Natural_food_finder's blog http://naturalfoodfinder.org/blog/69 Free resource for those seeking the highest quality organic produce available in the United Kingdom and Ireland. en Chocolate Unwrapped! http://naturalfoodfinder.org/chocolate-unwrapped-blog <p>I&nbsp;have been asked several times whether chocolate is a healthy food? Most people ask this question tongue in cheek expecting to be told that of course chocolate is bad for you! However, it seems when they ask that regardless of the answer they are determined to continue to eat chocolate even if it does turn out to be bad news!</p> <p><a href="http://naturalfoodfinder.org/chocolate-unwrapped-blog" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://naturalfoodfinder.org/chocolate-unwrapped-blog#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 22:02:28 +0000 Natural_food_finder 1299 at http://naturalfoodfinder.org What is Real Food? http://naturalfoodfinder.org/real-food-video-blog <p>This is a short interview with leading fitness professional Bobby Capuccio from PT on the Net. We discuss the issue of what determines the basis of 'real food'. A few interesting little snippets. Enjoy.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1vsGBEoAAhE" width="560" frameborder="0" height="315"></iframe></p> http://naturalfoodfinder.org/real-food-video-blog#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:37:31 +0000 Natural_food_finder 1295 at http://naturalfoodfinder.org Is raw milk really safe to drink? http://naturalfoodfinder.org/raw-milk-unpasteurised-safe-drink-blog <p>An article titled 'The raw milk revolution' was published on the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/nov/23/raw-milk-revolution">Guardian</a> 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.</p> <p><a href="http://naturalfoodfinder.org/raw-milk-unpasteurised-safe-drink-blog" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://naturalfoodfinder.org/raw-milk-unpasteurised-safe-drink-blog#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:52:39 +0000 Natural_food_finder 1268 at http://naturalfoodfinder.org Organic September - Soil Association http://naturalfoodfinder.org/node/1239 <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.soilassociation.org/OrganicSeptember/tabid/1507/Default.aspx"><img alt="" style="width: 282px; height: 220px;" src="http://www.naturalfoodfinder.org/sites/default/files/images/organic_this_september_logo._soilassoc.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://naturalfoodfinder.org/node/1239" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://naturalfoodfinder.org/node/1239#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:06:38 +0000 Natural_food_finder 1239 at http://naturalfoodfinder.org Soy fails to help! http://naturalfoodfinder.org/soy-menopause-blog <p>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:</p> <p><a href="http://naturalfoodfinder.org/soy-menopause-blog" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://naturalfoodfinder.org/soy-menopause-blog#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 22:16:57 +0000 Natural_food_finder 1235 at http://naturalfoodfinder.org Raw Milk ban proposed for Ireland http://naturalfoodfinder.org/raw_milk_ban_proposal_ireland <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong>Irish Raw Milk Petition </strong></span></p><p style="text-align: left;">Our unique and current raw milk suppliers map covering the UK and the Republic of Ireland can be found <a href="http://www.naturalfoodfinder.org/unpasteurised-raw-milk-uk">here</a>:</p> <p><a href="http://naturalfoodfinder.org/raw_milk_ban_proposal_ireland" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://naturalfoodfinder.org/raw_milk_ban_proposal_ireland#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:38:54 +0000 Natural_food_finder 1231 at http://naturalfoodfinder.org Cancer - The root of the problem http://naturalfoodfinder.org/cancer-root-problem <p>An interesting mix of cancer related material from the renowned Dr's Joseph Mercola and Thomas Cowan has caught our eye.</p><p>Mercola says&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://naturalfoodfinder.org/cancer-root-problem" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://naturalfoodfinder.org/cancer-root-problem#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 09:28:18 +0000 Natural_food_finder 1217 at http://naturalfoodfinder.org 10 things you need to know about losing weight. http://naturalfoodfinder.org/10_things_you_need_to_know_about_losing_weight <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">10 things you (apparently) need to know about losing weight</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.naturalfoodfinder.org/sites/default/files/images/michaelmosley.jpg" style="width: 152px; height: 211px;" alt="" /></p> <p><a href="http://naturalfoodfinder.org/10_things_you_need_to_know_about_losing_weight" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://naturalfoodfinder.org/10_things_you_need_to_know_about_losing_weight#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 09:33:24 +0000 Natural_food_finder 1188 at http://naturalfoodfinder.org Hugh's Fish Fight http://naturalfoodfinder.org/hughs_fish_fight <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><strong>JOIN THE</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="http://www.naturalfoodfinder.org/sites/default/files/images/fishfightpic.jpg" />&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://naturalfoodfinder.org/hughs_fish_fight" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://naturalfoodfinder.org/hughs_fish_fight#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 22:49:06 +0000 Natural_food_finder 1187 at http://naturalfoodfinder.org Market Kitchen - Good Food Channel http://naturalfoodfinder.org/market-kitchen-blog <p>We were invited to appear on Market Kitchen as guests. The show airs at 6pm on the Good Food Channel and we can be seen on Monday 31st May along with other guests and presenters - Rachel Allen, Amy Lame, Matt Tebbut, Ben Di Lisi, Matt Bishop and Allegra McEvedy.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://naturalfoodfinder.org/market-kitchen-blog" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://naturalfoodfinder.org/market-kitchen-blog#comments Sat, 29 May 2010 21:26:31 +0000 Natural_food_finder 1052 at http://naturalfoodfinder.org Caloric and Artificial Sweeteners Blog (Video) http://naturalfoodfinder.org/artificial-sweeteners-blog <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Caloric and Artificial Sweeteners</strong></span></p> <p><a href="http://naturalfoodfinder.org/artificial-sweeteners-blog" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://naturalfoodfinder.org/artificial-sweeteners-blog#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 09:42:06 +0000 Natural_food_finder 1047 at http://naturalfoodfinder.org Natural Food and Nutrition Conference 2010 Invitation http://naturalfoodfinder.org/natural-food-nutrition-conference-video-blog <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>A personal video invitation from Ben Pratt: Founder of Natural Food Finder</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Buy Tickets:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.etickets.to/buy/?e=4441">http://www.etickets.to/buy/?e=4441</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://naturalfoodfinder.org/natural-food-nutrition-conference-video-blog" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://naturalfoodfinder.org/natural-food-nutrition-conference-video-blog#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 22:07:14 +0000 Natural_food_finder 1040 at http://naturalfoodfinder.org Unpasteurised Raw Milk Blog (Video) http://naturalfoodfinder.org/raw-milk-unpasteurised-video-blog <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Raw Unpasteurised Milk Blog - Four Minute Fact File</strong></p> <p><a href="http://naturalfoodfinder.org/raw-milk-unpasteurised-video-blog" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://naturalfoodfinder.org/raw-milk-unpasteurised-video-blog#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 21:57:38 +0000 Natural_food_finder 1039 at http://naturalfoodfinder.org Election Issues - Food and Farming http://naturalfoodfinder.org/election-issues-food-2010 <p>Today is the day we vote for new leadership here in the UK. It is not our place to say who you should vote for, but we certainly wanted to bring to the forefront how a Conservative, Labour or Liberal democrat government would affect the food and farming industries based on the policies they have been promoting during their respective election campaigns.</p> <p><a href="http://naturalfoodfinder.org/election-issues-food-2010" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://naturalfoodfinder.org/election-issues-food-2010#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 22:37:58 +0000 Natural_food_finder 1035 at http://naturalfoodfinder.org Honey for health http://naturalfoodfinder.org/honey_for_health_blog <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" style="width: 192px; height: 237px;" src="http://www.naturalfoodfinder.org/sites/default/files/images/dreamstime_2476742.jpg" /></p><p>Today's science says that even though honey is sweet, if taken in the right dosage as a medicine, it does not even harm diabetic patients.</p> <p><a href="http://naturalfoodfinder.org/honey_for_health_blog" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://naturalfoodfinder.org/honey_for_health_blog#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:55:44 +0000 Natural_food_finder 1016 at http://naturalfoodfinder.org Britians Biggest Dairy - 8,100 cows http://naturalfoodfinder.org/Britains-biggest-dairy <p style="text-align: left;">With only 5 major dairies in the UK there has now been a push to create another, but this will be the Goliath of all dairies here in the UK. Surely this is not what the public really want. Is it?</p> <p><a href="http://naturalfoodfinder.org/Britains-biggest-dairy" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://naturalfoodfinder.org/Britains-biggest-dairy#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:25:30 +0000 Natural_food_finder 977 at http://naturalfoodfinder.org Michelle Obama - Organic Victory Garden http://naturalfoodfinder.org/michelle-obama-organic-victory-garden <p><strong><span style="font-size: larger;">Mrs Obama started work on the kitchen garden with a gang of schoolchildren last month.<br /></span></strong></p> <p><a href="http://naturalfoodfinder.org/michelle-obama-organic-victory-garden" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://naturalfoodfinder.org/michelle-obama-organic-victory-garden#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:01:07 +0000 Natural_food_finder 971 at http://naturalfoodfinder.org Corporate Organics - Who owns who? http://naturalfoodfinder.org/corporate-organics <p>Even during a year of recession, 2009 saw a 1.7% rise in the organic food market bringing total sales to a little over £2 billion in the UK. Despite the slightly slower growth in 2009 the overall trend has been dramatic with sales more than doubling in the last 8 years. This strong and buoyant market has attracted the interest of many businesses seeking to get their piece of the organic pie.</p> <p><a href="http://naturalfoodfinder.org/corporate-organics" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://naturalfoodfinder.org/corporate-organics#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:16:19 +0000 Natural_food_finder 959 at http://naturalfoodfinder.org Jamie Oliver's Wish http://naturalfoodfinder.org/jamie-oliver-wish-food-revolution <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<strong><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>“I wish for your help to create a strong, sustainable movement to educate every child about food, inspire families to cook again and empower people everywhere to fight obesity.” - Jamie Oliver</em></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: medium;"><em> <br /></em></span></strong></p> <p><a href="http://naturalfoodfinder.org/jamie-oliver-wish-food-revolution" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://naturalfoodfinder.org/jamie-oliver-wish-food-revolution#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:46:06 +0000 Natural_food_finder 955 at http://naturalfoodfinder.org Going Coconuts for Weight Loss http://naturalfoodfinder.org/coconut-weight-loss-blog <p>Over the years many people have asked me for that something extra, some special tip that will boost your ability to burn off stubborn body fat and help you trim your figure. Early in my career I would teach people to stop seeking quick fixes and to avoid fad diets as they were unlikely to bring about any long term measure of success.</p> <p><a href="http://naturalfoodfinder.org/coconut-weight-loss-blog" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://naturalfoodfinder.org/coconut-weight-loss-blog#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:43:53 +0000 Natural_food_finder 925 at http://naturalfoodfinder.org