Yaso Shan is a registered member of the College of Practitioners of Phytotherapy (CPP). A leading UK professional body for qualified and practising members of western herbal medicine. Yaso began her career as a Lecturer in the Health Sciences, specialising in the biomedical sciences, physiology, pathology, infection and the principles governing conventional medical treatments. She […]

According to the Vegan Society, 42 per cent of UK vegans made the choice to go meat-and-dairy-free in 2018, showing how rapidly the movement is picking up in recent years. Whether we’re making a conscious effort to lower our red meat intake or we’re grabbing some compost bags and heading outside to grow our own […]

Food packaging must meet a wide array of stringent requirements. It has to protect the food from damage during transport. It must protect the food from exposure to bacteria and fungi in the air and it should look attractive on the shelves so that potential customers want to buy it. The brand information must also […]

As environmental issues continue to top the agenda for governments and the general public, nations the world over are taking serious action to protect the future of the planet. The UK, in particular, has taken some bold steps forward in recent years, and legislation continues to evolve to support emissions reduction in line with international […]

With regards to the UK’s future environmental plans, the government has set a bold target to become a zero-emissions nation by 2050. If it can be achieved, this would make the UK the cleanest country in the world in terms of greenhouse gas emissions. 31 years certainly seems like a long time to achieve this, […]

Over the past five decades, the average global temperature has risen at the fastest rate in history. The planet is warming, from the North Pole to the South Pole, and human activity is the primary cause. The term global warming is used to describe the average increase in earth’s temperature. The scenario is already having harmful effects […]