Posts tagged “Health”

Making the best - and informed - food choices for you...

Posted on 4th December 2024 at 07:57

Thanks to modern marketing and simple straplines, sadly, many people’s food choices are driven more by clever marketing than anything else. Over the years, it’s led to many “interesting” conversations with Clients (!) and proved just how effective and long lasting some marketing campaigns can be. However, on the plus side, it’s provided ample inspiration for blog posts…

So, this week, we’ve gathered together some of the blog posts – and links – on foods that most often feature in conversations with Clients. And, before anyone says it, there are lots of others we could have mentioned which don’t come up nearly as often (!).

Nothing beats the feeling of a fresh, clean towel

Posted on 20th November 2024 at 10:03

One of the positive things to come out of the madness of 2020, was that people became much more aware of the importance of good old fashioned day to day hygiene. Keeping their hands clean. Carrying – and using (!) – a handkerchief or tissue. And all the other things our Mothers – or older family members (!) – used to remind us about when we were younger. Repeatedly…

While this seems to be waning a little now, there’s one very simple thing many people seem to overlook. And, to be honest, always have done. What they then dry their hands on. In other words, the towels they’re using. After all, what use is it in washing our hands if we then dry them on a dirty towel – or the front of our jeans?!?

Carbs aren't the enemy and never were...

Posted on 6th November 2024 at 08:30

With the surge in popularity of Keto and other low carb – carbohydrate – diets in recent years, it’s not surprising that many people now consider carbs to be “bad”, possibly even “the enemy.” Not quite “Public Enemy Number One” (!), but definitely high on the list…

While we’re great fans of keeping things simple, sadly, it’s not quite that simple.

So, this week, we’re going to take a closer look at carbs and why they’re an important part of a balanced and healthy diet WITH ONE BIG CAVEAT. More about this in a minute.

So much more than just a refreshing drink, Dr Masaru Emoto and the hidden messages of water

Posted on 16th October 2024 at 09:17

We all have our own “pet” – or favourite – subjects (!) and there aren’t any prizes for guessing one of ours.

Water.

As in, how much are you drinking each day – and, “No” tea, coffee, fizzy drinks, alcohol and the rest don’t count! If we had a pound for every time someone said this to us, we’d be very rich indeed…

Yes, we know, it can seem rather repetitive – not to mention boring (!) – at times, but there is method in our madness.

While we don’t think of ourselves as living in water, in reality we do, with our bodies being made up of more than 75% water. Every one of the billions of cells found in our body is bathed in water. Our body’s main transport systems, the blood and lymph, are water based. The millions of chemical reactions occurring every second do so in water. And, so, the list goes on.

Are plant based "milks" really the healthy option?

Posted on 2nd October 2024 at 07:55

It’s interesting how the same topics seem to come up again and again with Clients – and how these usually coincide with a high profile marketing campaign for the latest “health” product… This certainly applies to the one we’d like to talk about today.

Having said that, with concerns about cows milk, coupled with a huge increase in so called “plant based” foods – as well as those badged as “Vegetarian” or “Vegan” – it’s really not surprising that plant based milks have become so popular in recent years. You’ll probably have noticed them during your regular trip to the local supermarket. Perhaps even wondered why they seem to take up more shelf space than regular cows’ milk.

Autumn has arrived...

Posted on 18th September 2024 at 09:56

With a distinctly autumnal feeling in the air for the last few days, coupled with the schools having gone back and nights becoming darker – many apologies, we know everyone would prefer to ignore the last one (!) – it’s time for our usual turn of the seasons blog post. The one looking ahead – we were going to use looking forward, but that really doesn’t reflect how most people feel about this time of year (!) – to the cooler months…

Looking back over the posts we’ve done in previous years, there’s really very little we can add. While we appreciate it’s not what people want to hear, there is no quick fix or miracle cure guaranteed to produce a bug free Winter. Or a happy, healthy, life for that matter. And you might like to read those couple of sentences over a few times before going any further, to let this very simple truth sink in…

Pre prepared fruit - and veg too (!) - convenience at a price?

Posted on 4th September 2024 at 07:31

It often amazes us how quickly a new product or, just as often, a repackaged one becomes a stable of people’s lives. Often without them realising it. It’s suddenly there on the shelves – and everyone else seems to be buying it – so they do too, without stopping to think whether it’s a good choice. Or, at least, a good choice for them (!). And this applies not only to their weekly food shop, but what they pick up on the go, perhaps from the local convenience store or petrol station at lunchtime or on their way home.

It’s one of these modern conveniences we’d like to talk about today. Pre prepared fruit. And, while we’re focussing on fruit, the same comments apply to pre prepared veg and salad too.

A cautionary tale and one not yet consigned to history, lead poisoning

Posted on 21st August 2024 at 08:01

Mention lead poisoning and two pictures probably spring to mind.

The lead water pipes found in Victorian houses, seen as cutting edge technology at the time (!), bringing fresh water directly into people’s home.

4 Star leaded petrol, used for many years to fuel cars and lorries and only phased out relatively recently.

With both now being firmly consigned to history, it’s easy to think of lead poisoning as being a thing of the past but, sadly, this isn’t quite the case. Its use goes back much, much, further than these relatively modern examples.

Amazing Aloe Vera

Posted on 7th August 2024 at 08:13

Aloe Vera is one of those plants with a myriad of different uses. Not only is it safe to use both internally and externally, but it’s also a good natured – and almost indestructible (!) – house plant.

A tropical plant found in Africa, the Middle East, the Mediterranean and America it’s estimated there are more than 400 different varieties in the wild.

So, what makes it so useful?

One of Granny's favourites, Apple Cider Vinegar

Posted on 24th July 2024 at 07:53

It’s been a while since we’ve put one of the old fashioned remedies under the spotlight, to see whether it really does live up to the hype or is just another old wives tale that’s proving hard to shake. Some are quite well known, others less so, although that doesn’t always reflect how well – or not – they live up to received wisdom…

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