I willingly travel by bus from Worthing to buy my health food from this shop, that how good it is…read more Brian.

Great selection of organic, vegan and gluten free products as well as all the usual staple health…read morefoods. Will try to source speciality and unusual products in on request. Friendly, helpful and knowledgeable staff. One of my favourite shops in Hove!

a health food shop much beter than holland and barratt. really helpful staff with a good knowledge…read moreof homeopatic remedies and vitamins. they have helped me on more than one occasion cannot faul them as of yet! they also offer reflexology, allergy testing and massages.

Pleasant health food shop. Great to find a good selection of organic toiletries in one place. The…read morekind of place that stocks the brands you read about but don't get hold of in h&b. Nice for browsing and never come out empty handed.

Julian Graves is a small shop with a very specific selection: dried fruit and nuts in bags. Every…read morekind you can think of is offered plain or coated in chocolate, yogurt or sugar. Sizes range from teeny 39p bags to the impressive 2kg sack of chocolate covered brazil nuts. A large table down the centre of the shop is for sale items - Actually, the sale hadn't started when I was in yesterday, and the shopkeeper advised a woman buying some yogurt covered raisins that they'd be on half-price the next day, if she wanted to wait. Now that's service. There actually were a few bags of hard to find grains and legumes - I noticed quinoa, for example - and a small shelf or two of healthy snacks like granola and oatmeal bars. But mostly - fruits and nuts and thoughtful service.

These health food shops, or should I say snack shops, seem to have popped up everywhere in the last…read morefew years (probably thanks to Gillian McKeith), with Julian Graves being one of my favourites. Even if you sit on your backside all day and exercise just once a month (to the shops on a Saturday) you can give yourself am instant moral boost by walking around this shop and purchasing several packets of dried fruit, pretzels and nuts in the hope that it'll replace the cakes and biscuits. Unfortunately, at least for me, it's a rather false economy as the packets are so large you end up gorging 500 grams before you know it. Still, they do have an amazing range at very cheap prices. Pistachios and dates are amongst my favourites but I have been known to buy a kilo of liquorice allsorts from time to time..

Holland and Barrett has a great deal on at the moment - buy one, get one half off on every item in…read morethe store - and you can mix and match. The little sticker is on every little bag: polenta, spiced couscous, various flavours of jelly beans, dried fruit, nuts (including chocolate covered.) It's also on the items in the chiller: vegetarian versions of meat, burritos, sandwiches and non-dairy cheese. I saw a few exciting things here that I hadn't noticed in the North Street location - non-dairy cheesecake in the freezer, for one! I don't mind dairy, but what a treat for the vegan/lactose intolerant folk! Some non-food items included a hand sanitizer without alcohol in it, some gel cushions for sore feet and something to help your ears from popping in an airplane. Interesting.

Richardson Road is already a great area for buying from small local businesses. Home to a fantastic…read morebutcher, fishmonger, bakery, wine shop, flower shop and cafe it's a great place to pick up local produce without heading into town. In addition, I recently discovered a new organic grocers has opened up making this an even more inspiring spot. Gratitude Grocers has a wonderful display of fruit and veg out the front which immediately draws the eye. Pick up a lovely old fashioned wicker basket and start shopping! Great quality fresh local produce is hard to resist. I brought some leeks and potatoes to make a soup, and some wonderfully large, juicy plums. Inside, the great produce continues. Freshly baked bread from Flint Owl Bakery, locally produced sausages and bacon, dairy produce, local honey, vegan goods and homemade falafel are among some of the delights available. I would definitely recommend the falafel - I ate mine in the car before I even drove off! Downstairs, there is apparently a great selection of organic produce such as shampoo and cleaning products, I didn't make it down this time as I was with my little one in the pram, but will defiantly return to check it out. Organic stores are often ridiculously over priced but I didn't think this was the case here. On top of all this, the proprietor was so friendly and chatty I left feeling like I had made a new friend! Shopping experiences like this are hard to come by so I wish this small business every success. The owner mentioned the possibility of opening a store in my local area, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this happens one day.