Drugs, bugs and environment…
It’s always fascinating to see how trends come and go especially in the world of health and medicine. Don’t get me wrong, I love...
Food for (psychiatrists’) thought
In-fighting among psychiatrists over what constitutes mental illness has hit new levels. Craig Sams offers to diagnose their dysfunctional behaviour.
Stop the press! The American...
Sugar – are you a user or an abuser?
As experts flail around not solving the global obesity crisis Craig Sams ponders the merits of establishing a new category of crime – Food...
Only organic can rescue our dried out planet
Water trumps everything. Water is food. But the worldwide well is running dry. Only organic can rescue our desiccated planet, says Craig Sams
In March...
Serious about sustainability, having fun along the way
Dr Julia Wright reports from the recent Biofach event on why organic organisations make good partners for those serious about sustainability.
As mainstream agriculture in...
No place to hide
The internet is the most powerful tool for transparency ever invented. There literally is no place to hide for the perpetrators of food scandals,...
GM – Dream or nightmare?
The American people are going to be very, very angry when the truth about GM food finally comes out, writes Craig Sams
When Mark Lynas...
Civilising influences
The ancient Mayan civilisation collapsed over a thousand years ago, but its people lived on and are now part of a new ‘civilisation’ –...
Festishistic? No, just enjoying food and having fun
You Aren’t What You Eat takes pot shots at fetishistic ‘foodists’ while eulogising genetic engineeringists. Craig Sams can only despair at its author’s warped...
It’s independents who are growing organic sales – let’s support them!
Independent retailers are organic's true believers and best promoters. Let's use the powerful 'Organic. Naturally different.' campaign to support them, says Charles Redfern
An old...
Do as I say, not as I do
Our democratically elected leaders have a nasty track record of forcing GM food on their citizens while quietly eating organic at home, says Craig...
Who gives a toss about tiny differences in vitamins and minerals?
The fixation with tiny nutritional differences between organic and non-organic is a silly distraction from the real issues, writes Craig Sams.
I’m having a bit...
These bio fools are killing us
Bio-fuel subsidies cost the US taxpayer $6 billion – for an end product that uses 70% more energy from fossil fuels to produce than...
Pay us your $3bn fine – we’ll start a nutritional revolution!
This week global drugs industry giant GSK was hit with an eye-watering $3 billion fine after pleading guilty to healthcare fraud. Why not give...
Give yourselves a sporting chance this summer!
Robert Taylor – vice president at Vitabiotics and HFMA Council member – urges health food retailers to make the most of the opportunity presented...
How a downfall in organic sales is good for independent retailers
In March the Soil Association released their Organic Market Report 2012 . The headline figure (seized on by the media) was that sales of...
Can I get my NHS no-claims bonus?
Isn’t it amazing that the ‘hippy diet’ the authorities once warned would corrupt a generation is now officially endorsed by the medical establishment, says...
Hippy days are here again
Isn’t it amazing that the ‘hippy diet’ the authorities once warned would corrupt a generation is now officially endorsed by the medical establishment, says...
Still making waves
As Rainbow Warrior III sets sail Craig Sams congratulates Greenpeace on being a pain in the bum for evildoers the world over
In 1977 Greenpeace...
Confessions of an organic vegetarian
Meat Free Monday (and Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday and…)
There is nothing more illogical than an organic vegetarian, but that is what...