A couple of days ago I received an incandescent-with-fury email berating Sainsbury's and Waitrose for stocking Belvedere Broccoli, a conventionally bred, non-GMO broccoli devloped by the Great Evil One, Monsanto. Now I hold absolutely no brief for Monsanto – I think they …
Environmental Issues
Clashing rights and conflicting disabilities
As allergic reactions to everything from peanuts to poodles become ever more prevalent we are all likely to find ourselves sitting on the horns of some uncomfortable dilemmas. Two recent stories, culled from John Scott's' latest news' files, illustrate what I mean... Story 1. …
Earthing…
Those of us who are electrically or electromagnetically sensitive know about 'earthing' as a means of drawing excess electric and electromagnetic energy back to the earth where it is harmlessly discharged – rather than have it whizzing around our bodies and damaging us! It is …
Taking a new look at allergy research
As those of you who get the FoodsMatter newsletter, or who regularly frequent the information sites, Foodsmatter.com and Coeliacsmatter.com, will know, every couple of weeks we upload between 10 and 20 reports of new research studies on allergy/intolerance and on the many other …
Mobile phones a vital lifeline – but can they be safer?
Despite the reams of research and comment that I have read, written and posted on our website about the possible health hazards of mobile telephony, along with most of those who worry about what man-made magnetic radiation is doing to human health, I recognise that mobile phones …