Kokova Magazine

Sometimes it is worth taking a peak into your shopping trolley and having a look around to discover what alternatives the supermarkets have to offer over your regular shop. With more small, independent producers staking their claim to space in the aisle wars, you can now find real treasures hidden among the home brands. With companies like Waitrose, introducing their Small Producer Charter, more independent products should start to appear on the shelves.

Food plays a major role in our well-being, fitness levels, moods and hormone balance. It can give us energy or zap us of the will to move, depending on what and how much we put into our systems. And every day there is a new diet to add to the millions already claiming to be the 'next quick fix' in terms of health and beauty. So what should we eat and how much?

The Soil Association is today launching 2014's Organic September campaign - the UK's biggest celebration of all things organic, which takes place in a year which saw the organic market return to growth and scientific evidence showed nutritional differences in organic vegetables, fruit and cereals. Building on the success of the 2013 campaign, which saw a sales increase by 9% during September, this year's theme is once again Small Changes, Big Difference.

Water-to-Go is an easy-to-use, pocket water purification bottle you can use anywhere to turn tap, stream, river or rainwater into drinking water - and it is set to revolutionise the way we look at water when we are out on the go. This amazing bottle will purify and remove over 99.9% of all contaminants including bacteria and chlorine - and earns a top slot in our Pick of the Day series.

This morning a sample pack of Natracare Intimate Wipes dropped on to my desk for review. And as much as we like the product, when we started looking into its disposal we began a journey that has led to an interesting (to say the least) and mildly worrying 'end'. So should we be following the 'no flush' advice or is there an alternative to landfill?

Natracare organic cotton wipes have received organic status from the Soil Association, making it easier for shoppers to distinguish the product's benefits from the synthetic equivalents. The Intimate Wipes are the first in the range to receive the superior status, which certifies the product to the highly-reputed organic health and beauty care standards.