Oh oh catch that buzz Love is the drug I’m thinkin’ of Oh oh can’t you see Love is the drug got a hook in me… (Roxy Music, Love is the Drug, 1975) * Love is the drug, created in your very own laboratory. Do you have raw chemistry with your Valentine? Then that is […]
Monthly Archives: May 2021
Happy New Year! Crisp January days are perfect for ridding the body of ghosts of Christmas repasts. Good nutrition is the baseline of good health. Food is our fuel. Our bodies cannot run well on low-grade fodder. Food choices and advertising can blind us to the fact that the less processed a food is, the […]
'I'm tired of all this nonsense about beauty being skin deep. That's deep enough. What do you want, an adorable pancreas?' Humorist Jean Kerr was closer to the mark than she knew. The adage that beauty is skin deep is flawed. The skin is our largest organ. What we feed it inside and out […]
March Against Monsanto is a world-wide call to action on Saturday 25 May 2013. For a march near you, see the March Against Monsanto Event List. World scientists’ statement concerning GMOs ‘Open Letter from World Scientists to All Governments Concerning Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)’ Genetic modification of food We wrote a blog in 2011 on […]
Check out this fascinating TED talk on YouTube by research biologist and ecologist Allan Savory: How to green the world’s deserts and reverse climate change For more information, go to Savory Institute
The Hopsackers have been trialling a range of products in the store, to bring you their top picks and honest recommendations. Last month, Eva tried out Trilogy Everything Balm. Here's what she had to say about it… First of all I want to say that Trilogy Everything Balm smells amazing! This was the first thing […]
The Hopsackers have been trialling a range of products in the store, to bring you their top picks and honest recommendations. Last month, Anna and Katie tried out Pai Camellia & Rose Cleanser. Anna Why you picked this product: I wanted to try it as I'd heard such great things about this cleanser. I […]
Omega-9 fatty acids are monounsaturated. Oleic acid is the main monounsaturated fatty acid in our diet. It is found in olives, avocados, nuts, seeds, and the bone marrow of grass-fed ruminants. Oleic acid is not considered an essential fatty acid because we can synthesise it internally if adequate omega-3, omega-6 and saturated fatty acids are […]
We’ve been going coconutty on Hopsack Island! Not quite swinging from beam to beam but our trusty ship-shop has scoured the Southern Seas and returned with coconut bounty just for you. What is the coconut? So what is the coconut? And whence does it hail? In spite of its name, the coconut is not a […]
The Hopsackers have been trialling a range of products in the store, to bring you their top picks and honest recommendations. Last month, Sophie tried out Udo's Choice Ultimate Oil Blend. Reason for choosing this product: I was looking for a good source of vegetarian-friendly fatty acids. How long you used it for and how frequently: […]