Donald Watson, founder of the Vegan Society, who coined the word ‘Vegan’, died at the age of 95. In 2004 we presented him with the Mahaveer Award. In a letter he wrote us Donald said that Lord Mahaveer had pride of place in his sitting room. The award was greatly admired and valued by him. It is a fitting epitaph that at the end of his life, which was full of compassion, Donald was united with Lord Mahaveer.

FISH IS GOOD FOR YOU? AN ALMIGHTY MEDICAL MYTH IS SHATTERED!

A major new study in which scientists reviewed no fewer than 89 studies of omega 3 fats - a key constituent of fish oils - have come to a startling conclusion: there is no clear evidence that it protects against heart disease.

The research was conducted by staff at the school of medicine at the University of East Anglia. For at least 20 years the general public was encouraged to eat ‘healthy oily fish’. Such has been the myth surrounding fish that oceans are being plundered to meet the demand. Huge trawlers are chasing dwindling stocks of fish. Large boats track fish, using sensors, then drag nets over large areas of sea bed.

The biggest nets are as wide as the length of a rugby field and they are weighted down. They smash and crush everything in their path and indiscriminately swallow vast quantities of life. Some of the fish that are in danger of being wiped out are: cod, haddock, tuna, monkfish, Atlantic halibut, prawns, salmon, sword fish, plaice, dover sole, brown crabs, lobster, red snapper, and sea brass.

Human beings must give up eating marine life—let the oceans heal! No more fish capsules either! Fish is not a healthy food. It has high mercury levels as well as other toxins. Mercury affects the kidneys and the central nervous system. It is also a possible cause of infertility in both men and women.