http://www.wddty.com/proof-reports en-gb http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 20 These days, the smart wine to serve at dinner parties is not just red or white, but green—as in eco-friendly. The word ‘organic’ or ‘biologique’ on the label says you’re a discriminating host who cares about the health of both your guests and the planet. But are organic wines any good, are they truly better for you and are they fair value for money? http://www.wddty.com/organic-wines-red-white-or-green.html http://www.wddty.com/organic-wines-red-white-or-green.html Fri, 4 Jul 2008 04:22:00 GMT Health We all know we’re experimental guinea pigs for the food industry. The thousands of additives and pesticides that form part of our daily fare mean that our bodies are storehouses of chemical toxins. http://www.wddty.com/baby-foods-what-s-best-for-baby.html http://www.wddty.com/baby-foods-what-s-best-for-baby.html Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:05:00 GMT Health Imagine this: your doctor takes your blood pressure, finds it's a bit on the high side and, rather than reaching for the prescription pad, tells you to go to the candy store and binge on chocolate. Ridiculous? Not according to Italian doctors, who recently tested the effects of chocolate on people with mildly elevated blood pressure. http://www.wddty.com/dark-chocolate-nice-and-not-at-all-naughty.html http://www.wddty.com/dark-chocolate-nice-and-not-at-all-naughty.html Wed, 16 Jan 2008 02:03:00 GMT Health Dishwashing detergents have never looked prettier or more harmless. They now come in such bright colours, with added fragrances and lyrical names such as Natural Extracts Aloe Fresh, Citrus Burst, Floral Breeze and Purple Herbal. But what’s actually inside of that squidgy plastic bottle by your kitchen sink? http://www.wddty.com/dishing-the-dirt-on-dishwashing-liquids.html http://www.wddty.com/dishing-the-dirt-on-dishwashing-liquids.html Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:29:00 GMT Health As recently as 30 years ago, people who insisted on eating only organic food—if they could find it—were ridiculed as food faddists and cranks. Well, as Ernst Schumacher (author of Small is Beautiful) wittily observed in the 1970s: “. . . cranks are small devices that cause revolutions”. And what a revolution! Today, organic is everywhere, and the boot’s on the other foot—in some circles, you may be ridiculed if you don’t eat organic. http://www.wddty.com/organic-meat.html http://www.wddty.com/organic-meat.html Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:39:00 GMT Health Did you know that L’Oreal, the famous cosmetics manufacturer, makes a ‘Kids 2 in 1’ shampoo for children, marketed as “extra gentle”? What do you imagine it contains? Since it’s for kids, you’d think it would be using only the safest ingredients. And since it claims to be ‘extra gentle’, you’d expect it to be made up of the finest, least hazardous ingredients. http://www.wddty.com/shampoos.html http://www.wddty.com/shampoos.html Tue, 7 Aug 2007 05:21:00 GMT Health Who wouldn’t want to be a lipsticks manufacturer? After all, lipsticks cost peanuts (only 15p) to make, and sell for 50 times that amount. Far and away the cosmetics industry ’s best sellers, they are bought by three-quarters of women in the developed world. What ’s more, a few deft tweaks of the many colours they contain, and you’ve got potentially millions of different shades. Roll on the lip-smacking profits. http://www.wddty.com/natural-lipsticks-are-they-safer-and-are-they-as-good-as-their-rivals.html http://www.wddty.com/natural-lipsticks-are-they-safer-and-are-they-as-good-as-their-rivals.html Sat, 5 May 2007 03:26:00 GMT Health Does it matter what we put on our skin in terms of our health? Well, although it’s not as crucial as what goes into our mouths and lungs, it does come a close third. After all, the skin is the largest organ of the body, and has its greatest interface with the outside world. http://www.wddty.com/skin-cleansers.html http://www.wddty.com/skin-cleansers.html Thu, 5 Oct 2006 04:01:00 GMT Health For most of the world, bread, pasta and couscous are dietary staples believed to be vital for survival. Yet, for some people, wheat is toxic - and research shows that many of us don ’t even know it. http://www.wddty.com/wheat-free-flour.html http://www.wddty.com/wheat-free-flour.html Sat, 5 Aug 2006 04:39:00 GMT Health It’s said that London’s water passes through 13 people before being flushed into the sea. For many of us in the UK, the water does certainly taste ‘used’. But taste isn’t the only problem. Tapwater also contains pollutants such as fluoride (natural and artificial), lead (from old pipework), Giardia (an intestinal parasite), nitrates, pesticides, hormones and drug residues. Yet, most health authorities firmly deny that there are health problems linked to drinking it. http://www.wddty.com/water-filters.html http://www.wddty.com/water-filters.html Sat, 5 Aug 2006 04:37:00 GMT Health It’s a basic necessity. Brushing your teeth several times daily helps keep them clean, free of plaque-forming bacteria, and freshens the breath. In the UK, we spend £217 million a year just on toothpaste. http://www.wddty.com/toothpaste.html http://www.wddty.com/toothpaste.html Sat, 5 Aug 2006 04:35:00 GMT Health First there was plain yoghurt, then fruit yoghurts, then yoghurt drinks, and now everyone ’s talking about - and apparently consuming - gut-friendly probiotics. Yakult started the trend almost 10 years ago but, since then, big names like Danone, M üller and Nestlé have jumped on the milk-train. Now, even supermarkets like Asda and Tesco have their own brands of probiotic drinks. http://www.wddty.com/probiotic-drinks.html http://www.wddty.com/probiotic-drinks.html Sat, 5 Aug 2006 03:59:00 GMT Health A pain in the neck is surprisingly common. At any given point in time, nearly 13 per cent of us will be walking around with a sore neck and, over a lifetime, around 50 per cent of us will experience chronic neck pain. The problem often gets better by itself - a good thing, as doctors have little more than painkillers and muscle relaxants to offer neck-pain sufferers. But while symptoms persist, it can cause considerable suffering. http://www.wddty.com/pillows.html http://www.wddty.com/pillows.html Sat, 5 Aug 2006 03:56:00 GMT Health Most of us have had the experience of being in pain at some time or other in our lives. Often, it is connected with illness, when it can be acute but transient. Sometimes, it is ‘purposeful pain’, such as the pain of childbirth. But, for a surprisingly large number of people, pain of either known or unknown origin is a regular feature in their lives - something known as ‘chronic pain’. http://www.wddty.com/the-best-natural-pain-relievers.html http://www.wddty.com/the-best-natural-pain-relievers.html Sat, 5 Aug 2006 03:49:00 GMT Health UK sales of organic food jump-ed from just over £100 million in 1993/94 to £1.12 billion in 2003/04, with consu-mers spending almost £2 million extra a week on organic food (Compassion in World Farming Trust Report, 2002). http://www.wddty.com/organic-box-schemes.html http://www.wddty.com/organic-box-schemes.html Sat, 5 Aug 2006 03:47:00 GMT Health Soap is one of those things we all take for granted. Yet, we’ve used it for thousands of years as part of daily life and in religious ceremonies. These days, the art of making soap has largely died away, overtaken by the trend towards detergent use. Today, most of us use detergents moulded to look like bars of soap. http://www.wddty.com/natural-soaps.html http://www.wddty.com/natural-soaps.html Sat, 5 Aug 2006 03:44:00 GMT Health It wasn’t so long ago that milk was considered a healthy food and the best source of calcium - the more you drank, the stronger your teeth and bones would be. But nowadays, we know that a wide range of symptoms can be attributed to milk and dairy products and, for many, eliminating or restricting dairy in the diet may be healthier, provided that adequate calcium is still consumed. http://www.wddty.com/milk-substitutes.html http://www.wddty.com/milk-substitutes.html Sat, 5 Aug 2006 03:33:00 GMT Health From small beginnings 50 years ago, the manufactured petfood industry has burgeoned into a multibillion-pound-a-year industry worldwide. Almost all petfood sold anywhere is produced by just a few industrial giants that employ both clever marketing and highly sophisticated food technology—and they certainly need to. http://www.wddty.com/natural-pet-foods.html http://www.wddty.com/natural-pet-foods.html Sat, 5 Aug 2006 03:30:00 GMT Health