We all know that fruit and vegetables are good for you, but if you are trying to father a child you may want to think organic or avoid certain ones.
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What do you think when you hear the word salt? Some of us would think of the difference a small sprinkle can make to our chips, some would think “high blood pressure/stroke”, but would you think that it could play a role in protecting you from bugs?
Interesting news from the English newspaper the Telegraph this week. It seems that the amount of alcohol consumed by people in the UK is dropping.
In today’s world of breakfast skipping, sandwiches at your desk and a big dinner when you get home, what effect is this style of eating having on our bodies?
Peanuts, ask most parents of very young children and they’ll probably say “you shouldn’t give them to them”. But why is this?
All is not well for almond and peanut allergy sufferers in the UK. Last week, 3 products containing paprika were recalled due to the presence of undeclared almond.
Carrying on from the rather negative blog about organic food yesterday here is one to re-balance our scales.
What do you think of when you think of organic? Do you think of a healthy flavoursome alternative to the mass produced tasteless stuff from the supermarkets? Perhaps you think of fresh fruit and vegetables that have been lovingly tended just using some soap to remove the bugs instead of…
Yep, it’s the stuff of pub legends, a paper has been published in the European Heart Journal that says it is good for you to have tipple. But before we get too excited what is it really saying? The authors followed over 14,500 people who were in their mid 50’s…
Imagine this, you are a chicken retailer and a damning report is published that says nearly 60% of all raw chicken sold has a bacteria on it that can cause food poisoning. What do you do?