Keep Refreshed

It’s been a long, hard, slog of a year, and we’re all feeling it. Even though down here in the Channel Islands, life is looking a little bit more normal, we’re missing winter-sun breaks and our friends and families across the world. It’s going to be an unusual Christmas, that’s for sure, but we’re wondering if there might actually be a little more ‘peace on Earth’ than usual this year as everyone takes Christmas a little bit easier than the usual festive blow out.   Kombucha at the Christmas table 2020 has seen us all a little more focused on...

You’re not yourself. No, really. Far from being 100% human, all of us are in fact, only about 10% concentrate. Why? The remaining 90% of you is made up of trillions of microscopic bacteria - they outnumber your human cells 10 to 1. There’s good ones, which work in harmony with your body, and, well, not so good ones. They’re not just in your gut, either. They’re all over your skin, up your nose...really, you’re just a big walking cruise ship holiday for a whole host of bacteria. We’ve all been washing our hands a lot more recently and of...

"Oh, for the wonder that bubbles into my soul." - D. H. Lawrence   There’s something about a few bubbles that gets all of us a bit excited. Whether it’s the kind that come out of a soapy wand when we’re 5 years old, or that first sip of champagne from mum’s glass on New Year’s eve, things that go pop just seem to make everything seem a bit more special.   Maybe it’s the association with life’s joyful moments that mean sparkling drinks feel like such a treat, or perhaps it’s the fact that most of them play on...

The world has changed a lot since Jamie Oliver came into school and banished our turkey dinosaurs and showed us what chicken nuggets are really made of. We’re generally much more aware of what we’re putting into our bodies, but when the post-lunch slump comes (particularly in the height of summer) it can become far too easy to reach for a fizzy drink, and it’s not just the newly introduced sugar tax that’s costing us. Come with us and explore the world of additives, E-numbers and   What is an additive?  Humans have been using additives for centuries. A hard...