September 26, 2007 at 6:33 pm | In Allergy Related, In the news | Leave a Comment
…according to the BSACI (British Society for Allergy & Clinical Immunology).
The aim of the BSACI is to improve the management of those who suffer from allergies and related diseases in the UK.
They just realised an interesting press release regarding the House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee enquiry into “Allergy”.
In this release, they’ve stated some interesting allergy facts:
- 1 in 5 of the UK population suffers from hayfever
- Reduces quality of life and work performance
- Impairs results in school examinations.
- 1 in 10 have asthma
- That’s 3-4 children with a ‘blue’ inhaler per classroom
- Allergies are a major trigger factor for asthma
- Asthma may be severe and even life threatening
- 1 in 50 children suffer from peanut allergy
- That’s one child in every 2nd classroom
- May cause life- threatening anaphylaxis
- Asthma accounts for 70,000 admissions and anaphylaxis for 30,000 admissions to hospital each year within UK
- Medications for allergies cost £0.9 billion/yr, 11% the total NHS drug budget
For more info, visit the BSACI website.
September 24, 2007 at 7:20 pm | In General: Day-to-day, In the news | Leave a Comment
Whilst reading the newspaper on Saturday, I noticed a mention of British Food Fortnight which is running from 22 September to 7 October.
As I’m what’s known as a ”label checker”, I do tend to check to see where something has been grown / produced before buying it. But admittedly in the past, knowing this information hasn’t generally put me off buying it. Now however I am more aware of envirnomental issues concerning air freight etc and so do tend to buy more in season produce – this is made easier by the fact that I get the majority of my fruit and veg from an organic box delivery scheme!
Anyway, I would recommend checking out the British Food Fortnight website as it does have lots of really useful information.
September 11, 2007 at 8:51 pm | In Allergy Related, In the news | Leave a Comment
I’ve just read an article about a new study regarding the impact of a child’s diet on the chances of having asthma and allergies.
According to research, a child’s diet rich in “fruity vegetables” (such as tomato, aubergine and cucumber) and fish could reduce asthma and allergy suffering. The research which is published in the September issue of Paediatric Allergy and Immunology also highlighted the benefits of the diet on pregnant women.
If you want to read more, click here.
September 5, 2007 at 7:54 pm | In Allergy Related, General: Day-to-day | Leave a Comment
Until today, I didn’t realise that turmeric had such anti-allergy properties!
I’ve always used turmeric in my home cooking and several of the recipes in the Feed me allergy free cookbook include the spice. When cooking for Taran, I found it a useful spice to add to dishes as it added flavour and variety to an otherwise limited amount of food types and yet wasn’t too strong a flavour for him.
I’ve read several interesting articles on its benefits today (but beware because I’ve also come across several articles where people are allergic to it!!) and one of the best ones is here. Not only does this article state the benefit of turmeric but it also contains lots of other great advice.
