Lou Dartford, make-up artist and green beauty blogger, shows how it's done
… Health And Beauty Health Society Spring Trends Inika Dr Haushka Jane Iredale Lavera … and try some of spring’s biggest beauty trends for size. From 70s luxe to bright orange lips, spring’s beauty trends are both ultra-wearable and achievable …
As Kraków, Poland's second city, takes steps to protect its citizens from rising electromagnetic 'smog' from mobile phones, wifi, Bluetooth, smart meters and other devices, Lynne Wycherley summarises 2016's news highlights on the emerging bio-risks of rising exposure to non-ionisiong radiation. For how much longer can governments continue to ignore the growing evidence of harm?
… radiation from mobile and wireless trends continued to rise rapidly, alongside … in the wind: unheard cautions But escalating trends were in train. In July, the USA's … And as time passes, might profit-driven trends for microwave 'smart homes', crammed …
The Vegan Society today launches its Plate up for the Planet to encourage people to abandon meat and dairy products, for their health, and for the health of the environment, reports LAURA BRIGGS.
A vegan diet can reduce environmental impact Laura Briggs | 27th July 2017 Ethical Living Vegan Diet Health Climate Change Environment Animal Welfare 24445360053_4bf5ecacf9_b.jpg The Vegan Society …
Far from downsizing, Government transport statistics reveal a trend towards multi-car households and bigger engines as well as more children being driven to school
Bigger engines, two-car households and school runs on rise The Ecologist | 16th February 2010 News Cars Transport Health carsontheroad.jpg An increasing number of households in Great Britain now own …
The increase in meat and dairy consumption is set to cause huge increases in greenhouse gases, reports Tim Radford. A shift to less animal-based diets would cut greenhouse gases, conserve forests and grasslands - and make us all healthier, with reduced obesity, diabetes and associated conditions.
… 50 years of data about the dietary habits and trends in 100 of the world's most populous …
Wild bee decline is closely associated with the advance of intensive farming and habitat loss, a new study shows. It follows an earlier paper that linked 'delayed action' decline of wild bees to exposure to pesticides including fungicides - previously considered 'bee-safe'.
… The study, titled ' Modeling the status, trends, and impacts of wild bee abundance in … the first time aims to assess the status and trends of wild bees and their potential … The papers ' Modeling the status, trends, and impacts of wild bee abundance in …
Free-Range Dairy is a new initiative that could reverse the trend towards industrialised mega-farms.
Is There Grass In That Milk? Lorna Howarth | 24th May 2013 News Food And Farming Health shutterstock_76747288.jpg In a recent survey of 600 farmers, 95% were in favour of cows having at least …
Two critical markets are pursuing a stressed planet’s renewable resources, presenting policymakers with complex and difficult choices. The Worldwatch Institute’s latest look at Earth’s “vital signs” sees dangerous times ahead as the “sustainability crisis” unfolds. China Dialogue's Maryann Bird investigates
… annual report on the environmental trends shaping the planet’s future. According … cited by Worldwatch are food and agricultural trends and energy and environmental ones that … burning. Worldwatch’s report tracked 44 trends, only six of which were considered …
If you are one of the many millions of people who rely on vitamins and supplements to maintain their health and conquer illness, it’s time for you to get active. The Ecologist explains why
Hidden Agenda The Ecologist | 1st June 2003 News Vitamins Health Supplements Pharmaceutical Industry Supplements Holistic Medicine Allergies Supplements Health Politics And Economics Archive_99.jpg …
After the Clean Air Acts banished the smogs of the 50s and 60s, many thought that air pollution problems had disappeared. They were wrong
… awareness The driving force behind these trends is an ever-increasing medical … populated Ruhr region – unveiled similar trends. It noted that calcification (the … a number of complications to contend with. Trends of urbanisation and increased …
The International Agency for Research on Cancer has labelled the world's biggest herbicide, glyphosate, as 'probably carcinogenic'. Another four widely used organophosphate insecticides may also pose a cancer risk.
IARC: Glyphosate 'probably carcinogenic' Oliver Tickell | 23rd March 2015 News Toxics Health Farming Corporations roundup-bottles-cut.jpg The International Agency for Research on Cancer has labelled …
The risk of leukemia for children living near power lines closely tracks levels of radiation from nuclear bomb test fallout, writes Chris Busby. The obvious explanation the 'experts' have chosen to ignore: the electro-magnetic fields increase radiation exposure.
Power lines, fallout and childhood leukemia Chris Busby | 9th May 2014 News Radiation Health WMD didcot-powerlines.jpg The risk of leukemia for children living near power lines closely tracks levels …
A major new study reveals that climate change may be a global medical emergency far bigger than we previously thought. But the authors also see signs that world may be starting to wake up to the danger, reports JOE WARE
… for the transmission of Dengue due to climate trends since 1990. With 50 to 100 million …
George Osborne's announcement last week of £15 billion for English road schemes may have played well with frustrated drivers, writes Daniel Newman. But all the road spending will achieve is to lock us more deeply into an unsustainable, unhealthy and deeply dissatisfying way of life.
More roads, more traffic, more misery - how commuting is killing us Daniel Newman | 8th December 2014 Comment Transport Health Society UK m5-traffic-paul-townsend-cut.jpg George Osborne's …
With the UK's Digital Economy Bill set to be finalised today, new 5G microwave spectra are about to be released across the planet without adequate safety testing, writes Lynne Wycherley. Global neglect of the Precautionary Principle is opening the way to corporate profit but placing humans and ecosystems at risk, and delaying a paradigm shift towards safer connectivity.
… has echoes of fracking, and other headlong trends. In Captured Agency , the Harvard …
Humans have been breastfeeding for nearly half a million years. It’s only in the last 60 years that we have begun to give babies highly processed convenience food called ‘formula’. Pat Thomas investigates
Breastmilk vs 'formula' food Pat Thomas | 1st April 2006 News Health Babies Breats Breast Milk Milk Breastfeeding suck_on_this.jpg Humans have been breastfeeding for nearly half a million years. It’s …
The human species has been breastfeeding for nearly half a million years. It’s only in the last 60 years that we have begun to give babies the highly processed convenience food called ‘formula’.
Suck On This Pat Thomas | 1st April 2006 News Breastfeeding Breast Feeding Children Parents Health Babies Milk Children Green Living Health investigates.jpg The human species has been breastfeeding …
UK supermarkets led the world in saying 'no!' to GM foods and ingredients, writes Liz O'Neill. But they faltered on GM feeds for pigs, cattle, poultry and fish, with GM soy and corn dominating the UK's non-organic market. Now campaigners are putting the pressure on supermarkets to make their entire supply chains GMO-free for the sake of animal, human and ecological health.
Supermarkets: 'Feed me the Truth' about GMOs in our food chain! Liz O'Neill GM Freeze | 7th March 2017 Activism GMOs Health Farming UK Consumerism Corporations tesco-milk-cut.jpg UK supermarkets led …
The medical response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has been monstrously inadequate, writes Richard Kock. But so has been recognition of the underlying causes - in particular the explosive spread of industrial oil palm, which disrupts the ecology of forests and farms, and undermines local economy and traditional governance, leading to a 'perfect storm' of disease.
Oil palm explosion driving West Africa's Ebola outbreak Richard Kock | 29th October 2014 News Health Africa Liberia Guinea Farming Development palm-oil-liberia-cut.jpg An enormous oil palm plantation …
It's a global phenomenon - we are consuming more calories, and more of those calories are the same, writes David Nally. Just ten crops produce 75% of our food, as factory-farmed meat, sugar, wheat, corn, soybeans and palm oil displace more nutritious and diverse diets. It's not good for us, or the planet - but it's great for corporate food monopolists!
… of America has cast fresh light on worrying trends in global food production. The new … of affluence'. The question is whether these trends are avoidable. Certainly, but it means …
Flame retardant chemicals lower children's IQs, disrupt hormone function and cause a host of other health problems, writes Pat Thomas. Yet they are ubiquitous in homes and offices, even in bedding and accessories for babies and young children.
Flame retardants are the new lead - our children must be protected Pat Thomas | 13th June 2014 Comment Toxics Trade Health child-mattress-cut.jpg Flame retardant chemicals lower children's IQs, …
Kindness is a public good. But it can also reduce the stress on our public services.
Tackling loneliness reduces health costs Marianne Brown | 21st February 2018 News Recycled Health NHS Loneliness Community 37407144932_cc6476f72c_z.jpg Kindness is a public good. But it can also …
Stressed? Tired? Don’t turn to medical anti-depressants. As Phoebe Doyle discovered, natural stress-busters can be just as effective
How to beat stress naturally Phoebe Doyle | 19th July 2011 Ethical Living Stress Natural Remedies Health And Beauty Fitness Therapy Health holding.jpg Stressed? Tired? Don’t turn to medical …
Africa's biotech establishment is deploying its biggest guns to attack NGOs opposed to GMO crops to help push through Ghana's corporation-friendly Plant Breeders Bill - a key element in the corporate enclosure of Africa's farming, seeds and agricultural heritage.
… our agriculture and move with modern trends." He is also quoted as calling for …