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Applied Kinesiology – a way to good health
Terry Larder is a naturopath and kinesiologist.
She has a clinic in Leicester and is principal of the
Classical Kinesiology Institute.
Super E homes –
for the environment, for asthma and for allergies
Virginia Salares tells how her childrens’ allergies led
her to build an e-friendly, allergy-friendy house which
has become a blueprint for E houses worldwide.
A concatenation of conferences
After a lengthy dearth, the autumn was choc-a-bloc with conferences, at least some of which we managed to cover for Foods Matter readers
Paediatric Nutrition
Medical conference organised by the McCarrison Society and the Institute of Brain Chemistry and Human Nutrition.
www.mccarrisonsociety.org.uk
September – London Report by David Marsh
Medicine and Me: Allergies
Meeting organised by the Royal Society of Medicine in association with the National Allergy Strategy Group.
www.roysocmed.ac.uk
October – London Report by Alex Gazzola
Food Allergy: Science and Clinical practice
Allergy Research Foundation
November – London Report by Cressida Boyd
The Incurable Patient: MCS, EMHS and allied challenges
British Society for Ecological Medicine – www.ecomed.org.uk
November – London Report by Michelle Berriedale-Johnson
Diets Often Fail to Supply Sufficient Minerals
Tom Stockdale offers an historical – and rural – perspective
A New Plague On The Horizon?
For those who did not see it, naturopath and nutritionist Micki Rose reports on the recent Horizon programme on allergies.
Stuffed like a turkey
Ruti Lante descibes how her parents’ desperate
attempts to ‘fatten her up’ ruined her health.
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Research Reports
Reports via the laptop
of John Scott and elsewhere
John Scott – progress, teeth cleaning – and web research...
Immunotherapy given directly to the lymph nodes may be less painful and work faster than traditional allergy shots
Cosmetic dangers! - Lip balm and hair spray
Soybeans no longer a musical fruit?
Coeliac vaccine a step nearer
Peppermint oil and fibre win out over IBS drugs
Peanut hysteria - or is it?
Children:
Soft water and eczema trials
ADHD and problem school
Childhood constipation as serious as asthma or ADHD
Toy care
Reports on all of these research items and good deal more are to be found in this issue of Foods Matter magazine.
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New Products
Lactofree yogurts
Lactofree milks will be old favourites with many lactose-intolerant readers – many of whom will remember them from the days when they were called Lactolite and only came in little UHT packets. The development, by Arla Foods, of a fresh Lactofree milk (hard to tell from ‘ordinary’ cow’s milk) was very welcome and now it looks as though we can look forward to a whole range of Lactofree products...
The first up are their new yogurts – a large (500g) pot of plain and individual pots of strawberry and raspberry. The plain yogurt includes nothing except milk, starter culture and lactase enzyme so it not too sweet. It is very smooth but quite runny rather than set so excellent on cereal or fruit. It also seems to cook well – we used it for the chocolate sauce in the pear recipe in this month's issue.
The fruit yogurts do taste really fruity (7% fruit plus concentrated fruit juice in each) plus elder- berry concentrate. A little cornflour to thicken but no added sugar.
Cost: £1.29 for the plain, £1.59 for 4x125g pots of
fruit from all major supermarkets.
0845 600 6688 www.lactofree.co.uk
Provamel’s new Omega 3 soya ‘milk'
Provamel’s new Omega 3 soya ‘milk’ uses linseeds to provide you with 30% of your RDA or Omega 3 in just one 200ml glass – and it tastes nice!
As with all Provamel products, it is fully organic and, apart from the linseeds, only includes tapioca syrup and sea salt.
It cost £1.49 per litre from all good health food stores.
Lovemore Savouries
Lovemore FreeFrom are continuing to launch new
baked goodies. After their Christmas range, it is savoury
palmiers, straws and biscuits.
The straws and palmiers are quite a triumph as, being dairy free as well as gluten and wheat free, they have to create a nice, more-cocktails-please flavour without the use of ‘real’ cheese! This they do pretty well, especially after 10 minutes in a hot oven after which they are tanned and crispy and very more-ish.
The savoury biscuits cost £1.89 per 175g pack, the straws and palmiers £2.39 for a 150g pack from some Waitrose stores and Goodness Direct – www.goodnessdirect.co.uk.
Freebake Mixes
Freebake is a division of one of the major bakery companies that has developed a range of gluten-free mixes for both the catering trade and for the consumer.
Their mixes (bread, cake and pizza base) are all preservative free and are available in bulk packs (2.4kg or the really mega 19.2 kg caterers’ pack) either on prescription through a pharmacy or by mail order from their website – www.freebake.co.uk – or on the phone – 0845 603 9230. The 2.4kg pack costs £12.15 and makes you six 700g loaves – but of course you do have to pay for postage unless you can get it on prescription.
So far we have only tried the bread mix –
potato, corn, rice and buckwheat flour, sugar, salt, guar gum, sunflower oil and anticaking agent – plus added yeast, which comes in the pack.
The bread was easy to make up by hand or in a bread maker. It comes out slightly startlingly white, but the texture is excellent – soft but not ‘squishy’ with a nice crisp crust. Flavour also good – interesting and tasty even without any butter or spread!
We look forward to tasting the other mixes.
Gluten-free from Finland
Moilas enthusiasts (you remember that excellent range of gluten free pizzas, pastas and such like from Finland which were around for a year or so and then disappeared?) will be glad to know that at least some of their products are now available from Gluten Free from Finland, a site run by chef Minna Moller-Thompson who is a coeliac. Unable to source suitable ingredients for her own diet, she set up a business selling gluten-free goods from Finland, as well as providing homemade gluten-free foods to local delis and individuals by special order.
She too has a bread mix along with oats, cereals, sweets – and Moilas pastas.
To check out exactly what is on offer, check her site at www.glutenfreefromfinland.com
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Special offers & giveaways
15% discount on Biocard Celiac Testwww.myeasydiet.co.uk
15% discount o ENJO chemical free cleaning packs
www.enjo.co.uk
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Tasting
No tasting this month - see February tastings supplement
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New Recipes
Celeriac, sprout and chestnut soup
Wheat, gluten, corn, soya, nightshade, dairy & egg free
Braised Beetroot with Basmati Rice
Wheat, gluten, corn, soya, nightshade, egg & nut free; can be dairy free
Mung Beans with Fennel and Okra
Wheat, gluten, corn, soya,dairy, egg & nut free
Avocado Wrapped in bacon
Dairy, corn, soya, nightshade, egg & nut free; can be wheat &/or gluten free
Pork Chops with Apple and Rosemary
Wheat, gluten, corn, soya, nightshade, dairy, egg & nut free
Pears with Chocolate and Ginger Wine Sauce
Wheat, gluten, corn, nightshade, egg free & nut free: can be dairy or soya free
The recipes for all of these dishes are to be found in this issue of Foods Matter.
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Conference Diary
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Book Reviews
None this month
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