Every year, tonnes of plastic waste gets sent to landfill or ends up in the oceans. This is having a devastating effect on the natural environment, poisoning the soil, polluting the air and killing marine wildlife. In the last few years, awareness of this problem has grown a lot, and now many of us are …
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I love coffee, don’t you? I love that slightly caramelised, nutty and warming scent that fills my kitchen as it gently bubbles on the stove. I love lifting the lid of my reusable coffee cup and taking a deep long inhale of its rich goodness. I love the rich and slightly bitter flavour as it …
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Most people don’t realise that chewing gum contains plastic. But we’re not talking about the wrapper or the fancy plastic packaging that many brands use these days. We’re talking about the chewing gum itself. So, what do we need to know about the plastic in chewing gum? Is it adding to the global plastic pollution …
You’ve started buying organic because you want to make the healthiest, most environmentally conscious food choices. Maybe you’ve heard about the potential dangers of pesticides when it comes to our health or read the recent government study that found pesticide residues in 47% or British food. Or you’ve heard about the overuse of antibiotics and …
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 …
