The organisations Compassion in World Farming (CiWF), the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) and The Soil Association are campaigning jointly for clear method of production labelling regarding dairy products and meat. This campaign, which was launched in Westminster, is an EU-wide campaign. Without clear labelling, there is the danger of buying factory farmed produce without realising it.
The Labelling Matters campaign calls for clear and simple labelling which convey the chief characteristic of the production system (e.g. factory farm, free range, organic). This will enable customers to know how the animals were kept. In writing this article, I am giving my backing to this campaign.
Sunday, 19 May 2013
Saturday, 4 May 2013
More research verifies powerful anti-cancer properties of turmeric
(NaturalNews.com, Friday 3rd May 2013) A growing body of research continues to pile up, showing that turmeric (Hindi: हल्दी "haldi") and its naturally occurring compounds have potent anti-cancer properties.
The turmeric root is one of the most important spices and traditional medicines across vast sections of Asia, and has been for hundreds of years. Indeed, turmeric has been used in India for millenia, and is central to Indian cuisine and also a major part of ayurvedic medicine. Scientists attribute many of turmeric's health benefits to the trio of naturally occurring chemicals known as curcuminoids, which give the root its characteristic yellow-orange color. The name curcumin, which technically refers to only one of the curcuminoids, is sometimes also used to refer to the entire group.
Although many studies have been performed on curcumin rather than on turmeric root itself, it is important to note that the body absorbs curcumin much more effectively from the root than from supplements.
The turmeric root is one of the most important spices and traditional medicines across vast sections of Asia, and has been for hundreds of years. Indeed, turmeric has been used in India for millenia, and is central to Indian cuisine and also a major part of ayurvedic medicine. Scientists attribute many of turmeric's health benefits to the trio of naturally occurring chemicals known as curcuminoids, which give the root its characteristic yellow-orange color. The name curcumin, which technically refers to only one of the curcuminoids, is sometimes also used to refer to the entire group.
Although many studies have been performed on curcumin rather than on turmeric root itself, it is important to note that the body absorbs curcumin much more effectively from the root than from supplements.
Thursday, 14 March 2013
New look ready, more posts to come
This blog now has a new look, and makes use of HTML5, CSS3 and JQuery. Feel free to let me know your thoughts on the new layout.
More articles will be coming soon, including but not limited to:
More articles will be coming soon, including but not limited to:
- One or several articles on the PDF of road signs improvements, this will be coming soon.
- Articles on the environment
- Technology articles
- Articles on health
Sunday, 1 July 2012
Apologies once again for the lack of posts
Apologies once again for the lack of posts, I have been busy with moving from Antibes to Lyon, where I now live permanently. So did not have much time to go online until recently.
I have several articles in progress, so new posts will be coming soon.
Sunday, 20 May 2012
Video: GMO Film Project
I decided to share the video trailer to an upcoming film, GMO Film Project, which shows a father's discovery of GMOs via the symbolic act of Haitian farmers burning seeds in defiance of Monsanto's "gift" of 430 t of hybrid corn and vegetable seeds after the devastating earthquake of January 2010.