Santos Organics articles about food, environment and health

Santos Organics is dedicated to enhancing the natural environment by providing inspiration, action and articles to inspire Australia. Through the power of food we will ensure Australia and all its life stay healthy and vibrant.

      

1: Grant Winners Announced 2018

We’d like to congratulate the five local organisations have been announced as the recipients of our $40,000 in grant funding. 
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Posted: 5Jun2018 10:40   Similar items

2: Byron Shire Seeks 31 Actions In 31 Days For Plastic Free July

It’s almost Plastic Free July and our collaborative project Plastic Free Byron is needing our community to get involved.

We can also proudly announce that we have been awarded Gold Association because of our commitment...
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Posted: 5Jun2018 10:12   Similar items

3: Renewing Community Power, Renewing Ecological Restoration

 Three years ago a concept was presented to us that we jumped on and have never looked back. We are proudly sponsoring the third Renew Fest right here in the Byron Shire. 

Renew Fest is...
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Posted: 1May2018 14:04   Similar items

4: How Your Wonderful Liver Enables You To Live In A Polluted World

Most of us realise in today's environmental climate that we are all bombarded with many pollutants, ranging from chemicals in our food chain, alcohol, drugs, over the counter medications and prescription medications, chemicals in our cleaning and body...
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Posted: 1May2018 07:02   Similar items

5: Are Allergies A Symptom Of Our Modern Lifestyle?`

According to Wikipedia, allergies are a number of conditions caused by hypersensitivity of the immune system to something in the environment (usually a protein) that causes little or no problem in most people. Normally we think of the...
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Posted: 1Apr2018 07:06   Similar items

6: Santos Organics Support Local Women Partnership In Chemical-free Landcare

 
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Posted: 27Mar2018 16:04   Similar items

7: Byron Borrow Bags Tackles Tourist Plastics

 Plastic Free Byron's newest project Byron Borrow Bags is a collaborative project of Santos Organics & Clean Coast Collective. It has the potential to significantly reduce plastic bag use by visitors to Byron Bay and no doubt is...
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Posted: 27Mar2018 10:48   Similar items

8: $40,000 - Staff Charity Fund Grant 2018

Congratulations to our wonderful customers and generous team! You have made it possible for us to invest another $40,000 in local or national not-for-profit organisations working on social or environmental projects.
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Posted: 1Mar2018 14:10   Similar items

9: Time To Ditch Artificially Fragranced Home & Personal Care Products - Here Is Why

“In urban areas, emissions from consumer goods such as paint, cleaning supplies and personal care products now contribute as much to ozone and fine particulate matter in the atmosphere as do emissions from burning gasoline or diesel fuel.”...
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Posted: 1Mar2018 07:56   Similar items

10: Farewell To “Raw” Cacao!

Since the early 1970’s we’ve been doing research about our products, and 45 years on we employ an Ethics Researcher to do the research so you don’t have to. It’s the Santos Organics difference. We ensure we only...
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Posted: 1Mar2018 07:00   Similar items

11: What Is Leaky Gut Syndrome And What Can I Do About It?

Leaky gut syndrome is also called intestinal permeability as the small intestine, where food particles are absorbed, is like a net.  Nutrients easily pass through but if the holes in the net become too large, then other substances,...
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Posted: 5Feb2018 09:36   Similar items

12: Food Intolerances And Neurological Symptoms

Food intolerances and the problems associated with them are more far-reaching than we often realise. Understanding the symptoms and causes helps you understand how to feel the best you can, with a brain that is happy, productive and...
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Posted: 5Feb2018 09:36   Similar items

13: Eating Hemp, Growing Hemp And Buying Hemp Foods!

What is hemp? How do I consume hemp seeds? What do I do with hemp oil?

Hemp is a cannabis plant species. Unlike other strains of cannabis, hemp has low concentrations, if any, of THC (the psychoactive chemical)...
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Posted: 2Jan2018 13:00   Similar items

14: Value Your Vagus Nerve!

The Vagus Nerve, also called the 10th Cranial Nerve, is the longest nerve in the human body.  It starts in the medulla oblongata of the brain and goes down both sides of the neck, left and right branches,...
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Posted: 1Jan2018 09:18   Similar items

15: Safe Sunscreen?

At Santos Organics, we only stock natural, mineral based sunscreens with UV reflective ingredients such as zinc oxide and titanium dioxide, providing strong sun protection without the use of harmful chemicals.

 

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Posted: 1Dec2017 12:22   Similar items

16: Congratulations To You - You’ve Just Funded These Great Projects!

Thanks to you, our valued customer, because you've done it again. You've turned the food you buy into funds for a wonderful range of environmental projects. You've eaten well, licked your lips and just provided $30,000...
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Posted: 29Nov2017 11:42   Similar items

17: Environmental Choices Made Easy, The New Way.

Making environmental choices can be overwhelming to say the least. There is a huge amount of information and an equal amount of ‘greenwash’ aimed at influencing our decisions. Clever marketing campaigns are abundant and...
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Posted: 1Nov2017 17:02   Similar items

18: Dairy Products Audit


A few months ago, we sent out a list of questions put together by Santos Organics team to our primary dairy suppliers to find out a little more about their farming practices and treatment of their animals. Over...
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Posted: 3Oct2017 13:18   Similar items

19: Palm Oil Investigations Audit
 Update

Following our recent Palm Oil Investigations Audit, we will be making some changes to our personal care, skin and hair care and cleaning ranges over the next few months. 
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Posted: 3Oct2017 13:16   Similar items

20: Moving Away From Transnational Corporations Products

A few weeks ago, Pukka Teas was bought out by a huge, global corporation known as Unilever. Unilever owns a multitude of businesses, including some well known tea brands such as Lipton, Tetley, PG Tips and recently the...
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Posted: 3Oct2017 13:02   Similar items

21: Reversing Dementia Naturally

Dementia is a collection of symptoms that are caused by disorders affecting the brain and there are many different types including Alzheimer's, Vascular Dementia and Parkinson's Disease.  Brain function is affected to the point where it interferes with...
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Posted: 26Sep2017 12:26   Similar items

22: New Grant Funding: $30,000 On Offer For Environmental Projects!!

Santos Organics are inviting registered not-for-profit organisations to apply for a share of the new round of grant funding to the value of $30,000. Applications are invited up until 5pm, October 31st and preference will be given in this round to...
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Posted: 25Sep2017 11:42   Similar items

23: Are Our Tea Bags Poisoning Us?

Who would have thought even tea bags may contain plastic or be leaching chemicals into our tea?
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Posted: 4Sep2017 12:02   Similar items

24: The Gut/brain Interaction For Treating Depression And Anxiety

We all know how important the gut is and that we need a good balance of bacterial cells in our gut to be healthy.  The large combination of different bacteria in our gut is called the microbiome and...
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Posted: 29Aug2017 12:38   Similar items

25: Dairy Supplier Audit

Over the last few months, we have also been carrying out an audit of our dairy suppliers to ensure that their farming practices are sustainable and ethical and that their cows are well cared for. We asked them...
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Posted: 31Jul2017 11:16   Similar items

26: Palm Oil Investigation Audit

 
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Posted: 31Jul2017 11:08   Similar items

27: Palm Oil And What You Need To Know!

At Santos Organics, we love to help our customers make informed and ethical choices. With palm oil, these choices can be difficult where there are no mandatory labelling requirements in Australia and ingredients such as palm oil (and...
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Posted: 26May2017 09:30   Similar items

28: Inflammation And Autoimmune Disorders

It seems that autoimmune disorders are on the increase and more and more autoimmune diseases are being added to the list daily.  What is causing this increase and what are autoimmune disorders anyway?
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Posted: 26May2017 09:16   Similar items

29: Home & Lifestyle Consultancy With Santos Organics

Wanting to make the change to live more sustainably but don't know where to start? With so much information out there it can be a challenging task to get the ball rolling! Well don't worry, we are here...
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Posted: 13May2017 15:42   Similar items

30: Do You Know Your MSM?

Here at Santos Organics we do the research so you don't have to. Our Ethics Researcher is constantly reviewing our products to ensure you get nothing but the highest quality, most ethically sourced products the planet has to...
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Posted: 3Apr2017 12:04   Similar items