exclusively or primarily…
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There were late nights last autumn, when I set about trying to fully decipher upcoming changes to food allergen labelling laws, and what this would mean for consumers with food allergy, food intolerance and — especially — coeliac disease. Should…
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There was a terrific piece published in the New Yorker recently about the whole gluten cultural phenomenon, taking in coeliac disease, non-coeliac gluten sensitivity (NCGS), breadmaking, FODMAPs, and the free from industry. It was health journalism at its best. And…
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Given my last post was a rant about media – namely Marie Claire – getting it very wrong, in this case on the subject of gluten-free skincare, and that poor articles on food sensitivity have fuelled many other stroppy posts…
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There’s been a great deal of media coverage of free from and food sensitivities lately, and it’s worth remembering how far we have come on this. I recall pitching allergy, intolerance and coeliac-related articles to magazines and papers ten, even…
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