Peanut Foods & Infant Weaning – How Do You Start?
In order to reduce the risk of peanut allergy, babies should be given peanuts early – some at four months old (when they are weaning ready).
TJ’s Battle with Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy Diagnosis
Since TJ was 4 weeks old he has battled every night without fail with what we were told was ‘colic’ & reflux.
Unfortunately, breastfeeding didn’t work out for us so we moved onto formulas.
He has been on 6 different formulas since and none of them have agreed with him.
Watching your baby in agony, inconsolable night after night and not being able to help was heart-breaking but it sent me on a mission to solve the problem.
Even after being told 100 times there wasn’t one having made many trips back and forth to the doctors, being made to feel silly and at times like crazy neurotic first time parents!
COW’S MILK PROTEIN ALLERGY – Should we test for it?
In children with non-IgE mediated cow’s milk protein allergy, skin prick tests are often used to diagnose, despite the child showing clear symptoms. Skin prick tests do not provide reliable results on a non-IgE mediated allergy to cow’s milk (or other foods). Here is why.
😍 Cauliflower & Broccoli Sausage Rolls 😍
Sausage rolls are extremely popular as a party food (and everyday snack + addition to lunch) for both children and adults. Here in the UK they are generally made with puff pastry and back home in Denmark, they are made with ordinary white flour. I love both versions. However, I wouldn’t say they are particularly healthy.
I have therefore created a healthier version which still taste awesome despite being really realllyyyy healthy
What Intuitive Eating Looks Like For Me
Where often times in society we’re told to let calorie count or specific times dictate what and when to eat, intuitive eating means eating when you’re hungry or wanting food and letting your fullness and satiety guide you to stop eating. Let’s consider children for a second. They are after all intuitive eaters, because they were born that way.
So because it’s Summer, you think you are getting enough Vitamin D?
Robert P. Heaney, M.D., a distinguished professor of medicine, world-renowned researcher in the field of bone biology and vitamin D reports that vitamin D requirements have been miscalculated by the institute of medicine in America. Dr Heaney believes that we have underestimated the requirements of vitamin D by a factor of 10! Yes that’s right….10!
If You Don’t Sleep, You Won’t Fly
Most people I speak with feel low in mood, need too snooze for at least 30 min before they get up and need stimulants such as coffee before they are ready to start their day.
These factors suggests that something in your lifestyle isn’t in order.
There are 6 pillars or lifestyle practices we must ‘do’ in order to live a life full of vitality and wellness (according to ancient philosophy. One of these pillars is sleep. I therefore intent to tell you why sleep is important and what I do to ensure I get enough sleep.
I this blog post I will give you 3 top reasons to why you must ensure you get more sleep, starting from tonight!
Postnatal Depression & Poor Nutrition
Postnatal depression (PDN) affects more than 1 in every 10 woman and can be an extremely difficult time for both mother, baby and the wider family involved.
Many possible causes for PND have been suggested and there is no single reason to why this happens as it could be down to multiple factors, including a nutritional imbalance which I shall explain more about in this blog.
Reading Food Labels for the Milk-Allergic Infant
I can appreciate that the interpretation of food labels can be a chore but let’s look at it with positive eyes. At least the food industry is now legally entitled to state which allergens are present in foods. These are usually highlighted in bold. Milk is in virtually all cheeses, butters, creams and yogurts. For the Milk-Allergic Infant ( better known as cow’s milk protein allergy in the medical world)
Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy – Feeding Tips for the Formula Fed Infant
Hypoallergenic formulas are used in the management of infants and children with cow’s milk protein allergy and are therefore used for medical purposes only.
These formulas have been produced in such a way that they do not contain cow’s milk. Nutritionally they are formulated to meet an infant’s requirements for satisfactory growth and development and because they are free from cow’s milk, they assist to treat symptoms related to an allergy to cow’s milk and other allergies.