Igennus Healthcare Nutrition Blogs

• Nutrition and the Toxic Patient October, 2010

  The general population is increasingly being exposed to a variety of “toxic” substances and, as a result, our environmentally polluted world is causing a myriad of health problems. Whilst we generally understand the concept of toxins that come…

• International Conference on Fibromyalgia & M.E. October, 2010

  This Sunday 31st October 2010,  Tullamore Ireland is host to the International Conference on Fibromyalgia & M.E. This Conference is an opportunity for people who are affected by Fibromyalgia and/or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis as well as Health Care Professionals to gain knowledge…

• ‘Depression Can Be Fun’: a recommended read! October, 2010

  Yesterday’s World Mental Health day saw the return of the most successful ‘Tea and Talk’ afternoon. Not only was this an opportunity for friends and strangers to discuss the many areas of mental health, but it was also used…

• Alzheimer’s Research Trust donation September, 2010

  As a company we really love to support worthwhile causes; each month a percentage of our profits is donated to charitable organisations. Many of you are aware of our ongoing support to ME research charity MERGE, but we also…

• Article on menopause by Dr Nina Bailey August, 2010

  Many of you who receive our regular newsletter will be familiar with Dr Nina Bailey (she’s our in-house nutrition scientist and the…

• Psoriasis Awareness Month: upcoming features August, 2010

  After a few hot and sunny weeks, it seems that July, along with the sunshine, has disappeared and that August has materialised upon us as if from nowhere.   Our aim this month is to acknowledge the significance of August…

• Watch The Kindness Offensive in action on YouTube! July, 2010

  Earlier this month we posted about our Kindness Offensive donation, in which we offered our support to Lynne Hazeldon who has suffered with ME for several years. The Kindness Offensive are a non-profit organisation which organise Random Acts of Kindness,…

• Update on Plant-based Omega Oils July, 2010

  There is little question around the fact that omega-3 fats offer a variety of  health benefits, from looking after your heart to improving (and maintaining) mood.  Generally, the health properties are associated with long-chain fatty acids primarily found in fish…

• Igennus Supports The Kindness Offensive July, 2010

  Having been contacted by The Kindness Offensive (an organisation set-up to ‘Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty’), we have agreed to provide free Vegepa for a lady named Lynne who has suffered from ME for many years. Having…

• Blood Banks Urged to Discourage CFS Donors June, 2010

  The AABB, formerly known as the American Associated of Blood Banks, has called upon its members to discourage patients with chronic fatigue syndrome from donating blood because of concerns over the transmission of the human retrovirus XMRV , first linked…