Monthly Archives: May 2009

Swine Flu Outbreak

Swine Flu Swine flu is an illness that is getting reported in the news a lot right now. With numerous deaths in Mexico, and infections in other countries including the United States and the United Kingdom, it has a lot of people worried. But less reported is an explanation of swine flu. A lot of…

Organic Food – why is it good for you?

You often see it advertised ‘organic food’, ’100% organic’, products scream their ‘organic’ nature from the roof tops, desperate to convince you that it means that they are better, that the product is more worthy than the non-organic variety. But why is that? Why is organic food considered better for you? Pesticides – To be…

Cheese and it's effect on your health

Cheese is one of those foods that attracts a lot of attention. It has scientists telling us a million and one of, often contradictory, things. For many of us that leaves us in the dark over exactly how cheese can effect our health. Our study of reports from experts around the globe hasn’t proven much…