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Santos Articles About Organic and Health issues
Santos provides these articles for your interest and benefit. We publish articles on items of interest on organics, food production, product ethics , health and other food related issues
1: Do You Know What Pesticides You’re Eating?
If you’ve ever wondered how many different kinds of pesticides are sprayed on conventionally grown produce, you may be shocked to read a report recently released by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) in the United States.
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Posted: 4Mar2015 01:10 Similar items
2: Calm Your Mind
More and more research shows us that a calm mind is the first thing we need to cultivate to be able to heal our various ailments. Most indigenous cultures knew this and would have the spiritual healer talk...
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Posted: 4Mar2015 01:10 Similar items
3: Break A Leg!
I've always wondered why people say this to someone who is going to perform, usually on a stage. Surely in this age of positive manifestations, it is not something you would want to bring on. However, I have...
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Posted: 4Feb2015 03:05 Similar items
4: The Changing Face Of Santos
Santos is now well under way with some long overdue renovations across our three shop locations. The functionality and cleanliness of our shops is being improved and our range of products has never been better.
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Posted: 11Dec2014 01:50 Similar items
5: Let’s Have A Healthy Friendly Christmas!
As the Festive Season draws near, so does the buying and consuming of many of our animal friends. Conventional Factory Farming is still a cruel and intolerable life for many animals but we can all help by choosing...
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Posted: 11Dec2014 01:49 Similar items
6: For The Fun And Love Of Giving
Each year, the staff at Santos Organics donate 1% of their salary to a staff charity fund which is then matched dollar for dollar by Santos and distributed to a number of International, National and Local organisations. So...
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Posted: 31Oct2014 03:19 Similar items
7: Hormone Imbalance - Excessive Estrogen Disorders
Many things affect the fine balance of women’s hormonal systems and an out of balance network of hormones can not only lead to crankiness, feeling out of sorts, heavy periods, pain and discomfort, bloating and sore breasts but...
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Posted: 31Oct2014 03:19 Similar items
8: Byron Bay Surf Festival
The last weekend of October was marked by one of the most vibrant and colourful festivals, local to the Byron Bay region – The Byron Bay Surf Festival.
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Posted: 28Oct2014 04:46 Similar items
9: Save The Bees!
Did you know that approximately one in every three mouthfuls in our diet directly or indirectly benefits from honeybee pollination? The production of many crops such as almonds and other tree nuts, berries, fruits and vegetables depend on...
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Posted: 1Oct2014 07:26 Similar items
10: A Three-Week Cleansing Diet For Spring
With the arrival of the warmer weather we can turn our thoughts to cleansing. During winter we have usually consumed richer and heavier foods to keep our bodies warm and we have usually been less active also. So...
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Posted: 1Oct2014 07:26 Similar items
11: Living Community Festival
The Living Community Festival was more magical than ever this year!
Mullumbimby Community Garden has gone from strength to strength in what is a perfect celebration of community and sustainability. One of the things we...
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Posted: 1Oct2014 07:24 Similar items
12: Headaches And Migraines
What is my body trying to tell me? This is the question I ask whenever I am suffering pain from a headache or worse still, a migraine. My body gives me the same answer every time, “slow down”...
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Posted: 27Aug2014 00:22 Similar items
13: WHO GIVES A CRAP?
This article was taken from Who Gives A Crap Website.
We started Who Gives A Crap when we learnt that 2.5 billion people across the world don’t have access to a toilet. That’s roughly 40%...
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Posted: 25Aug2014 02:12 Similar items
14: Mullumbimby Living Community Festival 2014
Santos Organics sponsors Living Community Festival 2014!
Mullumbimby Community Garden's sustainability festival is on again - The Living Community Festival on Sunday the 7th of September.
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Posted: 25Aug2014 01:39 Similar items
15: Bladder And Urinary Tract Problems
Problems in the bladder and urinary tract can range from incontinence and irritable bladder to infections, also called Cystitis. Incontinence means being unable to control the flow of urine whereas an irritable bladder can feel similar to an...
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Posted: 31Jul2014 05:47 Similar items
16: Happy 21st Birthday National Toxics Network!
We couldn’t do it without you!
Are you familiar with the work of the National Toxics Network? NTN is a fabulous network of people and organisations from across Australia, NZ and Pacific Islands working hard...
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Posted: 31Jul2014 05:47 Similar items
17: What Is Ormus?
ORMUS is a beneficial alkaline mineral supplement that supports good health/wellness and an ability to get in-touch with yourself.
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Posted: 31Jul2014 05:38 Similar items
18: Celebrating Our Team Of Packers
At the Santos Organics warehouse in Byron Bay we still try to maintain a personal touch. In amongst the high tech, industrialized and often impersonal world that we live in, here we actually still employ “people” to pack...
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Posted: 25Jul2014 00:14 Similar items
19: Santos Organics Donations
Santos Organics has an internal staff charity fund. Staff who wish to be involved donate 1% of their weekly wage (each week) to a fund and at the end of the financial year Santos Organics matches it $1...
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Posted: 1Jul2014 01:36 Similar items
20: World Environment Day Awards
Santos Organics was a nominee in this years Byron Shire Council, World Environment Day Awards. Earlier this month on the 5th of June, our general manager, Michael Lyon and a team of representatives from Santos attended the awards...
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Posted: 1Jul2014 01:18 Similar items
21: Osteoporosis And Bone Health
I am at that age where a few close friends of late have told me they have been diagnosed with Osteoporosis, which literally means thinning of the bones and can lead to easy fractures. It can occur in...
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Posted: 1Jul2014 00:44 Similar items
22: Hay Fever And Allergies
Did someone sneeze? There seems to be a lot of people sneezing, coughing and blowing their noses around me lately. Along with spring, autumn is a time of allergies, coughs and colds. The cooler temperature and winds, new...
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Posted: 3Jun2014 05:03 Similar items
23: The Byron Shire’s First Retail Soft-plastic Recycling System
We continue to demonstrate our focus on environmental sustainability having established the Byron Shire’s first retail soft-plastic recycling system. Across all our stores we separate any soft-plastic that is not labelled with a recycling symbol and by doing...
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Posted: 8May2014 06:39 Similar items
24: The Bentley Blockade: Fighting For The Future
Hi,
For those of you that haven’t met me my name is Michael Lyon and I have the great privilege of being the General Manager for Santos Organics. My role involves...
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Posted: 7May2014 09:40 Similar items
25: ARE YOUR ALMONDS PASTEURISED?
The almonds we stock at Santos Organics aren't pasteurised. They are organic, they are Australian and they are raw but there is a good chance that the almonds you are eating could be pasteurised - even if they...
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Posted: 30Apr2014 05:52 Similar items
26: Cardiovascular Disease And Heart Harmony
A 28-year study following patients with established cardiovascular disease (including advanced atherosclerosis, angina, myocardial infarction and coronary bypass) has confirmed that the Mediterranean Diet can help prevent premature death. Those who began a Mediterranean diet had a significant...
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Posted: 30Apr2014 05:50 Similar items
27: Dealing With Pain
Pain and suffering is a part of the human condition and we cannot avoid it. We actually need pain to alert our bodies of danger or that something is wrong, otherwise we would not know to remove our...
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Posted: 2Apr2014 01:02 Similar items
28: BPA-free But Still Highly Toxic
In our August newsletter last year, we wrote an article about Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical ingredient used in making a hard, clear plastic known as polycarbonate. It’s commonly used in reusable water bottles, infant feeding bottles, food...
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Posted: 2Apr2014 01:00 Similar items
29: Santos Warehouse Going Solar!!
March has been an exciting month for us as we commenced the installation of 100 solar panels on the roof of our warehouse!! Our 2 shops will be following closely behind.
Nickel Energy, a...
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Posted: 2Apr2014 00:58 Similar items
30: Why Shop At Santos Organics
Since 1976, Santos Organics has been a vegetarian health food store dedicated to sourcing and supplying exceptional quality, organic, biodynamic, natural, GM-free whole foods and health products at the best price possible. We are community owned, with over...
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Posted: 27Feb2014 01:09 Similar items
