Articles and Press Releases

• Nutrients and psoriasis July, 2011

  Psoriasis is an immune-mediated, chronic, inflammatory disease affecting about 80 million people worldwide. It is not life threatening, but those with psoriasis may have a higher incidence of diabetes, psoriatic arthritis, heart disease, and depression.  The role of nutrition in…

• Can I have more carrots please, Mum? July, 2011

  Trying to get children to eat a wide variety of foods can be challenging, often becoming an exhausting battle of wills.  Most mothers will at some point be exposed to temper tantrums as a result of defiance at feeding times. …

• Depression as a risk factor for developing dementia: why supplementing with ethyl-EPA may be the answer to both July, 2011

  Approximately 600,000 people in the UK are now believed to have dementia. This figure represents 5% of the total population aged 65 and over, with Alzheimer's disease accounting for 60% of all cases.  Interestingly, suffering from depression at a younger…

• NHD: Fish oils offer known health benefits, but what are the vegetarian alternatives? by Nina Bailey July, 2011

  As well as being a source of energy, fatty acids have a wide range of physiological functions required for normal homoeostaisis. The omega-3 and omega-6 families of polyunsaturated fatty acids are of particular significance as they cannot be synthesised endogenously,…

• Genetic variants of desaturase enzymes involved in fatty acid metabolism and risk of insulin resistance June, 2011

  Since 1996, the number of people in the UK diagnosed with diabetes has increased from 1.4 million to 2.6 million and it is estimated that these figures will rise to 4 million by 2025. This rise is specific to type…

• Highlighting the need for alternatives to psychotropic drugs in the treatment of ADHD June, 2011

  Many thousands of children in Britain are being routinely prescribed Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder drugs such as Ritalin.  A staggering 389,000 prescriptions for ADHD medications were handed out by doctors in 2005; since then, these figures have nearly doubled.    Furthermore,…

• The benefits of EPA and GLA in patients with early sepsis June, 2011

  The results of a prospective, multi-centre, randomised, double-blind and controlled trial designed to investigate if eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) could play a role in patients with early sepsis are published in this month’s Journal of Critical Care. Sepsis…

• Vegetarians, vegans, and what they need to know about omega-3 May, 2011

  Ask the average person what they know about omega-3, and they’ll probably be able to give some sort of answer. Ask them about dietary sources of omega-3 and many people will know that if you want to increase your…

• Igennus announce a one-day CPD event to enlighten and educate practitioners about complementary therapies known to help children with ADHD May, 2011

  Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, is an increasingly recognised condition that claims such famous names as Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill and, most recently, comedian and entertainer Rory Bremner, who has spoken openly on BBC Radio 4 of how his…

• Where do you go when your GP fails to understand you? May, 2011

  Although classified by the World Health Organization under Diseases of the nervous system, the cause or origin of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalitis (CFS/ME) remains unknown. NICE guidelines emphasise the role of the primary care team in the management of…