Never let it be said that my approach to this blog is not eclectic.... Because of John Scott and his close relationship with parasitic worms, my eye is always attracted to anything with 'intestinal parasite' in the title, so, of course, I had to read 'Intestinal parasite …
Wind turbine syndrome
So, do you live close to a wind farm? And do you suffer from: headaches sleep problems night terrors or learning disabilities in children ringing in the ears (tinnitus) mood problems (irritability, anxiety) concentration and memory problems issues with …
‘FreeFrom’ in the Himalayas wins ‘Best for the local award economies’
Way back in 2007 I spent a wonderful two weeks walking in the foothills of the Himalayas courtesy of the then quite new Village Ways eco-holiday group - an initiative which enables remote villages to become self-sustaining by entertaining visitors who want to walk in their hills. …
Tactile tableware, vanilla tapenade, 38 brands of gin and conversing in real time with the grower of your Shisito peppers…
My good friend Jeffrey Hyman, he of the Food & Drink Innovation Network, sent me, last week, Baum & Whiteman's 'Hottest food and Beverage Trends for 2014'...... In case you are not aware (and I certainly wasn't) Baum and Whiteman are the restaurant design team who …
A ‘gluten-free scam’, the ensuing rants and terminological confusion
Julia Llewellyn Smith has caused a predictable storm with her article in yesterday's Telegraph, The Great Gluten-free Scam. In essence she is saying (backed by coeliac nutritionist, Ian Marber) that gluten is being demonised. It is not the cause of every ill from which you …