Monthly Archives: February 2014

E Numbers and Additives – Do You Know What You Are E-Ting?

A group of young lab rats (well, actually they were students of Future Planet Studies) went into the wild and asked the people in Amsterdam if they know what is in their food. Armed with white coats, knowledge and theatrical skills the ‘E-Doctors’ set up a public laboratory on Dam square to “test” consumer products purchased by unsuspecting passers-by, trying to make them aware of what all those E numbers on their food and drinks mean.

Healing Practices and Common Sense

An often heard critique on alternative healing practices is that their effects aren’t scientifically proven. Studies into these practices have been inadequate up to now, but there are many personal testimonials and claims by practitioners that these practices do have benefits. This makes it hard to be able to judge their benefits.