Alternative & Complementary Healthcare
Yep – you read that right! There are so many allergy problems nowadays, this town has become the first tourist spot to be totally allergy-aware. They have been given an award as the only whole community to be allergy-friendly. All cafes, hotels, villas, bakeries, shops etc offer allergy options, all beds have dust mite covers, …
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There is a real hierarchy developing with fish. To reiterate what I’ve said before, your order of choice should be wild, sustainable (preferably line-caught) fish, then organically farmed, followed by farmed fish “Aha” you say. “But how do I know what is wild or sustainably farmed in my local shop?” Well, good question. …
Chemists in Germany have found a way to lessen the allergy potential of eggs – which is a big deal especially for kids as it is the leading allergen in childhood. They discovered that heating the egg to a high temperature and adding enzymes helped break down the allergy proteins and made it much less …
I saw this great gadget the other day and thought I’d pass it on for you. You can now buy a nifty barcode readable tag to put on your luggage online at http://www.tracemeluggagetracker.com. If your luggage goes astray, any one of 1960 airports worldwide can scan your tag, discover who you are, and the Trace …
I have been reading a lot recently about the differences between normal soya and fermented soya. Basically there has been some debate over the past few years about whether soya is truly as good for us as we thought. I have always said that avoiding soya protein isolate, GM soya and processed soya is the …
I have now received all the make-up testers and have been merrily playing with them to see how they have changed. I’m happy to say I think they’re even better than they were before – which I suppose is the point of an update! The concealer now comes in a brush pen which works …
On that note, here’s another one. (Can you tell I am wanting to comfort eat as not been well…?!) These are scrumptious – an unusual use for one of my favourite fruits – the fig. I love figs simply fresh, or lightly warmed in the oven then drizzled with honey. But if you’ve got some …
Aha – that got your attention! Seriously, if you are missing lovely home-made biscuits, cookies, cakes and muffins, not that I want you to go overboard, you understand, then take a look at http://www.trubitz.co.uk (0845 226 2714). They do lovely stuff by mail order with no wheat, dairy, soya, nuts, yeast or gluten. Currently, they …
A couple of people have said recently they found breakfast the hardest meal to improve. Actually, I find it the easiest! Have a look through the old newsletters and search the blog site for ideas. In the meantime, I notice that Eat Natural breakfast cereal has just been relaunched. Remember the old tubs of yummy …
In this credit crunch era, I am pleased to say we are again getting more creative about recycling stuff instead of buying new. To help, here are some useful websites where swapsies are all the rage. Apparently designer gear and everything is now available…Freecycle.com, swapstyle.com, whatsmineisyours.com, switchinstyle.co.uk. This was thanks to an article in The …