There maybe a lot of Brussels bashing going on at the moment but they do do some things right – such as the precautionary restriction in 2013 of the use of neonicotinoid pesticides on crops which are attractive to bees and other pollinators. Their action was based on research …
Environmental Issues
Deep sea litter…
Following links from Natural News, I have just read two excellent but scary reports in the Guardian by Jessica Aldred (December 2013 and April 2014) on the horrendous mess we are making of the ocean floor by dumping our 6.4 million (yes, 6.4 million) tonnes of rubbish in the sea …
Low blood sugar and aggression – and ‘dirty’ fruit and veg
I read this post on low blood sugar and aggression on Dr John Briffa's blog a couple of weeks ago - and kept meaning to forward it on. So finally - do read - very interesting theory... And, if you wish to depress yourself about how much good all those great fresh fruit and veg …
How could raw milk reduce lactose intolerance?……
Working my way just now through a backlog of John Scott's excellent research reports I came across this one: Sarah Mummah, MPhil, Beibei Oelrich, MD, PhD, Jessica Hope, MSN, NP, Quyen Vu, BAH and Christopher D. Gardner, PhD, Effect of Raw Milk on Lactose Intolerance: A …
The horrors of foie gras
I have not eaten foie gras for years. Not that I am claiming any great virtue in that - I never really liked the taste and once I seen a few pictures of force fed geese any appeal that it ever had vanished. And I had sort of thought, in my ignorance, that most other poeple had …