Cholesterol gets such a bad rap these days - but lets take a look at what the scientific literature says about the benifits of having a good supply of cholesterol

Cod Liver Oil is natures richest source of vitamin A and a primary source of Vitamin D - it can also contain amounts of Vitamin K - these fat soluble vitamins are essential to optimal health and are very hard to obtain from the modern diet.

The diets of healthy traditional and nonindustrialized peoples contain no refined or denatured foods

The public has been fed a great deal of misinformation about the relative virtues of saturated fats versus polyunsaturated oils.

The use of appropriate foods and other dietary factors as therapy are fundamental to the practice of Nutrition. Quite a common question i get asked here in Ireland is "So what exactly is a Nutritionist?"

Vitamin D is involved in calcium metabolism and is necessary for good bone health,it plays a role in the prevention of serious chronic diseases which affect the Irish population.

The most widely drank beverage in the world has been banned by most states in India due to unacceptable levels of toxic chemicals

If you have often wondered what this Geneticaly Modified (GM)food thing is all about, please take time to watch this great film "The Future of Food" here in this article. It will answer all your questions related to the issue

I tell everyone i see at the clinic to avoid processed foods. For me its ok because I’ve been at it for years, but for the average Irish person today its not the easiest of tasks.

Allot of people are worried today about having high cholesterol and wondering should they go on medication to treat it or not.

Each of us is unique and very different in every way at every level - physically, genetically, biochemically and psychologically. We therefore have very different nutritional needs. Despite this, conventional nutrition teaches us that we should all eat the same way and take the same supplements. But there exists no one diet to meet every persons unique nutritional needs.

A silent killer that’s worse than alcohol, nicotine, and drugs is likely lurking in your kitchen cabinets and even your child’s school canteen

The average American drinks more than 60 gallons of soft drinks each year, but before you grab that next can of soda, consider this: one can of soda has about 10 teaspoons of sugar, 150 calories, 30 to 55 mg of caffeine, and is loaded with artificial food colors and sulphites.

The soft drink industry is trying to change face in the midst of the rising health epidemics of Obesity and Diabetes that it is causing. Coke is launching a new coke with vitamins added and Pepsi is now launching a beverage with some natural ingredients. But are they any better that before?

Excellent documentary showing how dangerous artificial sweetner Aspartame is. Its a potent Neurotoxin / Excitotoxin

The following is my response to the letter below sent to the Sligo Weekender from Dr Thomas Quigley of safeFood regarding an article I wrote on unpasteurised milk that appeared in the health column on 17th June 2008.

Microbial foodborne illness is the largest class of emerging infectious diseases. In 1999, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released the latest figures on the incidence of US foodborne illness considered by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be the most complete estimate ever compiled