Articles and Press Releases

• Fish Oil “Brain Food” Raises Hope for Mental Health Problems April, 2010

  Omega-3s have dominated the media spotlight for quite some time, notable for their role in the development of the brain, cardiovascular health, immune and eye function, but scientists believe that there is an awful lot more to discover about these…

• Food Choices in Autism: Addressing Chemical Imbalances [News release] April, 2010

  The UK Autism Foundation is campaigning to raise awareness on April 2nd, the United Nations World Autism Day, calling for better education, health services, specialist speech therapy and respite care for children and their families. Amidst growing concern for the…

• Omega-3 For Fresh Breath? March, 2010

  A new study by the University of Kentucky, USA, has found that omega-3 can help fight against mouth bacteria, and therefore boost oral hygiene; this is on top of omega-3 anti-inflammatory benefits in the mouth.  The study, sponsored by the…

• International Omega-3 Awareness Day March, 2010

  With so much research being published on the wonders of omega-3, it’s no wonder that an omega-3 expert, Carol A. Locke MD, along with a team of world-renowned doctors, has initiated an ‘International Omega-3 Awareness day’.  3rd March 2010 was…

• Antipsychotic Drug Use: Side Effects and Omega-3 Benefits February, 2010

  Antipsychotic drugs were developed in the 1950s as a primary treatment for mental health conditions such as schizophrenia, as well as other psychoses including agitation, severe anxiety, mania and violent or dangerously impulsive behaviour.  Lately, however, they have been the…

• New Support For Omega-3 Mental Health Connection February, 2010

  Omega-3 fatty acids found in abundance in fish oil are renowned for their heart, joint, eye health and anti-inflammatory benefits, and new research adds further support for their role in the brain and maintaining cognitive function. Via their ability to…

• Igennus Raises Over £30K for ME Research UK February, 2010

  Since the Spring of 2006, we have been working alongside full time Carer Lynne Kersh, to provide the benefits of our supplement Vegepa for thousands of ME patients, while raising important funds for biomedical research for ME Research UK.  Lynne’s…

• EPA Fish Oil Prevents Memory Loss, Offering Hope For Alzheimer’s Patients February, 2010

  There are currently around 700,000 people in the UK with dementia and it is believed that these figures are set to rise to one million in the next 10 years because of the ageing population. New research adds to the…

• Anti-Ageing Potential of Omega-3 Fish Oil? January, 2010

  A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that fish oil has potential anti-ageing benefits, adding to the long list of health benefits already with strong scientific backing, including brain function, mood, learning and development,…

• How Could Vegepa Help Your Child With ADHD? January, 2010

  If you or someone you know has a child with ADHD then you know how drastically it can impact on their life, and indeed the whole family. As if it’s not hard enough for the child to concentrate, pay…