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Essential Fatty Acids and Mental Health 1

In June 2005 the "British Journal of Psychiatrists" pubished an article that concluded:

"There is good evidence that psychiatric illness associated with depletion of EFAs and crucially, that supplementation can result in clinical amerlioration. As well as challenging traditional views of aetiology and therapeutics in psychiatry, the clinical trial data may herald a simple, safe and effective adjunct to our standard treatments for many disabling conditions"

• Research has linked essential fatty acid (EFA) deficiencies with a wide range of psychiatric disorders including depression, anxiety, CFS/ME, biopolar disorder, alzheimers and schizophrenia.
• Deficiency can be reversed by increasing the intake of EPA & DHA Omega 3s fats in the diet for a period of time and then maintaining regular intake.
• Some people may have problems absorbing EFAs from the gut, which could exacerbate the level of the deficiency.
• EPA Omega 3 is vital for the maintainence of healthy brain function as well as many other functions including circulation, joints, cells, skin, hair & nails.

Getting Enough Omega 3

• In "The Natural Way to Beat Depression" Dr Basant Puri suggests a dose of 2g of EPA Omega 3 per day for a minimum of 12 weeks (see book for more details).

Choosing the Right Oil

• Humans can make DHA from EPA, but not EPA from DHA. Therefore, supplements with higher levels of EPA than DHA are considered most effective.
• The richest source of EPA & DHA is found in oily fish.
• Flax Oil/Hemp Oil is rich in ALA Omega 3, but the body has to convert this into EPA/DHA and we're not very efficient at converting ALA to EPA! In conclusion, unless you're a vegan/vegetarian we'd recommend you choose to supplement using an EPA & DHA based product.

To obtain a minimum of 1000mg or 2000mg of EPA, we recommend:

• 2 capsules of Omax3 (1125mg of E-EPA)
• 4 capsules of Omax3 (2250mg of E-EPA)

Why Pharmaceutical Grade Oil?

The brands listed above are pharmaceutical grade oils, they're different from the kind of oil you will find on the high street because:

• You only need to take as little as 2 capsules instead of 6 - 20!
• They cause less gastric intolerance and have fewer unpleasant side effects
• High Street brands can contain up to 30% of saturated fat - Pharmaceutical oils contain much lower levels, for example, Omax3 only contains 2% saturated fat.
• High Street brands can legally contain traces of toxins such as pcbs, dioxins, heavy metals such as lead, mercury and cadmium. Pharmaceutical grades far exceed EU standards and do not contain any heavy metals!
• That's why Pharmaceutical Grade Oils are the best way to take your regular omega 3.

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Omega-3 fatty acid EPA: A review of clinical investigations.

Decreased Omega-3 fatty acid levels have been reported in patients with depression, schizophrenia or Alzheimer's disease.

Recently, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) has been used to treat several psychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases due to its anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects.

A total of six out of seven clinical trials have shown that EPA significantly improved depressive symptoms when compared with the placebo-treated populations.

Several investigations have also reported that EPA could effectively treat schizophrenia. A case report and a clinical trial have shown that EPA was beneficial for the management of most symptoms of Huntington's disease, while a more extensive clinical investigation has demonstrated that EPA could only improve motor functions.

Further clinical studies are required to fully explore the effects of EPA on other neurodegenerative diseases. The limitations of previous studies and further research directions have also been discussed.

[Ref. Song C, Zhao S. University of Prince Edward Island, Canada. For more details and copy of the full report, please visit PubMed]

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