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After the last post on raw milk safety I have had some great discussions with friends and colleagues regarding the 'evidence' that is typically put forward apparently condemning the safety of drinking unpasteurised milk.

An article titled 'The raw milk revolution' was published on the Guardian newspaper on Wednesday 23rd November 2011. It was focused on the growing interest in this historical and valuable food and was not intended to be a convincing argument for the safety of raw milk.

The Daily Mail reported a story on 13th September 2011 entitled ‘The government should stop promoting exercise as a weight loss measure...and we should just eat less’ as a result of a statement recently made by Lord McColl of Dulwich. We felt this bold stance need some comment on our part as diet and exercise play such a critical role in weight management.

Natural Food Finder Annual Conference

'The WHOLE Truth'

The results of a new study were published yesterday (8th Aug 2011) that delivered a devastating blow to both the soy food industry and the alternative nutrition world who have promoted soy as a 'health' food. The double blind, randomised controlled trial (the gold standard in science) published in the Archives of Internal Medicine stated:

Irish Raw Milk Petition

Our unique and current raw milk suppliers map covering the UK and the Republic of Ireland can be found here:

The Ecologist published a small article today asking the question if it is best to source local food, or organic food. This is a very interesting question with a simple answer.

An interesting mix of cancer related material from the renowned Dr's Joseph Mercola and Thomas Cowan has caught our eye.

Mercola says 

Monosodium Glutamate, abbreviated to MSG, has become one of the most commonly added additives in popular fast and convenience foods today! It stimulates the taste buds with the sixth taste, known as umami.

10 things you (apparently) need to know about losing weight

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The new year always brings with it a chance to review the past, take stock and make new, positive goals for the future. It is often a time when people make resolutions to do better with their diet, their exercise habits and generally in taking care of their health and the way they look. For some this may well lead to a much improved future and a significant change for the better.

I read this article when it was first published in the Weston A Price (WAP) Journal in 2007 and was impressed by this new concept. In November 2010 at the annual WAP conference near Philadelphia, Dr Cowan delivered an excellent lecture on this same topic. This inspired me to post his article on the site for your benefit.

Christmas Turkey

Turkey's scientific name is Meleagris gallopava (mel-e-AY-gris-low-PAY-voe) from Latin gallus, meaning cock, and pavo, meaning chickenlike. Meleagris is the Roman name for guineafowl, suggestive of the early confusion of the turkey with guineafowl.

After several years of discussion and debate, the topic of levying a 'fat tax' on certain food products continues to rear it's ugly head in both the press and the government. The Daily mail reported on 11th November 2011 that

Milk is normally considered to be a food of the agricultural age which is said to have begun approximately 10,000 years ago. However, archaeological evidence indicates that in regions near the Red Sea that fences were used to confine and breed antelopes for their milk more than 30,000 years ago (Schmid, 2003).

I recently had someone comment 'Yuck, soy is bad for you!' This made me realise that often a thread of information can get out there to the extent that it is easy to blacken a whole subject area in one fell swoop.

Great day! Beautiful location! Superb speakers! Mouth watering food! All in all it can confidently be stated that this conference was a success. Sheepdrove organic farm eco-conference centre played host to the 2010 Natural Food Finder conference on Friday 24th September.

The modern mass food outlet has quite rightly earned the title of the 'super' market. This is because they have become marketing masterminds and know exactly what it takes to increase the sales at the checkouts. It is simply astounding the lengths that these corporations go to to make maximum profit.