What do you think about free-from products that try to mimic the ‘normal’ product? I don’t eat meat. As a vegetarian student back in the 1980s I tried TVP: textured vegetable protein. The idea was that it mimicked meat, so you could use it to replace mince in recipes such as shepherd’s pie, or chili. However, it had to be soaked and then … [Read more...]

Soon after my diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis, I had a bout of erythema nodosum (EN). I hope never to have another. If you've had EN, you'll know exactly what it means: hot red lumps. Very, very painful hot red lumps. Typically, these appear on the lower legs - on the shins - and the typical patient is young (aged 18-34) and more likely to be … [Read more...]

Are any of you going to the Allergy and Free From Show in November? It's in the Liverpool Exhibition Centre on 7/8th November - don't forget you can get free tickets. The November show is being sponsored by Schar, as part of their big UK launch this autumn. I was delighted to find out about their expansion into the UK because their products can … [Read more...]