Hemp is one of the oldest medicinal plants on our planet, which has been harnessed by a number of cultures, including the ancient Indians, Mesopotamians, Sumerians, Persians, Egyptians and indigenous...
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The debate around wheatgrass powder has raged ever since US chemist, Charles Schnabel, nicknamed ‘Mr Wheatgrass’, first began extolling its virtues back in the 1930’s. Since then much has been...
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The coconut is not really a nut, but rather a ‘drupe’ (a variety of fruit), which grows on the cocos nucifera – a tropical palm that thrives between the latitudes...
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Bee products have been popular almost since time began, and we humans have been enjoying raw honey for more than 8000 years. In fact, raw honey is revered in many...
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There’s been a great deal of buzz about barley grass of late – the salutary supergreen extract made from the leaf of the barley plant and features heavily in celebrity...
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Thanks to a frenetic modern lifestyle in which we’re constantly switched on to social media and unable to switch off from work, it can be incredibly hard to unwind and...
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Acai berries have been both a hot topic and the subject of some major health claims of late, having been cleverly marketed as the answer to weight loss, sexual dysfunction...
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The moringa (Moringa oleifera), a tree native to sub-tropical and tropical regions of Africa and Asia, is often hailed as the ‘miracle tree’ – partly because the tree is so...
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Our national appetite for superfoods has grown demonstrably over the last decades – especially after the publication of bestselling book, ‘Superfoods’, by Michael van Straten and Barbara Griggs, in 1990....
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Many of us embark upon an ambitious rawfood diet or healthy eating regime fully intending to stick rigidly to the programme, come what way. Whilst a little forward planning is...
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