......take a look at PETA and see what they have discovered, then make your choice.



KFC kill one billion chickens every year for you to have your finger licking good chicken, think about that, how on earth do you maintain the welfare and health of that many birds? In short they don´t and then you eat it, check out PETA and see exactly what is going on with KFC, if you are going to eat it at least understand what you are supporting and what yo are putting into yourself.

KFC suppliers cram birds...

• The allicin in cauliflower is known to promote a healthy heart and reduce the risk of strokes
• Cauliflower contains selenium and vitamin C, both of which work together to strengthen the immune system.
• Cauliflower has been associated with the maintenance of a healthy cholesterol level.
• Being rich in folate, ca...

The number of people diagnosed with diabetes has soared by 50 per cent in just a year.

An analysis of official figures shows at least 150,000 new cases last year – up from 100,000 in 2007.

It represents one new sufferer every three minutes.

The vast majority were middle-aged people with type two diabetes, which is linked to being overweight through poor diet and lack of exercise and brings an increased risk of heart attack, stroke, blindness and amputati...

The World is on its knees. People are going through rubbish bins to find food. People are struggling to pay their rent and face living on the streets. People are killing themselves. The basic rights of human beings are being over looked such as shelter, warmth, food and water and yet no worries, we can all relax, why? because this lady can keep a scorpion in her mouth for two minutes!

We can all rest now. Let us not concern ourselves with the real problems, lets just hide our heads, it is so m...

Check out the new section on Nicholsons - Recipes!

Here you can find some great ideas, with only a small amount of ingredients and without massively complicated techniques.

They are in no particular order, just think scrap book of ideas all of which have been tried and tested by me! Anything you see here I have tried and loved. I never put in something I would not try or eat.

Have fun and keep checking!

Lynn xx http://www.nicholsons.synthasite.com

4 slices of good bread, wholemeal or granary.
5 Ripe Tomatoes
1 clove Garlic, crushed
handful Basil, ripped up into pieces
extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling
1 clove Garlic, left whole


Method
 
1. Roughly chop the tomatoes and tip them into a bowl with their juices. Mix in the crushed garlic, chopped basil and a generous glug of olive oil. Set aside to allow the tomatoes to marinate for a few minutes.

2. Heat a griddle pan over a medium-high heat then add the bread and toast lightly on both side...

Looking at the world today, it is not difficult to see where many of the problems come from. I am not a religious person in that I follow any one particular religion, but when you look at the seven deadly sins, you can see exactly how the world has fallen. Unless people start to recognise their own sins and start to act accordingly, we will see people grow fatter and die of related diseases. We will see people love money so much they forget about the importance of family love. We will see cri...

The finding supports earlier research that potassium-rich food such as bananas could play a role in controlling blood pressure.

A 1997 study suggested people would have to eat five bananas a day to have half the effect of a blood pressure-controlling pill.

Now researchers in India have reported that blood pressure fell by 10% in people who ate two bananas dai...

Each day he eats two Big Macs, which are made up of two beef patties, chee...

This can be an absolute devil to get out of the shell, but thankfully, you can buy then ready shelled, and they make a perfect snack when you get the desire to nibble on something.

The Brazil nut is extremely nutritious with high levels of protein, unsaturated fat, selenium, zinc, and other minerals, plus substantial quantities of vitamins E and B-complex. It is the combination of vitamin E with selenium that gives the Brazil nut its special immune-enhancing properties. The selenium in the Bra...

One in 10 parents actually believe Jaffa cakes count towards fruit and vegetable portions, according to a shocking new survey!

I read this last week, 14/11/08 on the sky news web site, and to be honest it has taken a while to digest! I spoke with my own children and asked them what they thought of it all. Freddie is 8 and Megan is 10. They were both amazed that anyone could think that a Jaffa Cake, a glass of coke or a spaghetti hoop could be seen as a fruit or vegetable.

The report stated that...

When I talk to people about their diet and how we are going to get them back into balance, one of the biggest fears people have is will they be able to go out and enjoy a few drinks and a meal with friends or will they have to live their life totally like a vegetarian hippy. Now, whilst I think it would be fantastic if we could all live a life that was based around eating from the land and taking what Mother Nature gives us, I also realise that we are social creatures, we all live different l...

Tea's health benefits are largely due to its high content of flavonoids—plant-derived compounds that are antioxidants, in otherwords, your internal army against illness and disease.

Research has found an association between consuming green tea and a reduced risk for several cancers, including, skin, breast, lung...

We all remember sugared almonds, those incredibly hard sweets that seemed designed to keep the dentists in business in January after the Christmas festivities, and we know that eating a handful of almonds a day is a great way towards reducing the risks of cancer and yet there is one aspect of almonds that is often neglected. The oil.

People spend an absolute fortune on conditioning hair products, looking for that bottle of chemically produced liquid to turn their hair into the look of a superm...

Potatoes! We all love them in their various forms and when you are pushed for time you can always prepare something if you have a few potatoes. So why eat them?

The juice of a potato is very cleansing.
The liver benefits from the juice of potatoes.
Provides energy to muscles.
Contain potassium
Contain Folic Acid
Contain Vitamin C

However, how you prepare them dictates how good they are for you, I mean, before you start saying that they are bad for you, sure, if you deep fry them in lard, cover them ...

Around about now you start to see the street sellers and their bags of hot chestnuts, a real sign that Winter is upon us and there is something really nice about buying a bag of these hot little gems, but where did they come from?

Chestnuts trees have grown across China and Japan since ancient times. The Greeks brought them to Europe from Asia Minor and later they spread across the continent with the Romans.For many Europeans in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries chestnuts were an importa...

Egg yolks may delay some symptoms of aging. They contain high concentrations of the antioxidan...

During the winter months, the cold, wet weather means that we are more susceptible to catching viruses. Colds, coughs and the flu are on the rampage, as are stomach bugs and viruses. Using products made from bee pollen, honey, propolis and venom can help prevent us from catching these various illnesses, but can also provide all year round relief from their symptoms,.Furthermore, bee products can relieve a wide range of ailments including wounds made by external ulcers, stomach ulcers, digesti...

How often do you go about your day on auto drive? We fall into routines that ensure that we never seem to take a moment. That moment may be to actually stop and breathe, it may be a moment to reflect on something somebody said to you, it could be a moment to really think about what you are going to be eating this evening, the point is, if you never take a moment how  do you ever start to achieve balance?
So many people go to gyms on a regular basis, they take yoga lessons, they follow a strict...

You know, nuts are not just for Christmas, we should be including these in our diet every day. Lets look at walnuts. Very high in essential fatty acids therefore an excellent source of omega 3. This means you can improve your memory, help your heart and bring a whole knew look to your skin, absolutely brilliant if you suffer with eczema. Now you can buy them in their shells, and take time to open each one and enjoy the process, or you can buy them in health food shops already shelled, then yo...