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A possible new weapon against eczema: live bacteria
CNN Atopic dermatitis, more commonly known as eczema, is an inflammatory skin disease that makes skin dry and itchy, causes rashes and leads to skin infections. The cause is unknown, but earlier studies conclude that the skin microbiome — the community of … |
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A possible new weapon against eczema: live bacteria – CNN
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A possible new weapon against eczema: live bacteria
CNN Atopic dermatitis, more commonly known as eczema, is an inflammatory skin disease that makes skin dry and itchy, causes rashes and leads to skin infections. The cause is unknown, but earlier studies conclude that the skin microbiome — the community of … |
A possible new weapon against eczema: live bacteria – CNN
CNN |
A possible new weapon against eczema: live bacteria
CNN Atopic dermatitis, more commonly known as eczema, is an inflammatory skin disease that makes skin dry and itchy, causes rashes and leads to skin infections. The cause is unknown, but earlier studies conclude that the skin microbiome — the community of … |
A possible new weapon against eczema: live bacteria – CNN
CNN |
A possible new weapon against eczema: live bacteria
CNN Atopic dermatitis, more commonly known as eczema, is an inflammatory skin disease that makes skin dry and itchy, causes rashes and leads to skin infections. The cause is unknown, but earlier studies conclude that the skin microbiome — the community of … |
A possible new weapon against eczema: live bacteria – CNN
CNN |
A possible new weapon against eczema: live bacteria
CNN Atopic dermatitis, more commonly known as eczema, is an inflammatory skin disease that makes skin dry and itchy, causes rashes and leads to skin infections. The cause is unknown, but earlier studies conclude that the skin microbiome — the community of … |
Live Well with COPD Group
- Here we have an amazing bunch of people who inspire me each and every week.Westbrook Wellness is very pleased to work with and see the self help support group Live Well with COPD achieve very encouraging results in their bi-annual, 6 minute walk test.
In the video clip you see part of one training protocol I have developed for the group, designed to be challenging yet achievable to the majority, while maintaining functional relevance to improve or maintain cardiorespiratory fitness.
If you know of anyone who suffers with COPD this groups are local to Gosport, hold regular social events, have a great sense of humour and are very welcoming. I would highly recommend them to anyone with COPD.
My sessions are Fridays 1200-1300 at Gosport Leisure Centre. Please feel free to pop by.
The results.
50 total participants tested.
- 27 of which had experienced 1 or more exacerbations this past winter.
- We had previous data for 19 of the total 50 participants.
Of these 19 participants
- 11 covered a significant greater distance
- 6 covered the same distance as before
- 20% of participants had less than a 5% increase in heart rate over the 6 minutes.
See the link below for Live Well with COPD
https://www.facebook.com/groups/LWCOPD/
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Live Twitter Q&A Tuesday 30th 1:00 pm & 7:30 pm
For those of you have been reading and (hopefully) enjoying my recent blog posts regarding how best you as parents can help your children navigate the choppy waters of education and careers related learning, and, by so doing mitigate the stress and anxiety associated with these huge decisions they are wrestling with, you will know I have a book due out at the end of the month…
Twitter Q&A on education and careers related learning and advice, Tuesday 30th 1 & 7 pm.
To that end I will be hosting not one, but two, count ’em, two live Twitter Q&A’s this coming Tuesday (30th) at 1.00 pm and again at 7.30pm – I would love to connect with anyone, parents, students, even teachers who have any questions they’d like to ask about education, CVs, work experience, university or not, whatever it might be, whatever it is that’s causing sleepless nights to try and help alleviate those concerns and give you guys back the power to make decisions and kick to touch those nasty brain worms that can niggle away causing untold misery and self doubt.
Please click through to the link below where the publisher has given all the details of how to get involved and for a little interview with yours truly!
I hope to see you there…
http://mailchi.mp/a639e261c4ff/exclusive-author-interview-and-live-qa-announcement?e=bc14d44ca3
The FreeFromers guide to Food Matters Live 2017
Food Matters Live is the UK’s first cross-sector event which brings together the food and drink industry, retailers, foodservice providers, government and those working in nutrition, to enable collaboration and innovation to support a sustainable food landscape for the future.
The three day event has been running now for a number of years at the Excel in London. Visit the Food Matters Live website to find out more.
My advice is to plan ahead. Study the programme and work out which events you want to attend. Certain events, like the Allergy UK Catering session required pre-booking so do this early to avoid missing out. Others get full up quickly to make sure you get to the room on time.
- Free Seminars – There are so many subjects, streams and speakers to choose from that it’s actually hard to decide and there were many clashes that meant I couldn’t attend everything I had ear marked but I did cram in a lot of learning. As well as a whole afternoon crammed with speakers in the FreeFrom seminar series you could learn about so many things from The Future of Food to Tackling Obesity to name just a few.
- Allergy UK ran a seminar – Catering for those affected by Food Allergy – I was lucky to be able to attend this and it was so useful for me, not to mention timely after my recent experience in America. Find out more here.
- New Products – It was exciting to discover a new Dairy Free Chocolate from Push. It is dairy, soya and nut free and also very low in sugar. I was lucky enough to try to some it was really delicious, not too sweet and great cocoa flavour. It’s not on the market yet but look out for news in 2018. Remember, you hear about it here first!
- The FreeFrom Eating Out Awards were hosted in the main glass theatre room to a packed audience. This was the highlight of the show for me and main reason for me attending. As a judge for the awards I’m so passionate about finding safe places to eat where I feel included and not like I’m awkward or not welcome. To see the Winners of the FreeFrom Eating out Awards visit their website here. More blogs soon on the amazing restaurants I was privileged to be able to judge.
- Networking – I managed to catch up with so many friendly faces and fellow bloggers and enjoyed coffees, catch-ups, wine, cuddles and support. Thank you Natalie (Intolerant Gourmand), Vicki (FreeFrom Fairy and the best freefrom flour), Carly (Gluten Free B), Sue Cane (GF Beer expert), Michelle, Cressida and Hannah, Jenny (The Lunchbox Doctor), Steve Walpole and so many more of you… you really don’t know how helpful those three days were for me.
- Meeting new people – I also made a few new contacts, including a blogger who I have been following on Twitter and not met properly before. I think we had met but I’d not connected the dots. So lovely to meet you 7 Years to diagnosis. You can read her review of Food Matters Live and the FFEO Awards 2017 here.
- New Skinny gluten free beer – A chance meeting on the train home on the last day meant I had a bottle of this to sample and it’s delicious. It’s not as sweet at a lot of gluten free beers and was really refreshing. I would definitely drink this again, and the creative in my just loves the brand and labelling. So clean, fresh and modern. Find out more about Skinny Brands lager here.
- Low FODMAP diets – Dr Megan Rossi presented a really informative talk about this very complicated area of food and diet.
- Histamine Intolerance – If you want to know about this check out Dr Janice Joneja who has written two books, one for the layman and another for professionals. This was such an interesting session as I hadn’t really grasped quite what histamine intolerance was or how it could be controlled. Read, The Beginners Guide to Histamine Intolerance here.
- Fecal Microbiota Transplant – don’t be squeamish, this isn’t a disgusting as it sounds and could really change the lives of many people with allergies. Visit the Taymount Clinic website to find out how introducing missing, healthy, clean and tested bacteria could help many immune conditions to improve.
Don’t go there expecting to find loads of FreeFrom foods. There were some of great brands there but many were not offering samples and none of them were selling their products. The lovely ladies from Angels and Cookies were there showcasing their delicious and totally freefrom cookie dough. Yes of course I had to try some of that! I did get to try some amazing Sprouted Rye Bread which was so moist and tasty, as well as Freedom Vegan Mallows. And Don’t forget the chocolate and beer – see above!
If you’re interested in food, science, the future and more, you should consider attending this next year. It’s completely free and well worth the horrible train journey out to the Excel Conference Centre.
What anaphylaxis feels like and how to live with the fear
I could probably write a whole book about this and maybe I will, but for now this is more about a kind of therapy for me. In September I ate out in a cafe in America and had the worst allergic reaction of my life.
I often joke about it when anyone asks me, “When was the last time you had a reaction?”
I’ll say something like, “A few years ago, I’m due another one!” and try to laugh it off.
Because that’s how I cope with it.
I have to live with it so I kind of ignore it. I never stop being vigilant but I always think that nothing bad will actually happen to me.
Well this time it did.
My previous reactions have been terrifying.
They’ve been painful.
I’ve felt scared and fought for my breath and wondered if this is the time. If this is the reaction that will get me.
But I’ve never had a reaction which came so suddenly and out of the blue.
One that left me with literally only minutes to react.
An attack which floored me completely.
Left me unconscious and meant my friends, who I owe so much to, had to take over and get me the help I needed.
I am so very very grateful that they were able to get to me and phone for help.
I did try to but after administering two adenaline injectors I knew I was passing out.
I knew I had moments left. Nothing was helping. Inhalers, antihistmines… nothing made any different.
The last conscious thing I did was send a whatsapp message to my friends. We had a chat group to help us meet up while we were away. And I wrote these few words.
“Help me. I’m having an allergic reaction…”
As I sent this message I had the sense to prop my door open and I don’t remember much after that. I had managed to crawl to the bed, to the hotel room phone, but I was phoning the wrong number. The UK emergency number.
Nothing prepares you for the crippling fear of knowing you might be dying.
And that, my friends, is as far as I’ll go on this subject for now.
Because I can’t talk about this yet to anyone with out breaking down in tears. Writing about it is strangely calming. I can delete, rewrite, think and understand how I’m feeling. Faced with another human and I just get so emotional.
I’m slowly pulling together interviews with all the people involved so I can make sense of what happened and learn from it.
I have lots of upbeat, happy, helpful posts planned too which have nothing to do with allergic reactions, but for now you’ll have to join me in my therapy. I think writing about this is going to help me recover, come to terms with it and move on.
And if it helps anyone else who has had a similar reaction and feels fear, anger and rage like I am, you can work through this with me.
I’m hoping to find a therapist and some counselling as well as reading about anger management. Talking and writing have always helped me so this will be key to my future health and well-being. Don’t bottle it up. Talk about it. Tell people how you are feeling. Don’t suffer in silence like I’ve been doing. You don’t have to do this alone.
Special thanks to Hazel and Rebecca who both helped me to realise I need to get some help this week. Angels.
This Is What It’s Really Like to Live with Severe Eczema – Reader’s Digest
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This Is What It's Really Like to Live with Severe Eczema
Reader’s Digest eczema courtesy Regeneron and Sanofi GenzymePeter Moffat, award-winning writer and the executive producer of HBO's The Night Of, knows a lot about what life is like for one of the integral characters in the UK series—lawyer John Stone (played by John … |