Review
"Tanya Wright has amalgamated her personal experience of severe food allergy with her expertise dietitian to produce this unsurpassed guide to living with food allergy." - Maureen Jenkins, Nurse Advisor and Coordinator of Training, British Allergy Foundation. "Required reading for those with food allergies." - David Reading, Director, The Anaphylaxis Campaign.
Product Description
With a number of well-publicised deaths caused by food-induced anaphylaxis in recent years, there is widespread recognition that preventative measures and prompt action are essential to living with this condition. This practical guide enables suffers to take a more pro-active role in its prevention. Information on special diets, restrictive diets and eating away from home, medical terms explained in layman's language an a comprehensive list of organisations to contact for further help and support are also included.
About the Author
Tanya Wright BSc (Hons) SRD, is a State Registered Dietitian, workng at Stoke Mandeville Hospital as Head of Nutrition and Dietetic Services. She has a particular interest in allergies because she herself has a severe allergy to milk and eggs. She runs an allergy support group in her own time, and is a Regional Coordinator for both The Anaphylaxis Campaign and the British Allergy Foundation.
