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The Reluctant Allergy Expert: How to kill the fear that anaphylaxis could kill you

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Anaphylaxis has the potential to hijack your everyday life with fear, anxiety, depression and trust issues, but it is possible to create a positive path forward. It is terrifying, both for those with allergies and their carers. Living with the fear of a serious reaction on a daily basis can seriously affect mental health. Buy this book today to find out how Ruth fought to get the help and support she needed to live with anxiety, panic attacks and stop limiting her life.

In this book Ruth shares her own experiences and provides invaluable advice. Every person’s allergic reaction is different, and symptoms vary from difficulty breathing to loss of consciousness. They can also change and become more severe over time. It's understandably hard to live with the unknown and ever-present knowledge that food could kill. Ruth has a lifetime of experience of anaphylaxis. Through research and first-hand experience, she has compiled a self-help guide for people living with the condition, their family and their friends.

In The Essential Guide, you will discover information, help and support to face this frightening condition with confidence. Ruth shows you how

• Get a diagnosis swiftly and how to come to terms with it
• Recognise the other factors that can affect the severity of a reaction, including exercise and medication
• Put together an Anaphylaxis Action Plan with day-to-day tips and strategies for staying safe at home and at work, eating out, holidays and dating
• Assess possible treatments, therapies and resources
• Cope with the psychological impact of living with anaphylaxis and severe allergies
• Take action when you’re feeling depressed or anxious, or experiencing panic attacks
• Create a positive and resilient mindset, and reframe the condition to feel less excluded and more in control

Buy ‘Anaphylaxis – The Essential Guide’ today to help you live a positive life with allergies despite your fears.

Don't just take my word for it... hear what readers

“ This book is such a great wealth of information and a delight to read! A must read for anyone with allergies or connected to an allergy sufferer. Congratulations! “ Tanya Ednan-Laperouse, Founder and Trustee, Natasha Foundation “ Just dipping into your book – it’s so good and really interesting and so much useful information and detail that everyone can easily understand… some of your experiences sound terrifying – and clearly they were for you… I think everyone should read the book “ Catriona Williams, CEO, talkhealth

Ruth takes you by the hand and leads you through the realities of living with life threatening allergies – Emma Amoscato, FreeFrom Farmhouse blog.

Ruth’s work comes from a deep need for self-care and self-preservation of her adult body and mind. I think it was the emotional honesty that struck me the most about her book, and this shouldn’t come as a surprise to those who follow her on social media. She shares upsetting accounts of her frightening brushes with anaphylaxis, and while the practical anaphylaxis essentials are covered, her book offers an important insight into the psyche of an adult with allergy that for me personally was more important to understand. She talks about the importance of therapy (when appropriate) and of self-compassion. She encourages you to share your mistakes, not hide them — which is wise advice, as this helps others, as well as yourself. She advises on coping with anger, and panic. She encourages creativity, and writing. She urges you to read, to self-educate and more...
Alex Gazzola, Food journalist

Buy Anaphylaxis - The Essential Guide today for yourself, your child, lover, partner or parent. It's a must-read book for everyone living with allergies.

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First published January 1, 2020

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About the author

Ruth Holroyd

3 books5 followers
Author and poet, Ruth has written a self help book for those living with life threatening allergies and anaphylaxis called 'Anaphylaxis: The Essential Guide: An Action Plan For Living With Life-Threatening Allergies.
Her second book, The Shape of Skin, a collection of poems for people with eczema, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis and sensitive skin. It's an intimate look at skin conditions, from the incessant itch to body image and a love affair with the largest organ in the body.

Ruth writes award winning blog What Allergy? https://www.whatallergy.com, to help others make sense of this frustrating, terrifying and life limiting condition.

She has spoken at numerous events, from lobbying parliament at the Houses of Parliament, the Allergy Show, EEACI, the BSACI and corporate conferences to educate medical and industry professionals what it’s really like living with life threatening allergies.
She is a regular judge and tester for the FreeFrom Food Awards, SkinCare and Eating Out Awards.

She is now an advocate of selfcare, relaxation and mindfulness and practises yoga and meditation regularly as a way of living with extreme anxiety and panic attacks. She is also a member of a running club and runs the crazy out at least four times a week. She loves reading, writing, country walks and relaxing in her garden with a cup of tea and freefrom cake!
She works as a freelance marketeer and copywriter.


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December 1, 2020
I have been a fan of Ruth's Instagram (@whatallergy) for many years, so I was very excited to read her first book, and it didn't disappoint. Thank you for sharing so much invaluable information on a subject that is not discussed enough.
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January 12, 2021
Honest and accessible, The Reluctant Allergy Expert offers not only a wealth of practical advice and information, but support at a deeper, emotional level. Ruth Holroyd is to be applauded for sharing her scary world. You don't have to experience anaphylaxis to benefit from this book.
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December 2, 2020
A great read that covers all things allergy related - useful for allergy sufferers and their friends and families . Would recommend to anyone with allergies
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December 2, 2020
Amazingly written, clearly it comes from the heart, with a wealth of factual knowledge. Highly reccomend!!
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January 7, 2021
This is exactly what I have been looking for. It covers all the things I have been worried about, being a mother of a boy with several allergies. The personal perspective was really helpful too.
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January 12, 2022
This is an awesome insight into dealing with Allergies. A must for people with allergies and for those who know people with allergies. Her website is a useful resource for all things allergy related. Www.what allergy.com
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September 28, 2022
This book has been a life's work, from blogging to finally pulling all my experiences and learnings together into this self help guide to living with the anxiety and fear of anaphylaxis. It was such a therapy to write it and taught me a lot about how much it affects all facets of my life, and how with time and learning to reframe my outlook, I could learn to own it, live with it and thrive with it. If you have anaphylaxis, have a child with it, or a close friend who struggles to find the confidence to speak out in their behalf, this is the perfect gift.
If you'd like a signed paperback copy visit my blog to request one here: https://whatallergy.com/the-reluctant...

And don't take my word for it. Here are just two of the amazing reviews I've received for this book:

“The Reluctant Allergy Expert is such a great wealth of information and a delight to read! A must read for anyone with allergies or connected to a allergy sufferer. Congratulations!“

Tanya Ednan-Laperouse, Founder and Trustee, Natasha Foundation
“Just dipping into your book – it’s so good and really interesting and so much really useful information and detail that everyone can easily understand… some of your experiences sound terrifying – and clearly they were for you… I think everyone should read the book…“

Catriona Williams, CEO, talkhealth

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