Salt is another of those basic food essentials that has had a rough time in recent years; some perspective on this and a reality check, salt is essential to support body function and to sustain and support good health. — Read Article
For most of my lifetime butter has been villainised and associated with cardiovascular and heart issues; I am sure we can all remember butter at half the price it is today. Two things have lifted the price of New Zealand butter, the major one being the global realization by the healthy minded, coupled with ongoing research into the effects of the good fatty acids and what was thought to be a totally bad fatty acid LDL. — Read Article
We hear much about the health promoting properties of trace elements and minerals, we have mentioned the effect on the health of animals and ourselves when there are deficiencies in the soils we grow and raise our food supply in. We may have issues growing crops and raising livestock in the event we have too much of some trace elements and minerals as well. — Read Article
Ginger has been prized for over 5000 years as a tonic to treat common ailments, it appears to have originated in SE Asia and widely cultivated in the known world by the first century. — Read Article
