Look around you – are we generally getting slimmer or heavier? What is it about western culture that predisposes us towards being unhealthily overweight? Mark Bittman, New York Times food writer, has a theory on this that is unquestionably worth listening to and considering.

Some people will try and convince me that choosing to buy organically grown, chemical free food is more expensive than living off mass farming methods. I don't agree! Maybe the physical price that you see at the check out is slightly dearer, but the long-term costs of not eating organic unprocessed foods are far greater economically, environmentally and for our health than perceived short-term savings.

We are exposed to thousands of chemicals everyday in our environment, and through food and water. These harmful chemicals can wreak havoc on the immune system and brain and if exposure to these dangerous toxins isn’t reduced, we’ll continue to see an increase in acute and degenerative disease.

Very rarely, when we eat our meal, we ask ourselves where the food comes from and which treatment has been reserved to the animals that now make up our dish. Nevertheless, animal welfare is increasingly becoming part of our ethical concerns.

Your daily cup of coffee might just be costing you more than you think... Recent research from the Carbon Reduction Institute shows that the environmental impact of a cup of coffee is as bad as leaving your light on at home.

Seasonal products are better for your health, have more flavour, cost less and are more sustainable... So for a simple solution next time you go shopping– don’t just go organic - go seasonal organic!