SpeechNutrients, a division of the Illinois-based nutritional wellness company, NourishLife, has a strong interest in addressing omega-3 and antioxidant deficiencies, especially in children. According to extensive scientific research, there is an insufficient consumption of vital nutrients which can contribute to a large range of unfavorable health conditions in both children and adults. Based on their license from the Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland (CHRCO) and research by a pediatric physician, NourishLife has presented NourishLife Speak™, their proprietary formula that supports normal and healthy speech development.
This state-of-the-art, proprietary, hypo-allergenic formulation is rooted in the best evidence and safety data currently available. Hundreds of parental reports and mounting clinical evidence indicate that this special blend of nutrients provides a multitude of targeted benefits, including neurological, verbal and motor skills support. Initially intended as a therapeutic treatment for Apraxia, a disorder of the brain and nervous system in which a person is unable to perform tasks or movements when asked, often affecting proper speech, speak™ has additionally been found to be beneficial for other disorders involving speech, imitation, eye contact, coordination, sensory issues and behavior. "The anecdotal evidence reported by a large number of parents is encouraging," said Roy Bingham, co-founder of NourishLife. "Of course, we cannot expect this formulation to help every child. But it appears that a significant percentage of those being supplemented with an omega 3/antioxidant cocktail are experiencing positive benefits. I am pleased that NourishLife had the opportunity to make this product a reality. By working with Croda, the developer of 'Lorenzo's Oil', I know we have one of the world's leading specialty lipids experts on our team."
Utilizing pharmaceutical grade omega-3 oil produced at Croda's Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient certified UK facility, the final formulation of speak™ was based upon the patent licensed to NourishLife by CHRCO. The success of this product is the result of 9 years of real life experiences from parents and children who were inspired by the ground-breaking research on how essential fatty acids impact child development. Parents who were looking for nutritional support for healthy speech development and who had begun supplementing their children with purified essential omega-3 fatty acids began to support each other, rapidly exchanging information via the Internet and sharing their successes. It was their tenacious spirits and positive experiences that illuminated useful information that contributed to further research. A noted pediatrician became involved and as a result of her work and discoveries, she developed the precise formula that led to the patented NourishLife speak™ formulation.
Because many children have sensory and allergy issues, the ingredients of speak™ are the most natural and purest forms available in the world, and guaranteed to be hypo-allergenic. Besides using the absolutely superior omega-3 fish oil source, which is consolidated to a 90% concentration (compared to around 30% for the majority of other omega-3 sources on the market) and has an ideal ratio of active EPA and DHA, this product also contains vitamin E in both d-alpha tocopherol form and gamma-tocopherol form, vitamin K1, vitamin K2, and GLA (gamma linolenic acid), an omega-6 fatty acid derived from borage oil. A mild, natural orange flavor was added based on child taste-testing panels to give it a more pleasant taste, but not so overpowering that it can't be blended into foods such as yogurts and puddings.
Founded by nutrition industry pioneers and veterans, NourishLife employs expert scientists and nutritionists passionate about health and wellness. The SpeechNutrients division of NourishLife is quickly becoming the Internet's premier and reliable source of omega-3 information, research and news. And this expertise is evident and abundant in their amazing speak™ product.
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