The excellent feature (Weekender, May 10) on ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome) provides most welcome and timely awareness of this debilitating condition which can destroy individuals and families.

However, the big good news for ME sufferers was not in this article. Basant Puri, consultant at the Imaging Science Department of the Medical Research Council's Clinical Sciences Centre at the Hammersmith Hospital, and head of the Lipid Neuroscience Group of Imperial College, both in London, claims that a special extract of fish and virgin evening primrose oils (omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids) will achieve recovery from ME. Prof. Puri is a leading authority on the effects of lipid changes in walls of brain cells, and claims that the increasing incidence of depression, ME and ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder) in Western countries is related to poor diets.

Prof. Puri believes that depression is not the root cause of ME, and that antidepressants are not the right therapy. He believes ME results from viral and other influences that reduce essential chemicals in the body, and that it can be treated in a natural cost effective way. He claims that generic cod liver and fish oils, and generic evening primrose oil, are ineffective and a waste of time and money. His research on successful natural treatment of ME, of all forms of depression, and of ADHD, has been conducted using a special patented purified extract of fish oil (eicosapentaenoic acid/EPA). This is only available from one source in the UK. This unique marine and plant lipid product is called VegEPA. You can get Prof. Puri's book, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - A Natural Way To Treat ME", and the VegEPA product from this website www.igennus.com.

Anyone having difficulty understanding the above or having problems with getting Prof. Puri's groundbreaking book and the VegEPA product he recommends, can contact me on acvincenti@onvol.net.