Articles and Press Releases

• Healthy Children – A Matter of Money and Location? July, 2010

  According to the results of a recent survey looking at children’s dietary and lifestyle patterns, children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, particularly those from the North of England, are less likely to have a healthy diet and lead a healthy and…

• The Role of Fats in Pain Syndromes, by Dr Nina Bailey July, 2010

  For the fibromyalgia sufferer, pain is an everyday part of living – chronic, often with few pain-free intervals, and increased sensitivity.  Fibromyalgia also interferes with function, largely to a greater extent than other musculoskeletal conditions. Diagnosis of fibromyalgia is often difficult,…

• Parents Overestimate Children’s Diets as Healthy July, 2010

  According to a recent survey, 81% of parents feel that their child has a healthy diet, particularly those from wealthier families. Yet, in describing a healthy diet, most people selected three balanced meals a day over using fresh ingredients or…

• Immune Responses, Asthma & The Diet, by Dr Nina Bailey July, 2010

  Asthma, characterised by wheezing, coughing, tight chest and shortness of breath, is a common chronic inflammatory disease affecting the airways.  One in every five households in the UK will contain at least one asthma sufferer, with around 5.4 million people…

• Glucosamine Debate: Sulphate or Hydrochloride? June, 2010

  The use of glucosamine for joint support and the treatment of joint related conditions such as osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis is well established.  There appears to be some confusion, however, and a general lack of information as to the whether…

• Omega-3 & Glucosamine Offers Safe Alternative to NSAID Arthritis Treatment June, 2010

  Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, and can affect the hands, hips, shoulders and knees.  It tends to develop when the cartilage that protects the ends of the bones breaks down and causes pain, swelling and inflammation. Rheumatoid…

• Obesity Linked with Brain Volume Decline in Old Age June, 2010

  Obesity is widely understood to pose a threat to our health; indeed it can adversely affect heart and blood pressure, our risk of developing type II diabetes and arthritis, not to mention damaging our self-esteem.  What scientists are now finding…

• Oxytocin Nasal Spray for Autism? June, 2010

  It is common for people suffering from autism to find basic social interactions difficult; looking people in the eye, for instance, is often a challenge, as is determining a person’s trustworthiness.  New research suggests that these two symptoms can be…

• Stress: Fight or Flight & The HPA Axis, by Dr Nina Bailey May, 2010

  The "fight or flight response" is the body's primitive and automatic response which prepares the body to either "fight" or "run" from a perceived attack or, in other words, it is our biological response to acute stress.…

• ReMEmbering ME /CFS [Article] May, 2010

  This month marks three important awareness events; International ME Awareness Month, National ME Awareness Week (UK), as well as International CFS Awareness day.  ME is, unfortunately, a misunderstood physical condition, which affects about 0.4% of the population.  Many doctors…