I have had a rough few weeks…nothing life threatening and I am perfectly safe…I have just been feeling downright awful. Which is why I have been a bit quiet round here…hard to think of things to write when feeling unwell. My main problem is nausea…constant, unexplained nausea…one specialist called it Functional Nausea. It all started […]
food intolerances
The Nima…a gadget to take out to dinner!
By Sarah in Being Dairy Free, Gadgets, General, Wishlist 1 Comment Tags: dairy free, food allergies, food intolerances, gadget, gluten food tester, gluten free, lactose free, Nima, nut free, wishlist
I love technology and always keep an eye out for any new gadgets that are being developed. This one appeared in my Facebook feed this morning, and it has got me rather excited about it’s potential. The Nima is a small, portable sensor that people can use to quickly detect whether the food in front […]
Eating Paleo in Ballarat
By Sarah in Eating Out 2 Comments Tags: Ballarat, dairy free, food intolerances, healthy eating, Paleo, Paleo Cafe, paleo diet
My husband and I basically follow a Paleo diet and it works very well for us, especially as I suffer from food intolerances which makes eating out fraught with danger. So when we heard that there was a cafe that served a Paleo menu in Ballarat, we decided to check it out…and it was so […]
Food Intolerances Suck…Big Time…
By Sarah in Being Dairy Free Tags: dairy free, food allergies, food intolerances, lactose Intolerant
We had a lovely long weekend…enjoyed getting out and about in this city we live in, even fitted in some vintage retail therapy. And then yesterday afternoon, I let my guard down…decided to have one of these… They are protein balls, and really yummy…they were meant to be gluten free and dairy free. But something […]
Wellness Hysteria
By Sarah in Health, Liver Transplant, Thyroid Cancer 4 Comments Tags: food allergies, food intolerances, Hashimotos Disease, Paleo, Thyroid cancer, wellness
There seems to be so much hysteria and finger pointing about various “wellness” groups and diets over the last month or so. First it was the sad death of Jess Ainscough …..who had a huge following before she lost her fight with cancer, despite her strong beliefs in Gerson Therapy…a therapy that claims to boost […]
Eating Out: Brown Sugar Cafe
By Sarah in Eating Out, General Tags: Brown Sugar Cafe, dairy free, eating out in Melbourne, food allergies, food intolerances, lactose Intolerant, Melbourne Cafe
We went in search of a quick brunch before seeing Grease, and ended up at “Brown Sugar”, a little cafe in a narrow busy Melbourne laneway called Block Place. Since visiting this cafe, I did a quick search on the internet, and found quite a few negative reviews of this place…which would have definitely put […]