Free-From Heaven reader and Gluten Free Cuppa Tea blogger tells us about how she came to lead a positive gluten-free lifestyle. Hi, my name is Becky. I am 24 years old and have been living for the past 8 months in the sunny climates of Manchester. I, unfortunately, live with a gluten intolerance & have done so since early […]
Melissa Morgan, aka Ms. Cupcake, runs a vegan bakery and shop in Brixton – here she talks to us about how vegan cooking has shaped her life. When did you first start baking vegan recipes? I’ve always had a passion for ‘free-from’ baking. I love the challenge of trying to make something taste amazing that’s suitable for as many people as possible. […]
Author of the Honestly Healthy series and now Honestly Healthy Cleanse, Natasha Corrett talks to us about the significant benefits of an alkaline diet in everyday cooking… What were the triggers for you before adopting an ‘Honestly Healthy’ way of life? I always dieted, but had always failed as I was such a foodie and loved […]
Popular food blogger and recipe writer Vicky Rockliffe talks us through the challenges she faced when she originally decided to adopt a sugar-free diet… Mother of three Vicky had to change her way of cooking when her son was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease in 2006. Trawling through the internet, she came across The Specific Carbohydrate Diet™. She adopted the thinking and this […]
Journalist, TV presenter and now bestselling author of I Quit Sugar, Australian lifestyle icon Sarah Wilson talks to us about the switching to, and the benefits of, living sugar-free… What was your trigger to turning sugar-free? I have an autoimmune disease and had been told for years I should quit sugar. The idea was far too scary to contemplate, as […]
Nutritionist Deborah talks about why she took up the gluten-free diet and the courses and advice she offers to help others with gluten-free living. Deborah Thackeray is a nutritionist, teacher and writer. She is particularly obsessed with gluten-free, but adores food in general. Her nutritional therapy practice is in North Yorkshire where she lives with her husband. She also has an allotment and […]
Gluten-free baker and founder of Honeybuns, Emma Goss-Custard talks to us about the progression of both her business and the shift in attitude towards gluten-free living… Emma Goss-Custard started Honeybunsin 1998, originally selling homemade cakes to cafes and delis in Oxford out of the basket on her bike. Emma took Honeybuns to its first trade show – The Speciality […]
Award-winning food writer, blogger and certified health coach Lee Holmes talks to us about the ‘beauty’ of living and breathing a ‘supercharged’ diet… What were the triggers that turned you to your ‘supercharged food’ diet? About five years ago I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. I was given a cocktail of drugs; immunosuppressants, anti-inflammatory drugs, anti-cancer drugs and a lot of […]