The last thing that any wants to have to deal with over Christmas is a bad reaction to an allergen so, although it may be a bit of a pain, it is worth taking all the usual sensible precautions. Check our What Allergy?’s Stay safe this Christmas post for sensible, easy to follow advice, Micky …
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David
When I have finished this post I am going for a long walk around Hampstead Heath. I am going with a few friends, following a path that I so often followed with our friend David Fleming who died, totally unexpectedly in his sleep last Sunday night. David was a towering figure in the environmental movement …
Advance Christmas….
Hectic week, this week – so apologies for lack of posts! Christmas has come upon foodsmatter somewhat early! First there was the launch of our new Christmas Special last week. This is the first of what we hope will be regular ‘specials’ on the site focusing on specific areas of freefrom food, personal/skin care or …
Wiki 4 CAM
Last month I blogged about the apparent bias of Wikipedia against complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). For those who are interested in the area, CAM supporters have now hit back with a Wiki of their own – Wiki 4 CAM. Wiki4CAM, they say, has been started to provide the Complementary and Alternative Medicine community its …
Grumpy old woman Saturday morning rant… Videos…
If there is one thing that I really hate about the growing sophistication of the internet – it is videos! There are occasions when being able to see something in film format is invaluable – Dr Magda Havas’s explanation of how electromagnetic radiation can affect our blood is a perfect example – but the vast …
Medical self help
Some weeks ago John Scott directed me to two sites about which he was seriously excited – two facets of what he called ‘a new type of site for ‘crowd-source health solutions‘ – leveraging the experience of others to make more informed health decisions for oneself. LOVE it! More power to the patient!’ I have only …