Date published: 01.09.08 - not release date

Omega 3 – it's not the whole story

Omega 3 is the big news story on many health pages in the media, but Guildford-based natural health expert Mark Mathews warns that it’s not a magic bullet to tackle all the learning and behaviour problems which children face.

Following last night’s Horizon TV programme on Omega 3, Mark said: “I thought the programme was generally very balanced, but I did heartily agree with the expert who said we must not expect too much from a single substance. It is all a question of balance and if you give someone an Omega 3 supplement or boost the amount of fish in their diet, it may not have the effect you hope for unless the vitamins and minerals, which are the co-factors needed to metabolise and make use of the supplement, are present.

“Each human body is a unique, complex and amazing machine and each person needs to be treated as an individual, so two people with similar symptoms may need quite different forms of treatment.”

Mark, an osteopath and Applied Kinesiology (AK) practitioner, was himself labelled as severely dyslexic and he has developed the Sunflower Therapy which he has used with great success, treating 100's of patients over a decade. He has also set up the Sunflower Trust, which helps make the therapy available to children whose parents may not be able to afford the treatment.

The Sunflower Therapy brings together a range of complementary therapies individually tailored to each patient’s needs. The treatment may include osteopathy, AK, nutritional evaluation, acupuncture, homeopathy and neurolinguistic programming.

Mark uses the term learning difficulties to cover the range of problems which the therapy can help to treat. These include problems with reading, writing and spelling, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, memory problems, speech delay, dyspraxia (clumsiness), co-ordination problems, behaviour problems, autistic spectrum disorders and health problems such as hypoglycaemia, food sensitivities, allergies, auto-immune problems and social, psychological and emotional stress.

He has trained health professionals including doctors, osteopaths, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, chiropractors and AK practitioners to use the Sunflower Therapy in their own practices.

A NEW TRAINING COURSE
The latest training course for health professionals interested in learning the Sunflower Therapy begins in November. More details of the course and the work of the Sunflower Trust can be found on the website www.sunflowertrust.com


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