Crispy Falafels Recipe and Dietary Fats
Crispy Falafels Recipe and Dietary Fats Don't miss this crispy falafels recipe that can be made with gluten or without. In addition, find out more about what we should look for in an oil including a Dietary Fats Comparison Chart. Recipy: Crispy Falafels Recipe...
Allergy debate: gluten-free for everyone?
Allergy debate: gluten-free for everyone? In short, the answer is no! Here’s an explanation: Gluten is a protein in wheat, rye, and barley that is commonly found in bread, beer, pasta, and a wide range of other processed foods containing these grains. For about 1% of...
Bee Venom Allergy – Coping in Schools
Bee Venom Allergy – Coping in Schools Bee-venom hypersensitivity is becoming increasingly prevalent, and can result in serious or even life-threatening reactions.Unlike food allergens, it is difficult to avoid bee stings. Most reactions occur outside of the home, and...
RX Radio: Lindokuhle Interviewing Prof. Michael Levin
RX Radio: Lindokuhle Interviewing Prof. Michael Levin [/ ]
Cape Talk: Health and Wellness – Understanding allergies
Cape Talk: Health and Wellness - Understanding allergies
AFSA News – October
https://www.allergyfoundation.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AFSA-NEWS-Icon-1.png AFSA NEWS OCTOBER 2017 [/ ]https://www.allergyfoundation.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/TitleImage-01.png LET'S TALK ALLERGY Seminar We had our top allergy experts in PE for a very...
Allergy medications and your heart
Allergy medications and your heart October is Heart Month- and as allergologists we have your optimal health at heart. Let’s take a look at the safety of “allergy medications,” especially in the light of cardiovascular side effects and precautions that heart-disease...
Lacto-fermented Sauerkraut
Lacto-fermented Sauerkraut Fermented foods are considered ‘alive’ and each has its own strain of bacteria. In order to effectively feed your microbiome (all the bacteria found in and on our bodies) it’s important to include a variety of fermented foods in your daily...
Tree Pollen and Allergy
Tree Pollen and Allergy Tree pollen may trigger allergic rhinitis, or a runny nose, hay fever and red, itchy eyes and these symptoms usually occur seasonally. Symptoms to tree pollen are most often seen in springtime but may occur during the summer and autumn months....
SAfm Health Matters with Prof Claudia Gray
SAfm Health Matters with Prof Claudia Gray Allergies occur in over 30% of all South Africans.
Gene Therapy
South Africa’s ‘Bubble Boy’ receives gene therapy in the US - What is Gene Therapy? You have probably heard of South Africa's "Bubble Boy" who is receiving gene therapy in the US. If you haven't, here's more information on Ayaan Ahmed Isaacs' story - South Africa's...
Why do children suffer from repeated airway infections?
Why do children suffer from repeated airway infections? Airway infections are common - especially in young children. Every child will suffer from an ear, nose, throat, airway, or lung infection at some stage. These infections may also recur (sometimes quite...
Nasal rinsing for clear nasal passages
Nasal rinsing for clear nasal passages Establishing and maintaining healthy airways is easy, cost-effective and often overlooked. Used as a nasal rinse, hypertonic saline has been an integral part of respiratory medicine in many cultures for thousands of years. It...
Cold, allergy or flu? Know the difference for best treatment.
Cold, allergy or flu? Know the difference for best treatment. You are sneezing , have a runny nose, and a sore throat ...pretty much feeling yuck!! Is it a cold or an allergy? Colds and Flu Colds and allergies often share similar symptoms which can make it hard to...
AFSA News – September
https://www.allergyfoundation.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AFSA-NEWS-Icon-1.png AFSA NEWS SEPTEMBER 2017 ‘DreamGuard competition’ Many congratulations to our winner Losh Kisten and a big thanks to all who entered and to our sponsor DreamGuard for making it all...
Gluten-free choc brownies
Gluten-free choc brownies Ingredients: 225g good quality dark chocolate 2 teaspoons vanilla essence 3 eggs beaten 200g dark chocolate chips 225g butter 200g caster sugar 150g ground almonds Method: Preheat oven to 170C and line a 24cm square tin with greaseproof...
AFSA News – August
https://www.allergyfoundation.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AFSA-NEWS-Icon-1.png AFSA NEWS AUGUST 2017 ‘Faces of Asthma’ On 23rd of July we filmed our first awareness and educational video – ‘Faces of Asthma’, showing true life stories of 2 South African families...
Living with Coeliac Disease
Living with Coeliac Disease Living with coeliac disease is hell, challenging and fun. Hell because you can’t go out spontaneously as you have to research every restaurant before you can try them. Do they know what gluten free is? Can they cater gluten free? Do they...
Latching on to breastfeeding
Latching on to breastfeeding World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year worldwide to improve the health of babies around the world. We all know that breastfeeding offers immense health, nutritional, immunological, psychological and economic benefits, but it is...
Recipe: Sweetcorn and Pumpkin Fritters
Recipe: Sweetcorn and Pumpkin Fritters A great South African staple – one way of getting yellow veggies down the hatch 1 tin of 250g of cooked sweetcorn (not creamed) 300g of cubed and steamed pumpkin (reserve the water for steaming) 1 tablespoon of cornflour ½...