Tag Archives: Being

Dr Miriam Stoppard: ‘Gluten free’ can be fashionable but being a coeliac isn’t

At every turn in supermarkets I’m assailed by products claiming to be gluten free, some crazily so. Gluten is a protein so why would a fizzy drink contain gluten? It couldn’t. The other day I saw an ad for gluten-free manicures. It’s mad, a case of ­commercial dishonesty climbing on a fashionable bandwagon. It infuriates… Read More »

Secret cost of being an athlete

When an athlete crouches down at the starting blocks of an Olympic Games event, every aspect of their diet and training has been finely tuned to achieve one aim: to win. Even when it comes to their minds, they can allow no doubt and no loss of focus. If an athlete is competing on the… Read More »

Being a Heroin Addict in Chicago

Illinois Addiction Resources https://illinoisaddictionresources.com Drug rehab and alcoholism treatment for residents of the Illinois area. It’s not easy being a heroin addict in Chicago as the streets are flooded with high purity heroin that’s often cut with fentanyl. The day I walked up the heroin highway between Kane County and Chicago, wasn’t the first time… Read More »