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• Diet and autism: increasing neurotransmitter levels naturally May, 2012

  Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that affects how a person communicates with and relates to other people, as well as affecting how they make sense of the world around them. Autistic children frequently have serious behavioural disturbances, such as…

• Heart health references April, 2012

  Dewailly E, Blanchet C, Lemieux S, Sauve L, Gingras S, Ayotte P, Holub BJ. n-3 Fatty acids and cardiovascular disease risk factors among the Inuit of Nunavik. Am J Clin Nutr. 2001 Oct;74(4):464-73. Isu H., Kobayashi M., Ishihara J., Sasaki S.,…

• Helen McNallen interviewed live on BBC Midlands, discusses natural treatments for depression April, 2012

  Broadcast live on Friday night, Helen McNallen (founder of the not-for-profit patient support site Depression Can Be Fun and mental health awareness campaigner) discussed the UK’s over-reliance on prescription drugs for depression, as well as natural and non-drug treatments and…

• Dr Nina Bailey’s Depression Awareness Week radio interview on LBC 97.3 FM April, 2012

  Broadcast live this morning across Greater London, Dr Nina Bailey and Helen McNallen discussed the UK's over-reliance on prescription drugs for depression, as well as natural and non-drug treatments and support networks available to depressed people. Listen now: 01 LBC

• Clinicians take note: depressed patients want non-drug treatment options April, 2012

  During this year’s Depression Awareness Week, we at Igennus Healthcare Nutrition are imploring clinicians to advise patients as to the potential therapeutic and mood-regulating benefits of taking pure EPA supplements, in view of patient feedback that shows that 83% of…

• Ethyl-EPA benefits in peripheral arterial disease April, 2012

  Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a disease in which plaque builds up in the arteries that carry blood to the head, organs, and limbs.  Having PAD increases the risk of developing coronary heart disease (CHD), which can increase the risk of suffering a…

• M.E. research references April, 2012

  Afari N. and Buchwald D. (2003). Chronic fatigue syndrome: a review. American Journal of Psychiatry 160:221-236. Caliguiri M., Murray C., Buchwald D., Levine H., Cheney P., Peterson D., Komaroff A.L. and Ritz J. (1987). Phenotypic and functional deficiency of natural killer…

• Cambridge Evening News – My 17-year battle with ‘the invisible illness’ April, 2012

  After falling ill with ME as a teenager, ALEX TERRY has not only fought chronic fatigue – she’s had to face being called lazy, depressed and a hypochondriac. Now the 34-year-old from Harston is finally coming alive again after undergoing…

• ME patient’s symptoms helped by Vegepa March, 2012

  "About two years ago I started to notice I was unwell. I could not explain what was happening but it seemed as though my life was closing down and I could do less and less…as though all life force was…

• The mood/exercise link: what’s the story? February, 2012

  If you look for information on natural ways to treat low mood or depression, you are likely to find advice on the benefits of nutrition and supplementation with products such as vitamin D, high-EPA fish oils or herbs such as…