I recently invited Linda Simon, a registered dietitian and certified personal chef, to advise us on how best to avoid osteoporosis. Linda blogs at blog.kitchentherapy.us, where she posts delicious - and healthy! - recipes and advice. Over to you, Linda... Thanks Lucy, for asking me to write about preventing osteoporosis. This is a topic … [Read more...]
Safety Tips for Gluten Free Cooking
One of the biggest risks in gluten-free cooking is cross-contamination from products containing wheat. In households where some people have gluten allergies and others don’t share the same dietary needs or concerns, it just takes a bit of work and organization to keep things safe for everyone. An easy step to keeping things separate is … [Read more...]
No money to run coeliac disease tests
Because of budget constraints, a hospital in Ireland has had to cut back expenditure. An internal memo (according to the Irish Times) indicates that the hospital executive have decided to cancel all non-urgent elective work until the end of September, to bring its expenditure back to 2006 levels. One of the doctors, Dr Varadkar, said the … [Read more...]
