The big question before China hosted its first ever Olympics was - would the athletes and spectators be able to see through the smog? So it was somewhat of a surprise when Greenpeace put out a report praising the environmental progress brought about by the Olympics.
The bee is believed to be over 80 million years old and was revered and deified in many religious cultures. The Bible, the Torah, the Koran, the Talmund, the scrolls of the Orient, and the writings of the ancient Greeks and Romans all praised the healing and health prop...
Leading professionals are calling for an end to water fluoridation and will be speaking at a public seminar in August, promoting community awareness of this contentious issue. The seminar is being organised by Gold Coast Water Watch Citizens' Action Group, a not-for-pro...
Consumers should soon be confident that the organic products they choose are truly organic as the development of an Australian Standard for the organic and biodynamic industry nears completion. A draft base standard was released for comment on 21 July.
Fair trade might now be necessary not only as a means of redistributing income, but also to feed the world.
For more than a century, pundits have confidently predicted the demise of the small farm, labeling it as backward, unproductive, and inefficient - an obstacle to...
What is Coeliac Disease?
Coeliac disease is caused by gluten and other similar proteins, mainly found in wheat, rye, barley, oats and other grains. These proteins damage small finger-like projections (villi) that line the small intestine and play a significant role in ...
A recent report by the Organic Centre in the USA gave overwhelming evidence that organic foods have higher levels of antioxidants, particularly in the Flavonoid group (Flavonoids include Anthocyanidins, Flavan-3-ols, Flavanones, Isoflavones, Flavones and Flavonols etc).
Probiotics is the term used to describe dietary factors which promote the growth of so-called 'friendly bacteria' in the human gut. These friendly bacteria exist mainly in the intestines and are vital to health and well being. Among the most important and well known 'fr...
Paper production has a significant impact on the environment from the destruction of virgin forest for fibre, to the toxic discharges from the pulp and paper processing. There are a number of high quality cost competitive papers that minimise these environmental impacts...
In May 2007, the Mayor of London laid down a gauntlet. To cut the city's carbon emissions by 60% by 2025 - 25 years ahead of the UK's national target and 25 years ahead of anywhere else in the world. So can a city do what a nation can't?