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GM Crops – Not all they were cracked up to be
Since the 1990s the controversy over genetically modified (GM) crops has largely focused on their long term impact on human and animal health and the environment. However, research by the New York ...
Christmas Preparation – Make your own Chocolate Chestnut Truffles
Christmas can be a lovely time to be together with friends and family and to take time off from the usual routines. However, it can also be a time when even the most careful eaters find themselves ...
Go Nuts!
Nuts used to have a bad reputation for being high in fat. Thankfully the truth about the health giving effects of nuts are now more widely known and sales of nuts are on the increase while sales of ...
‘Tis the season …. to be taking vitamin D
Due to the latitude at which we live in the UK from September until March we are unlikely to get sufficient UV rays from the sun for our bodies to make vitamin D. Vitamin D plays a vital role in the ...
Free Organic Food and Wine tasting!!
Join us at Food for Thought Kingston on Thursday 27th October for an evening of Organic Food and Wine tasting!We will be showing and tasting some fine examples of vegan, organic and sulphite free ...
Join us for an Organic Break this September
To celebrate Organic September we are inviting you to join us in trying something new.On Thursday 15th September you are invited to visit either of our Healthfood stores in Kingston or Guildford to ...
Detox this January with Food For Thought
Still feeling the excess from Christmas? Winter bringing you down? It's at this time of year that our bodies most need a thorough detox, a clean sweep to blow out the cobwebs and lift our spirits. ...
Coconut water: A health drink that’s all it’s cracked up to be?
March 06, 2011 - By Elena Conis, Special to the Los Angeles Times A roster of minerals has made it popular among fitness junkies looking for a natural alternative to sports drinks without artificial ...
Study finds yerba mate prevents colon cancer
A study reported by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Engredea News & Analysis, finds the caffeine derivatives in yerba mate tea not only induced death in human colon cancer cells, they ...
Merry Christmas 2011
I just wanted to wish all of our customers a happy holiday. Thank you for all your support throughout the year. Best wishes from everyone at Food For Thought!