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Salicylate Allergy? Avoid Blackcurrants

We went over to a friend's for dinner over the weekend - and we tried a new drink, called Ribena. It is blackcurrant juice - and it'…

Licorice Root vs Star Anise

I have learned quite a bit about this topic over the past few days. My body reacts badly to Star Anise, Anise, and Fennel. Worst case - vo…

Allergies

In past posts I have mentioned being allergic or intolerant to various medications. I wanted to explain a bit about what that means and wha…

Natural Skin Care Products

In general, I love this trend of looking to natural sources for so many products... not only natural but locally sourced with natural ingre…

Hypoallergenic

Common allergies means common, not the only-possible-allergies-in-existence. The term 'hypoallergenic' is a term used by companies…