MS (multiple sclerosis) is not a illness that FoodsMatter deals with regularly, although we do have an article pending suggesting that diet can be really helpful in managing the condition. But I do have a very old friend who has had it for over 50 years – so I tend to prick up my …
Conventional Medicine
Dairy disappointment
From all the headlines over the last few weeks, dairy allergics could not be blamed for thinking that all their problems had been solved – if Australian A2 milk did not do it for them, then Daisy, the hypo-allergenic New Zealand cow certainly would... But, alas, beyond the hype, …
Dodgy drugs and a pill that treats and tells
Two articles came my way this morning, both of which I would recommend. The first is an extract, in last Friday's Guardian, from Ben Goldacre's about-to-be-published new book, Bad Pharma. The tale he tells is not new (dodgy practices by drug companies who fail to publish …
Coffee……..
Let me introduce you to Giorgio – Giorgio Gaggia that is. As anyone knows, who has visited Foods Matter or been a judge for the Freefrom Food Awards, Giorgio is on duty from 9.30am every morning ready to supply us all with reviving and enlivening espressos, machiatos, Americanos, …
Cat napping
I have always been deeply jealous of those who were able to 'cat-nap'. Just drop of for ten minutes in some unlikely location and wake up refreshed, revived and ready to soldier on with the task in hand. If I do it, I wake up groggy, headachy, grumpy, with a crick in my neck and …