Achalasia Awareness Month
This fierce little tiger next to me is our daughter and you wouldn't know it to look at her but she has Achalasia.Achalasia is a rare disorder that makes it difficult for food and liquid to pass from the swallowing tube connecting your mouth and stomach (esophagus) to the stomach. Food may feel as it is stuck in the esophagus after eating, this can cause choking or coughing and may lead to chest infections if the food goes back down the wrong way and into your lungs. Regurgitation also occurs as the food has nowhere to go except upwards. As a result of food not passing into the stomach and difficulty swallowing, less food is ingested and it is common to lose weight. There are treatments to help with the symptoms of Achalasia but no actual cure and the exact cause of Achalasia is still not understood.
Please do not pity this little tiger, she has fought all of this and she going to keep on fighting. For Achalasia Awareness Month we are donating all profits from the sales of the teas below
Everyday Breakfast Tea
Fruit A Full Tea
Nighty Night Tea
The donation will go to Guts UK charity is funding stem cells research into achalasia. Guts UK is commited to fighting all digestive diseases.
Accessibility for vision impaired
Photo Description: Our daughter wearing tiger shaped sunglasses sitting next to me and we are both pretending to roar.
Leave a comment
Comments will be approved before showing up.
Also in News & Recipes
Rhubarb and Mulled Spice Gin Martini
Check out this festive Rhubarb and Mulled Spice Gin Martin recipe from the Instagram foodie @thehomiekitchen. This recipe infuses the gin with our Winter Mulled Spice Loose Leaf Tea.
Hazelnut Pinwheel Cookies
Today's recipe comes from the amazing Instagram food blogger @what_this_veggie_eats. Check out her IG page for even more delicious and amazing food.
Homemade Vegan Buttternut Squash Loaf Cake
This recipe was made with ingredients from our first @oddboxldn fruit and veg delivery this week. Check them out as the fruit and veg they deliver is basically everything that supermarkets would not accept due to wrong shape, wrong size or any imperfections you can think of. We have been enjoying the wonky fruit and veg all week and made the breakfast loaf with the butternut squash delivered in the box. You can easily substitute the squash with pumpkin too for a Halloween treat. This is Butternut Squash Loaf Cake recipe is full of wholesome goodness and is delicious with our Everyday Breakfast Tea!
