Good, honest, healthy food for body and soul

We have all been guilty of reading information that could change our health and well-being if we follow certain regimes, be it diet, supplements, exercise and so on. And then with a rush of enthusiasm and resolve we go barging into an idealistic 'lifestyle' that promises to change everything - but maintaining that ideal is often another matter.

A common major factor can sometimes be lack of time or energy due to the busy lifestyles we tend to lead. But the most frustrating reason can be that we simply do not have access to good shops, or supermarkets that can offer us a comprehensive range of organic foods, supplements, health foods and other ingredients which could help accelerate this way of life. So we end up back in one of the major supermarkets, lured by the promise of value for money and convenience, when in our hearts we know that this action will not address our resolve.

How refreshing then, to find Earth Foods in Bournemouth that can not only service this way of life by offering a full range of good quality organic, natural wholefoods, supplements and much more, but also is run by a man with honest values and a conscience. (So much so that he has, on occasion, had independent lab tests carried out on certain supplements to confirm the contents).

Earth Foods proprietor Carl Harman has an extraordinary past, the repercussions of which eventually lead to him setting up this venture. Having seen poverty first hand in India back in the 1960's, Carl was moved to later act on his feelings of frustration and disgust at the way the 1st world was apparently not about to help any of the suffering in the 3rd world. The final straw being when feeding cattle on a New Forest farm and he read with interest that the bag of animal feed had come all the way from India, not 150 miles from an Indian village where he had seen people dying of hunger, thirst, disease and poverty. The feed contained corn, wheat, barley, rye, to name but a few nutritious ingredients - certainly ingredients that would feed a family and stave of such suffering.

Carls venture was not an overnight success, although at one point he did have six outlets that he 'gave away' to interested parties and friends. He has had his fair share of struggling to maintain his business, but with a work ethic that would put most of us to shame. To this day, it is Carl's intention to sell the now very successful shop and spend the money on a humanitarian project 'in some part of this lonely planet'.

A visit to Earth Foods is truly recommended, not only for purchasing quality foods, but also for the warm, friendly welcome that will greet you. Carl has a reputation for knowing most of his customers by name - not an experience you would enjoy at certain other, bigger food retail outlets!

For more information on Earth Foods, or if you are interested in funding a humanitarian project, please contact Carl Hardman on 01202 422465.