Category: Events

Natural & Organic Products Show 2011

April 11th, 2011 · · Alternatives, Environment, Events, Reviews No comments - Tags: , , , , , ,

Every year we always call by the Natural and Organic Products Show in London to see what’s new in the industry, to catch up with our colleagues and friends and to seek new ways of supporting our customers. And with all the doom andf gloom in the news, it was going to be interesting to see! Would exhibitor numbers be decimated? Would lots of last year’s smaller companies be gone? We were eager to find out.

Held in London’s Olympia Exhibition Centre, it was reassuringly full. The Grand Hall was packed out and although the rafters weren’t opened there were great sections going on including:

  • Soil Association Organic Pavillion
  • International Organic and Speciality Foods
  • Beauty & Cosmetics
  • Wellbeing & Health Products

Once again we said hi to Robert Redfern and his wife and team from Good Health Naturally who were once again promoting their products including the ever popular Blockbuster AllClear. Understandable really. Robert seems at least 10 years younger than he is if not more.

As happy as that was, a more passioned moment came whilst talking to Lee Holdstock of The Soil Association. Lee was there to raise awareness of The Soil Association’s work with textiles and the fashion industry and that purity of farming meant safer clothing. It soon got hit a nerve. We’ve been considering taking more food supplements onboard as we know some of you would really benefit however the cost of having it certified organic was really bumping the prices up. I had to tell Lee how I felt.

“Why is it that food grow in it’s original state has to be certified pure? Why do we have to pay more to know that nobody has done anything to it? Why isn’t it the other way around? I mean, if you add salt or e-numbers to food you have to label that. Surely farmers that want to add pesticides, fungicides and the like should certify that they have done that? They should bear the cost of certification not the farmers who haven’t done anything wrong!”

Lee did a good job of listening and cluing us in to some really great speakers on the subject. Hopefully if enough of us can make ourselves heard, we can usher in a new age of sanity within agriculture and food production.

Elsewhere there were some trends that were upcoming:

  • More organic overseas food such as organic fresh Thai coconuts and cooking sauces (no msg either!)
  • More raw snack foods for those on the go
  • A big interest in seaweeds – no surprise post Fukushima as Iodine protects against radiation
  • An emphasis on great value basics rather than luxury touches within both foods and cosmetics

There was still plenty of enthusiasm and the show was well turned out. Jason Vale gave a talk on juicing (well what else would The Juice Master talk about?!) and at the end gave away copies of his new book which resulted in quite a frenzy!

Jason Vale book giveaway frenzy!

Jason Vale book giveaway frenzy!

I’ll leave by saying thanks to everyone who was part of a great day and with a quote handed over by Jason Vale:

If you don’t look after your body, pretty soon you’ll have nowhere left to live.


Raw British Dining Experience Taste Explosion Invite!

March 7th, 2011 · · Events No comments - Tags: , , , ,

We’re not financially connected to The Raw Food Party in anyway yet we know some of our customers will be pleased to know that Peter Pure, author of Lush Salads, is organising one of his fabulous raw food nights which combine fun, education and socialising over food to create a wonderful event. The following comes from him and if you’ve any queries please contact him or Raw Food Party directly:

Friday Evening 18th of March, Sunday Lunch 20th March

Hello, You are invited to my OFF THE CHARTS Raw British Dining Experience

Menu:

British Spring Nettle Cocktail

“Crispy Bacon” Bites

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Hot Butternut & Caramelised Onion Winter Soup with Almond Croutons

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“Steak & Kidney” Pudding with Gravy
Note: this is Sun Blush Vegetable with Raw Suet Dough (and it is beyond outstanding!)

Hot Creamed Mashed Parsnips

Spring Vegetables

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Strawberry Jam Rolly-Polly Pudding with Lucuma Custard (beyond awesome with Fresh Strawberries!)

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Chocolate Truffles

OK! I know that you’re thinking this menu can’t possibly be true! But it is! I’ve been developing these recipes for a while now! And they ROCK!!

To book onto this raw live food gastronomic adventure, phone Lisa on 01733 759 648 have your card details handy. It is only £30 per head to attend. The dining will be in Swiss Cottage, London.

Times:

Friday Evening 18th of March; 7pm

Sunday Lunch 20th March; 12 noon

Note, all food is 100% plant based, raw, no weird chemicals, processed foods, cooking, mucking about, refined ingredients and is 3000% delicious. Guaranteed TASTE EXPLOSION! Phone us now to book your seat 01733 759 648

Peter Pure

 


dotActivist – a conference for those using hi-tech for good

July 26th, 2010 · · Alternatives, Events No comments - Tags: , , ,

Tickets are now on sale for dotActivist – a new online campaigning conference. Seven inspiring speakers, and plenty of time to talk about the ideas that arise. Join web activists of all stripes, to share tactics and explore exciting new ways of changing the world.

The conference will be at The Hub, King’s Cross on 7th August. There are a range of ticket options for different budgets, starting at £15. This is the official trailer:

We’re not affiliated with or endorsing this event in anyway, yet we’re sure there’ll be plenty of our readers who are attending or who know those attending! Registration is at http://dotactivist.eventbrite.com. Maybe we’ll see you there?


Thoughts from Dr Brian Clements

June 29th, 2010 · · Alternatives, Events, Health, Reviews No comments - Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Dr Brian Clements PhD LNC runs the world renown Hippocrates Health Institute. The Hippocrates Health Institute was co-founded by Ann Wigmore (1909 to 1994) who pioneered treatment of cancer having cured herself using natural methods.  We’re proud to support that to this day through education and distribution of some of the LifeGive health formulas from Hippocrates Health Institute.

Much of Dr Clement’s wisdom comes from his daily work with terminally ill patients having taken over the helm from Ann Wigmore sometime earlier and his annual talk in London is always full of insight. Big thanks go to The Fresh Network for organising it. Here are a few of the gems we picked up from attending:

  • Irradiated foods will permanently damage your chromosomes and DNA. That includes Micromeals so do stay away from the microwave. Incidentally, in the former Soviet Union, microwaves were banned due to their track record of increased cancer. This law was disbanded after capitalism came to the country and Russia now enjoys a much higher cancer rate.
  • 90% of cancers cured by Allopathic medicine recur.  This might sound shocking and yet it’s pretty obvious that if you don’t treat the cause of a problem it’ll keep on coming. It’s all very well giving someone chemotherapy but if they keep smoking or doing other toxic habits, the illness just comes back somewhere else
  • Children born today are now having a shorter life expectancy than their parents. This difference – on average 5 years – is attributable to the build up of toxicity in the environment. All that nuclear waste dumped at sea isn’t going away fast. Nor are the chemicals poured down drains, nor the plastics and petrol fumes burned into the air. It’s now a fact that even in the North Pole there is DDT and other toxic chemicals. These are causing hormonal development issues for many life forms, particularly larger life forms like Polar bears.
  • Everything was organic up to World War II. Polyester is nowadays sold as  microfibre since it’s not popular under it’s original name. Manmade fibres give of hormone disrupting chemicals as strong as the day they were made even after 10 years and thousands of washes.
  • Fake estrogens (xenoestrogens) both feminise males and masculinise females. Affecting your sexual preference and/or gender identity is one thing; more seriously they are implicated in a host of degenerative illnesses since a properly performing endocrine (or hormonal) system is vital for health. If your hormones become blocked, other functions in the body that should be triggered by them become troubled.

Most importantly, Dr Clements said the following:

Strong and healthy people talk back. Weak and unhealthy people can’t.

Today, health and the environment affect everyone. As Dr Vernon Coleman states in his book, How to avoid your doctor killing you, we have at least a 1 in 3 chance of getting cancer and if the rate continues, it’ll soon be 1 in 2. That’s 50-50. How many others will be affected by transgenderism, infertility, developmental disorders in their children or the host of other issues lined up against us? On top of that, everyone is being affected by the effect these same toxins are having on wildlife and the eco-systems they create.

Now is the time for us to stand up. Your daily choices make a difference. Could you avoid using bleaches and switch to non-polluting alternatives? Can you support the organic trade by clothing yourself in fashions that aren’t harmful? Will you make a conscious effort to say no to goods made of plastic that could be made of natural materials like glass, wood or metal?

You may be the unknown soldier who’s story is never told, but now is the time to be strong. Your actions make the difference whether or not anyone sees or cares. Most importantly, at least you won’t be one of the many who don’t care simply because they’re to weak and unhealthy to make the difference.


Update on Amnesty’s Shell Advert

May 18th, 2010 · · Environment, Events, News One comment - Tags: , , , ,

We recently shared how Amnesty UK are raising awareness of environmental concerns about Shell’s operations in the Niger Delta, Africa. They’d asked people to donate for them to run an advert in London and National Press on the day of Shell’s AGM so that shareholders would be reminded to think of both sides of the equation, people and planet vs progress and profit. The hope was that Shell shareholders would press management to up it’s standards. After all the company has record profits. It can afford to be careful with what it does.

Although the Financial Times dropped the Amnesty Shell ad at the last minute, several other publications accepted it. Amnesty have created this short video to summarise the issues that Shell needs to address:

Shell in the Niger Delta from Amnesty International on Vimeo.

If you have views on this share it on Twitter with the tag #shellagm, or send it directly to @shelldotcom. You can also follow the Protect The Human Shell Ad blog by Amnesty. We’re still hopeful that Shell can take the responsibility it’s privileged position requires and contribute it’s wonders to the world in a fashion that doesn’t harm people, animals or endanger the planet for future generations.


Ticket Giveaway for The Allergy Show

May 15th, 2010 · · Alternatives, Events, Health, Offers One comment - Tags: , , , , , ,

The Allergy and Gluten-free Show is a great way to find help if you’re having an allergy based problem. Whether it’s asthma, psoriasis, hayfever or food intolerances, like Coeliacs, Gluten, nuts or Lactose intolerance, The Allergy Show highlights leading providers in the field.

There are thousands of products, together with expert seminars and demonstrations to help you find answers. Speakers there include television notables Dr Chris Steele MBE (from ITV’s This Morning) and Patrick Holford, best selling author and founder of The Institute for Optimum Nutrition.

The Allergy Show have given us a set of tickets for two to attend the show, worth up to £18. Do you need to find answers as to your allergies? If so contact us. We’ll award the tickets to the first person requesting them. The tickets will gain you entry on any of the days the Allergy Show is running, from the 21st to the 23rd May 2010 at London’s Olympia Exhibition centre.


Run for the Health of The Planet

May 13th, 2010 · · Environment, Events, Health No comments - Tags: , , , , , , , ,

We’re not affiliated with the World Wildlife Fund, yet we’re all for the essential work they carry out preserving the planet. We therefore wanted to highlight that they’re challenging us all to raise our own health standards together with that of the planet in one of their countrywide fun runs.

First off don’t panic! Countrywide fun runs doesn’t mean you need to run the country! These aren’t marathons, they’re 5k Fun Runs and WWF have charity assured places in all of them for participants bringing a minimum of £50 sponsorship. That means they only need you to find someone prepared to challenge you a tenner for each kilometer. As well as having lots of fun, it’ll be a great way for you to test your health and if you commit yourself now, you could use the date as a reason to get into training.

Here are the dates and locations:

10 July – Stirling – Stirling University
11 July – Aberdeen – Hazlehead Park
17 July – Dundee – Camperdown Park
18 July – Perth – North Inch
24 July – Glasgow – Bellahouston Park
25 July – Edinburgh – Holyrood Park
31 July – Middlesborough – Albert Park
1 Aug – Sunderland – Silksworth Sports Complex
7 Aug – Liverpool – Sefton Park
8 Aug – Sheffield – Rother Valley Country Park
14 Aug – Leeds – Roundhay Park
15 Aug – Manchester – Whythenshawe Park
21 Aug – Derby – Darley Park
22 Aug – Norwich – Whittlingham Estate
4 Sept – Cardiff – Bute Park
5 Sept – Leicester – Abbey Park
11 Sept – London Crystal Palace
18 Sept – Coventry – Memorial Park
25 Sept – London – Victoria Park
26 Sept – Milton Keynes – Willen Lake
2 Oct – Watford – Cassiobury Park
3 Oct - Cheltenham – Race Course
9 Oct – Southampton – Southampton Common
10 Oct – Maidstone – Mote Park

There are full details and sign up are at http://www.wwfscotland.org.uk/what_we_do/about_wwf_scotland/events/running_events/. Maybe we’ll bump into you at one?


How to Maximise Your Vitality – Free Talk

May 11th, 2010 · · Events, Health No comments - Tags: , , , ,

We’re not affiliated to this event yet we’re sure that some of you may be interested to know that Peter Pure, raw food educator and author of Lush Salads, is giving a free talk on vitality in London. The details are below:

Maximise Your Vitality (free talk)
How to turbo-charge your health & performance

Thurs 20 May, Sunday 23 May, Tues 25 May, Weds 2 June

Do want to be the most of your life?

Then come to my talk that I’m doing for you on how you can perform much better in 2010 by being a whole lot more healthy and increasing your performance:

You will discover:

  • How to create explosive energy & vitality
  • The 2 forces that shape your health & destiny
  • The path to waving health problems goodbye!
  • The mindset that distinguishes exceptionally healthy people from average people
  • The keys to the real fountain of youth – Yes! there have been significant advances
  • How to rejuvenate your body and mind

Click here for dates and to enrol now: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/688429110

Quite simply; I love life! And I want you to join me in my celebration of it by living in your peak health and vitality! I’m giving you this free talk as a way to open the door to what’s possible for you in terms of your health, vitality, experience of life, and making your 2010 incredible!

My clients have:

  • Gained 3 – 5 more hours of energy every day! WHOAH! That’s the equivalent of up to 101 additional 18 hour days each year!!!! To make things happen in their lives – financially, family life, career, studying, time for themselves.
  • Lost up to 28kg of excess flab and kept it off!
  • Got rid of headaches, coughs, colds and flu’s – permanently
  • Got rid of any and all skin complaints possible
  • Improved the eyesight to the point where they need weaker glasses
  • Got rid of all manner of health problems large and small
  • Increased their intelligence
  • Got off untold amounts of dangerous drugs – the natural way
  • Put on kilo’s of hard strong muscle (if you’re interested)
  • Turned greying hair back to it’s original pigment
  • Get on a path to extend their lifespan immensely

These are all achievements my clients make regularly, what’s more
If they can do it! – YOU can do it!

Does this sound good to you? Something you’d like to have happen in your life? What are you waiting for – Enrol Now! Click here for dates and to enrol now: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/688429110 for your FREE seat(s) whilst they’re still available!

See you at the talk!

Best of Health
Peter Pure
About Peter Pure: Peter Pure is an honorary member of the Complimentary Medical Association, The British Holistic Medical Association, British Longevity Society, and Calorie Restriction Society. He is author of the book; Lush Salads – how to turn your life around one salad a time. He is a featured speaker at the Geneva Anti-Aging Medical Conference, Athens Anti-Aging Medical Conference, and British Longevity Society.

P.S. These seats will go fast! Enrol straight away because they will run out: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/688429110


Take a Share in asking Shell to clean up with Amnesty UK

May 10th, 2010 · · Environment, Events, News One comment - Tags: , , , , , ,

The Royal Dutch Shell company is one of Britain’s biggest corporations. It’s exploits enable many wonders of the world in which we live today and it’s vast cash flows fund pensions around the UK. At the same time, Shell is noted in many environmental fiascos around the world. As it’s annual meeting approaches, Amnesty UK are looking to remind shareholders in Shell that the black gold has a dark side and that bumper profits mean we need to push bosses to enforce better ecological and social standards through their system. This short trailer from Amnesty explains the problem well:

There is a full report by Amnesty International on Shell’s activity in the Niger Delta in pdf that you can read if you want to examine the situation more fully.

In order to remind Shell’s shareholders that Shell’s recent bumper profits have come at a huge cost to the environment, to local populations and wildlife and to urge the shareholders to insist on higher standards from management, Amnesty UK is looking to take out a full page advert in a UK national paper. They’d like you to buy a share in this advert as £10 will buy a 1cm2 section of prime publishing real estate for the following ad:

Amnesty Shell advert

Amnesty Shell advert

Please participate in whatever way you can. If you can support the ad financially it will help. If you can’t, ask someone who can. If you are a shareholder or have a pension that is investing in Shell, start letting Shell know you need them to do better. You can email Shell CEO, Peter Vosser, and ask him how Shell is living up to words like these which were taken from their own website:

“As we work to help meet the world’s growing energy needs we aim to bring benefits to local communities and reduce impacts of our operations”, “A career with Shell is more than just a day job. It’s an opportunity to join a company who tackle real world problems”.

~ Shell.com via Amnesty UK

Amnesty’s campaign is at http://blog.protectthehuman.com/shellad and you can buy a share in their ad from there.


Robert Redfern – The Blockbuster AllClear Man

May 8th, 2010 · · Events, Health 5 comments - Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

Robert Redfern is a nutritionist, author and broadcaster. He’s been well known for his work and support of Serrapeptase, an enzyme that when ingested helps dissolve blockages in the body, particularly in the arteries. To quote Robert:

Serrapeptase digests non-living tissue, blood clots, cysts, and arterial plaque and inflammation in all forms. The late German physician, Dr. Hans Nieper, used Serrapeptase to treat arterial blockage in his coronary patients. Serrapeptase protects against stroke and is reportedly more effective and quicker than EDTA Chelation treatments in removing arterial plaque. He also reports that Serrapeptase dissolves blood clots and causes varicose veins to shrink or diminish. Dr. Nieper told of a woman scheduled for hand amputation and a man scheduled for bypass surgery who both recovered quickly without surgery after treatment with Serrapeptase.

Serrapeptase is one of the most important ingredients in Blockbuster AllClear, a powerful systemic enzyme formula that’s useful for those looking to boost arterial health.

Angela with Robert Redfern

Angela with Robert Redfern

We got chatting with Robert recently when we met him at the Natural and Organic Products Show and here are a few of Robert’s top artery and circulatory system health tips:

  1. Take Serrazyme and Blockbuster AllClear and more if you can afford the investment
  2. Drink 1/2 pint of filtered or boiled water 8 times a day (but not within 30 minutes either side of a meal)
  3. Discard your microwave and processed foods… forever!
  4. Exclude milk, cheese, yoghurts and starches
  5. Exercise everyday to get the oxygen around your body and the lungs and heart working
  6. Get serious about good health because your quality of life is at stake

We stock several types of serrapeptase formula, including Robert’s own SerraZyme 80,000 IU capsules and Blockbuster AllClear. We also stock LifeGive’s Systemic Enzymes, a mix of enzymes including serrapeptase made by Dr Brian Clements of the world-reknown Hippocrates Health Institute. Different people respond differently yet the latter two are blends of systemic enzymes with supporting factors. They are therefore highly recommended for those wishing to use systemic enzymes to detox their system, such as to clear the arteries or to support the rebuilding of health post injury.



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