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Raw Foods Offer Benefits, Say Two Health Experts

2/6/2012 10:45 AM EST - The Investor Relations Group

Several pieces of fruit and a large vegetable salad should always be included in your daily food selections.

Before our ancestors mastered fire, our food was almost always eaten raw—and that was a good thing, according to two boomer generation health experts. “Although we don’t advocate a totally raw food diet as a matter of preference, including plenty of raw foods in your diet will have many health...

Getting Vitamin D the Right Way Is Vital to Health, Say Experts

1/10/2012 10:12 AM EST - The Investor Relations Group

There are many food sources that should also be in your diet to ensure optimal levels of Vitamin D, including eggs, liver, hard cheeses, herring, kippers, mackerel, salmon, shrimp and tuna.
A recent report from the American Heart Association warns that too much Vitamin D can increase heart rate and lead to irregular heartbeat. The report adds to known complications of excess Vitamin D, which include excessive...

Imagine Health with a Fresh Set of Choices

12/19/2011 10:59 AM EST - The Investor Relations Group

An ounce of prevention really is worth a pound of cure, particularly if you had no health insurance or sick days to fall back on.
John Lennon’s song “Imagine” is a classic because it helps us to consider radically different possibilities. The odds of these possibilities actually happening are slim, yet thinking about them can open our minds to a different paradigm of how things could be.

Imagine a world...

Scrap “confusing” animal welfare labels, say shoppers

10/24/2011 3:00 AM EST - AB Sustain

A huge 83% of shoppers find the abundance of animal welfare logos and labels on fresh meat packs “confusing”, according to new research – and an even greater 93% would like to see the labels abolished and each retailer implement their own single standard, assuring consumers that a high level of animal welfare has been adhered to.

The feeling appears to be reasonably consistent across all age groups. Over-55s are...

Bringing Animal-Related Apprenticeships into Focus

10/5/2011 5:43 AM EST - Lantra

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More needs to be done on raising the awareness of apprenticeships in animal and veterinary related industries, according to new research published by Lantra Skills Council and VETNET Lifelong Learning Network South West (VETNET LLN SW).

The report, ‘Progression to Higher Education from Veterinary Nursing and Animal-related Apprenticeships’, outlines the findings of recent research on...

£400 Available for Wales’ Land Girls

8/31/2011 10:11 AM EST - Lantra

A £400 training grant is available to women working in Wales’ land-based industries from Lantra’s Women and Work 2011-12 Funding Project.

Over the past four years this project has proven successful in England, where it has helped 1,212 businesses and 3,250 women increase their skills in industries where women are under-represented. Because of the positive impact, Lantra has extended the funding UK-wide, so women...

Go Fishing for Health

8/9/2011 3:05 PM EST - The Investor Relations Group

The Women’s Health Study, which included almost 40,000 female health professionals, with an average age of 55, conducted over a 10 year period, found those who ate fish, like canned tuna, salmon and sardines, once per week had about 40% lower risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD) than those who did not.
Age related macular degeneration is a serious medical condition that can make it...

Interested in the game and wildlife industry?

7/1/2010 8:53 AM EST - Lantra

Set impressively in the grounds of Scone Palace, Perth the Scottish Game Fair is taking place from 2 - 4 July 2010.
A three day celebration of the countryside with gundogs, shooting, falconry, fly fishing, educational exhibits, sport, entertainment and good country food and drink, the Scottish Game Fair is regarded as one of the main countryside events of the year, demonstrating the importance of game and other...

REVISED SKILLS STANDARDS NOW AVAILABLE FOR FISHERIES MANAGEMENT

5/26/2010 7:29 AM EST - Lantra

Following an extensive review of the jobs, skills and activities people carry out within fisheries management, Lantra Sector Skills Council announced today (26 May) that newly revised National Occupational Standards are now approved and available for employers use.
National Occupational Standards (NOS for short) accurately describe what a person needs to do, know and understand in their job to carry out their...

Loch Fyne secures Waitrose listing

3/17/2010 12:57 PM EST - Denvir Marketing

Loch Fyne Oysters Ltd, Scotland’s leading seafood producer, has secured a listing with Waitrose for its Classic Smoked Salmon. The store will be stocking Loch Fyne Smoked Salmon nationwide across 85 of the largest branches from the 7th April 2010, priced at £5.49 for 140g.
Loch Fyne Oysters Ltd, Scotland’s leading seafood producer, has secured a listing with Waitrose for its Classic Smoked Salmon. The store...

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