Rod's Story

My allergy/food intolerance started in my late fifties. I had been waking up with difficulty in breathing, a painful throat and an excessive thirst.
Nature dictated that I drink -- 4 or 5 pints of water brought about recovery.

After a few of these scary nights I visited my doctor who said I must have asthma, and prescribed Ventolin and Becotide inhalers. I used these for about 2 years. They relieved the condition but did not cure.

I did not like the idea of daily inhalations so I visited a homeopath, and took a course of drops. There was some improvement, and it was suggested I have a full blood/allergy test with York Laboratories. The results meant the exclusion from my diet ---wheat, corn/maize, rice, all dairy products and GARLIC!!

I abstained totally from these for 4 years, and then gradually re-introduced them in small amounts, every few days. I still take these in small amounts, only suffering slight catarrh, with the exception of GARLIC! Unless it is a miniscule amount garlic still hurts my neck and throat. This is sad, as I'm a real curry fan! So I bought some good curry recipe books and just make my own, minus the garlic. No problem -- and better than ready meals.

One wonders why there are more and more asthma sufferers these days. Is it most likely due to people's increasing consumption of ready meals, and sweets with additives and chemicals, plus poor air quality in and out of home.

Best of health, Rod