the resource for free from living,
  allergy and intolerance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 

Welcome to Foods Matter – the

resource for 'free from' living...


The web's fastest growing 'free from' site. 'Free from' food, 'free from' recipes, 'free from' nutrition, 'free from' personal care – articles, the very latest research, links and forums – all together in one easy-to-navigate location.

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FreeFrom Foods and Recipes •
An extensive section of the website with hundreds of links to new freefrom food products and producers, the FreeFrom Food Awards and over 300 freefrom recipes. Read more.
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• FreeFrom Personal and Skincare •
A new section of the website which features new skincare products, manufacturers, retailers and support groups, articles and research reports. Read more.
Last minute Valentine's Day panic? See our freefrom skincare Valentine ideas...
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• Articles and Research •
The backbone of the site – hundreds of articles and thousands of research reports on the causes and management of allergy and intolerance and the many health conditions related to them. Read more or look at our recently added articles and recently added research reports.

New Articles

• When is a wheat allergy not a wheat allergy? Following the recent furore in the UK press over the 'millions' who are 'self-diagnosing wheat allergy', Michelle Berriedale- Johnson suggests that, once again, the press may have been being gulled by the flour industry. Read more...

• Managing allergy in the food chain. Frances Dale attends a industry conference tackling the knotty problems of contamination in the factory. Read more...

• Healthy water. Sarah Merson reviews the case for water filtration and, if you choose to filter your water, how you might go about it. Read more...

• Microwave technology: a twenty-first century Trojan horse. John Scott updates his in-depth investigation into microwave technology and its many hazards. Read more... Then read Christpher Ketchums' lengthy article in this month's GQ magazine.

• Sainsbury's and FreeFrom. To coincide with Sainsbury's major relaunch of their freefrom food range, Michelle Berriedale-Johnson reviews their role in the development of this rapidly expanding sector of the food industry. Read more...

• Foods for optimal health. John Scott reviews the recent 100% Health Survey which suggests that high consumption of nuts and seeds, often avoided because of their high fat and calorie content, is an excellent predictor of good health while wheat and milk, considered by many to be staples, are associated with poor health. Read more...

• Vaccines' Dark Inferno: What Is Not on Insert Labels? A horrifying Townsend Letter exposé of what goes into vaccines and how they are made by Richard Gale and Dr Gary Null. Read more...

• Mobile phones and Alzheimer's disease Recent research suggests that mobile phone radiation may halt the progression of Alzheimer's in mice but experts take issue with both the research methods and the report's conclusions. Read more...

• New year well-being for allergy sufferers – Nutritionist Micki Rose suggests how allergy sufferers can best help their bodies recover from Christmas and set themselves up for a healthy 2010. Read more...

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LATEST NEWS/ RESEARCH

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Vitamin D helps asthma & Crohn's disease.
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Digital mammography delivers less radiation.
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Ambidextrous children more likely to have ADHD. Read more.
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Lead a significant factor in ADHD. Read more.
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Molecule that could 'turn off' allergy discovered.

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Dustmites destroyed
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Organic apples contain lower allergen levels.
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Trust launches new website.
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Over 60% autistic children have structural birth defects.

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Foods labelled 'nondairy' in US may contain milk protein
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Fish oil better than soya oil for ICU intravenous feeds.
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Allergy immunotherapy shots cut US healthcare costs
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Over 30% German GPs associate health problems with EMR. Read more.

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Trials of SLIT for dust mite allergy very promising. Read more.

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Inhalation of allergens can cause serious reactions. Read more.
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Vocal chord dysfunction masquerades as asthma. Read more.
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Early vitamin supplementation may reduce allergy.
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