The fields are golden now. The harvest has been cut. Straw is baled in enormous round bales which decorate the countryside in late August. An artist’s dream, as the golden light of autumn creates a feast for the eyes. Silage has been cut and wrapped (those enormous ugly black plastic bales to be seen stacked […]
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For many years we in The Hopsack have been encouraging our customers and friends to get closer to the origins of their food, to ask questions about production and to use their power as consumers to make food choices that ensure the health of their families and those close to them. Â Now you may […]
Actually no, it’s a lily, but that’s not the point. Â Quite apart from the stunning yellow bloom that aloe vera puts up to attract pollenators, it has usefulness far beyond the proliferation of its own species (unlike some mammals I know). Â Since times immemorial (1553BC to be precise), aloe has been prized for […]
Dr Bill Walsh was on Pat Kenny’s Today programme on RTE Radio1 yesterday to talk about his research into the link between bio-chemical imbalances in the brain that cause depression and other mental disorders. Â His studies have focused on the use of nutrients to affect these abnormalities. Â He has amassed the worlds largest […]
Given it’s recent rise to fame, I suppose we shouldn’t have been so surprised to learn that the longest tennis match in history was fuelled by none other than Vitacoco coconut water. John Isner, victorious in 11 hours and 5 minutes over Nicholas Mahut at Wimbledon last week was drinking copious amounts of this super-refreshing […]
I am in constant wonderment at the requests people make for herbs from faraway places to help with common ailments, when we have our own native plants which are just as effective and which have been tried and tested over the centuries. Every region of the world has its own 'materia medica'. This collection of […]
If you and your partner long for the pitter-patter of tiny feet but the only pitter-patter you hear is rain, do not despair. Dr Marilyn Glenville, the UK’s leading nutritional specialist on women’s hormonal health, is giving a seminar in Dublin this Saturday on natural solutions to infertility. Dr Glenville has studied and practised nutritional […]
This year, two pieces of EU legislation will impact your freedom of choice as a consumer, your local health food store and the arena of natural healthcare. Although it might not seem so right now, their potential to affect your life, your loved ones and your community is vast, not least because they are part […]
âLove thy neighbor,â quipped Mae West, â and if he happens to be tall, debonair and devastating, it will be that much easier.â Easier, too, to love Miss Mae for her wisdom and sparkling wit. As the Lady said, âA dame that knows the ropes isn’t likely to get tied up.â * With the near-confluence […]