Rapeseed oil, rich in poly- and mono-unsaturated fats, rather than being a health hazard can actually be a healthy addition to the diet.
Few foods are as misrepresented and misunderstood as soya but the truth is, soya is an extremely healthful food with many benefits.
Amidst all the chaos of 2022, people still had time to sit down with a cup of tea and read a Viva! Health blog or two. So here are the 10 most-read health blogs of the year.
Episode 74 of the Viva! Vegan Podcast features Paul Kerton AKA Hench Herbivore & Gemma Nichols.
Episode 69 of the Viva! Vegan Podcast features Jay Gardner, Geordie Shore reality TV star turned vegan fitness influencer.
Campylobacter is the main cause of food poisoning in the UK and it is estimated that there are more than half a million cases and 80,000 GP consultations every year in the UK. Campylobacter bacteria are prevalent in farmed animals such as chickens, pigs, cattle and sheep, and have also been found in shellfish.
Most of the meat people eat today comes from genetically uniform, immunocompromised, regularly drugged animals packed by the thousands into filthy sheds or stacked cages. The perfect environment for emerging diseases.
Scientists have been warning us for years that the next pandemic could come from a factory farm. Let’s end factory farming before it ends us!
Poultry, pigs and cows are a significant source of this food poisoning bug but they may show no signs of infection and infected foods usually look and smell normal. Factory farms provide the ideal environment for Salmonella bacteria to spread as they are shed in the faeces of infected animals.
