Despite the fact that in the UK there is a huge government push for fluoridation of our water, in the US 1300 professionals have signed a statement against it. US Flouride Action Network (FAN) have summarised their top 10 research studies that question the use of fluoride. Read it at tinyurl.com/4o9rgg or go to FAN’s …
Dairy-Free Ice-Cream Tasting
Just ready for Summer, Foods Matter have done one of their tastings. This time dairy free ice cream, which must have been a tough job! On top by far was Swedish Glace – all flavours got 9/10 – and these are easily available in the supermarkets and health shops. My favourites Booja Booja got a …
Hate Needles at the Dentist?
Well you’re in luck then. You could give hypnotherapy a go, of course which is your simplest solution to get rid of the phobia for good. Failing that, a new frozen gum shield is now available that numbs the area and produces a surprisingly powerful pain relief after any work too. In tests the average …
Did You Realise…?
That conservatively estimated figures suggest that at least 26,000 people in Britain die from an adverse reaction to a medicine every year. This compares to only 3,200 in road accidents. I was stunned at that! Studies show that a total of 1,489 drugs were found to be associated with adverse reaction although 51 of …
Artificial Additives and Hyperactivity – the Ban
The Food Standards Agency recently called for a ban of 6 artificial additives which have been linked to hyperactivity in children. Hoo-flippin—ray. At long last! I remember when I first started in the health food trade 20 years ago this supposed ‘myth’ about additives and children’s behaviour was around then. A study by Southampton in …
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Food Prices On A High – Rant of the Month!
We are reading everywhere how much food prices are going up. The basic staples, as far as I understand it, are rising because of increasing oil prices – isn’t it always the oil! It may not be PC to say it, and I really feel for the poorer countries of the world who are struggling …
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Berry Granita
In anticipation of lovely warm weather, how about this for a refreshing dessert? Ok, so it’s got some calories in it from sugar, but it’s got to be better than ice-cream in the health stakes! Dissolve 150g caster sugar or Zylosweet in 650ml hot Earl Grey tea. Whilst it cools, use a blender to …
Fosamax Bone Drug Warning
I saw this in the Nutri E-news supplement and thought I'd pass it on to you. Fosamax is a very common medicine given for osteoporosis (brittle bones). I've had my worries about it for a while - and truly prevention is better than cure with this condition so it shouldn't be necessary. So, here's the …
Tips For Summer Skin
Summer Skin Haven’t we been having beautiful sunny weather? Coming out of Winter, our skin can sometimes look like it needs a bit of TLC. Here are a few top tips to get it into condition quickly. Protect it from sunburn using Green People’s F22 sun screen (£15.99) or keep a small tube of …
Well I Never… Did You Know?
Avocados are native to Central and South America, the word avocado derives from the Nahuatal (native Mexican) word “ahuacatl”, meaning testicle, and they were believed by the Aztec culture to have aphrodisiac qualities!