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Bird flu – its origins revealed

28/02/2018  |   Tags: 
  • Meat
  • The Environment

Bird flu viruses occur naturally in wild water-birds without making them ill and have done so for millions of years. They are passed on in water from one bird to another but are not problematic. But now, these same viruses have been blamed…

Meat Kills

29/11/2017  |   Tags: 
  • Meat

Meat has been recognised as a risk factor for cancer since the early 1900s. Countries with high intakes have higher rates of bowel, breast and prostate cancer, three of the…

Beyond the Paleolithic Diet

01/11/2017  |   Tags: 
  • Diets
  • Evolution
  • Meat

Some time ago I watched a programme about the different types of diets people follow. There was a banker who saw himself as a modern day hunter-gatherer in the city.…

Keep Calm and Eat Your Carbs

06/10/2017  |   Tags: 
  • Diets
  • Fibre
  • Fruits and Vegetables
  • Nuts and Seeds
  • Obesity and Overweight
  • Pulses
  • Sweets & Salt & Junk Food
  • Wholegrains

Our cells – every single cell in your body – run on carbs. Your body breaks down carbohydrates into glucose and other molecules and it’s glucose that is used as…

Milk Race

20/09/2017  |   Tags: 
  • Allergies
  • Cancer
  • Cholesterol
  • Dairy
  • Diets
  • Heart Disease & Stroke
  • Nuts and Seeds
  • Osteoporosis
  • Soya
  • The Environment
  • Wholegrains

Firstly, let’s have a proper look at what any milk actually is – a very watery liquid, around 90 per cent is always water. Therefore, any amount of nutrients it…

Where do you get your protein?

20/03/2017  |   Tags: 
  • Nuts and Seeds
  • Pulses
  • Soya

The basics Protein, carbohydrates and fat are all essential constituents of the human diet, along with vitamins and minerals. Proteins are made up of building blocks called amino acids, some…

Help! I’m addicted to cheese!

08/12/2016  |   Tags: 
  • Dairy

The truth is, cheese addiction is real and once you break free from it, the cravings stop. But why is cheese addictive? What makes cheese so addictive is the extremely high concentration of the milk protein casein that, when digested, results in casomorphins.

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