Today’s guest post is written by Healthy Eating Doctor, Harriet Holme. She is a qualified and experienced paediatrician as well as being a registered nutritionst. She also breastfed both of her babies with Cows Milk Protein Allergy. Today she shares with us her top tips for postnatal nutrition for breastfeeding
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Food allergy anxiety – what’s it all about? At face value, living with allergies may seem quite straightforward. All you have to do is avoid the food you are allergic to, and make sure you keep any emergency medication you need with you at all times. Simple right? Maybe not.
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Having a child with allergies can feel isolating and overwhelming at times. Getting a diagnosis can be tricky, especially with multiple allergies. Sometimes you might feel like your GP doesn’t listen to you, or you may feel like you’ll never get to the bottom of what’s causing your child’s symptoms.
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Sometimes you react to certain things without knowing the cause. Sometimes you develop symptoms like rashes, hives, itching, or swelling after eating, touching, using, or being around certain things. These symptoms or reactions are known as allergies. In simpler terms, allergies are the bodily response to substances the body perceives as
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This healthy raw chocolate recipe is a guest post by my friend Margaret who is an expert on using Essential Oils for health. They’d be great for Christmas, Easter, or pretty much any time you need chocolate… oh that’s every day… isn’t it? Healthy raw chocolate – Is there such
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So easy I hesitate to even call it a recipe! You only need two ingredients: a pack of ready-rolled puff pastry and a jar of mincemeat. These dairy free mince pie pinwheels are fun to make with the kids, although they may be a bit too fiddly for preschoolers. They
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It may seem like every other parent you speak to nowadays has a child with a food allergy, and that’s because food allergies are becoming increasingly common. Around 6-8% of children now have a diagnosed food allergy and the most common childhood food allergy is cow’s milk. If your baby
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Today I’m excited to bring you a guest post from Suzi Fish. She’s a friend of mine who is passionate about natural vegan skincare. I’ve learned all about the benefits of tamanu oil for eczema and other skin conditions from her. So I really wanted to give her the opportunity
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Children with food allergies have to rely on other people to keep them safe from their allergens. This is fine when they are tiny and you are with them all the time. But as they get older it can make them vulnerable. Although food allergy awareness is getting better, not
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These tiger nut millet flapjacks are dairy free, gluten free, vegan and contain no refined sugar! Their sweetness comes from dried fruit alone, making these flapjacks healthy enough to eat for breakfast, or a snack anytime. This recipe contains a great balance of protein, carbs and healthy fats, and is
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