Raw honey is simply honey that hasn’t been pasteurised, heated significantly above 35°C or processed. It’s just pure honey the way nature intended it to be. Most honey sold in supermarkets is pasteurised, which involves heating the honey to about 63° C. This helps improve its shelf life, but also kills the beneficial yeast and …
Glyphosate is a herbicide used to kill weeds that compete with crops. It was brought to market by Monsanto in 1974 under the brand name Roundup. Despite concerns about the safety of glyphosate, its usage has grown rapidly over the past thirty years. One of the keys to making glyphosate so successful was the introduction …
Many of us love to unwind at the end of a busy, stressful day with a glass of wine, and there’s evidence to suggest that moderate consumption of wine can actually be good for us. Wine contains antioxidants know as polyphenols, which are thought to protect our bodies against diseases such as heart disease and …
We all know that cows produce large amounts of greenhouse gases, but are the alternatives really better for the environment? There are lots of environmental issues associated with producing both dairy and vegan milk including carbon emissions, land use and water consumption. In this article, we’ll ignore the questions of which type of milk is …
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Hay fever can ruin the spring and summer months by making you feel congested, sneezy and generally unwell. Many of us take antihistamine tablets to reduce symptoms of hay fever, but did you know there are lots of natural antihistamines and hay fever remedies that can be just as effective? In this article, we’ll look …
Curcumin is a natural chemical found in turmeric. It’s bright yellow in colour and is popular as a supplement due to its potential antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. Curcumin is sometimes confused with turmeric, but they’re not strictly the same thing. Turmeric is a plant in the same family as ginger that has been used in …
To supplement or not to supplement – that is the question. Dietary supplements are a huge industry, but do vitamin and mineral tablets actually do us any good? Most doctors and nutritionists agree that the ideal is to get your vitamin and minerals from the food you eat, but in the modern world that is …
Many of us will have enjoyed a slice of toast for our breakfast this morning, or perhaps made sandwiches for ourselves and our families. There’s no doubt that bread is one of our favourite foods in the UK, with nearly 12 million loaves sold each day. Unfortunately, many of us may not realise that our …
Far too many of our favourite packets of sweets and bars of chocolate come packaged in huge amounts of plastic. This includes the obvious places like the plastic bag around your Mint Humbugs, to the wrapper around your Yorkie bar and even the plastic wrap, plastic cover sheet and plastic tray inside that box of …
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The short answer is: No, you can’t buy raw milk in UK supermarkets in 2019. Raw milk is a controversial substance these days, and even an illegal one in many parts of the world. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, raw milk is available to buy directly from the producer, but is not allowed to …
