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What is the difference between synthetic and natural vitamins?
By Nutritionist and Dietician Ashleigh Feltham, Feed Your Future Dietetics Did you know that the majority of the vitamins on supermarket shelves are synthetic? If you enter any supermarket I can almost guarantee there will be a section, if not an aisle, dedicated to supplements. Last year, after speaking with the founders at Eloments Organic Vitamin Tea about the plant-based nutrients they were using in their organic vitamin tea, I decided to check out what natural supplements were available at my local supermarket. I went to three major supermarkets in Canberra, Australia. 100% of the multivitamin supplements on...
What does Certified Fairtrade actually mean?
If you watch The Good Place, you might remember a scene about a tomato. In this scene, the cast is discussing their ‘goodness points’ earned on Earth, and they use the example of purchasing a tomato. A tomato is a healthy fruit, it’s not processed and should - in theory - be a positive choice. But that beautiful ripe tomato may have unintended consequences in our modern world. Were harmful pesticides used to grow it? Was it harvested by an underpaid labour force, and then put on a fuel-intensive truck to drive it to your grocery store? In essence, is...
A History of Tea
This morning, 2 billion people drank a cup of tea. Yesterday morning as well, and tomorrow morning will result in another 2 billion cups of tea drunk around the world. But did you know that every cup of tea - black tea, green tea, oolong tea, white tea - all come from the same plant? For one of the world’s favourite hot drinks, there’s not a lot known about the history of tea, how tea is made, how is sustainability sought after in the industry, is there modern slavery, and how will climate change affect your favourite cup of tea?...
How do you get the vitamins in the teabag?
Eloments Organic Vitamin tea blends some of the best fair trade ingredients in the world - from Egyptian peppermint, to bourbon vanilla from Madagascar, and boutique Ceylon tea grown on family farms - with all natural vitamins. The Nutrients The nutrients in Eloments are extracted using a water extraction process, so no solvents, carriers, or excipients are used. Absolutely nothing synthetic is added at any stage, giving us USDA Organic certified vitamins directly from fruits, herbs and botanicals. Along with the primary nutrient, other co-factors and co-nutrients are extracted from the fruits and vegetables as well, so the nutrient’s environment...
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