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Omega 3 fatty acids

Could Omega 3s solve our mental health crisis?

12/09/2013 //  by Michelle Berridale Johnson//  Leave a Comment

For those holistic souls who see good nutrition as an essential requirement for both physical and emotional/mental health, it is self-evident that a dearth of the Omega 3 essential fatty acids, DHA and EPA, could affect mental capacity and well being. DHA is, after …

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Seaweed – food of the future…

15/11/2012 //  by Michelle Berridale Johnson//  1 Comment

'It is vital that we boost our intake of Omega 3s – eat more fish!' we are urged by nutritionists, deeply concerned at the dramatic imbalance between our intake of pro-inflammatory Omega 6 vegetable-based oils and anti-inflammatory Omega 3 fish oils. (It should be approximately …

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