Skin, Hair & Nail Problems

• Dry Skin
• dry flaky scalp
• Dry Hair
• brittle, or soft peeling nails
• "Goose pimple" type skin, particularly on the upper arms or top of the legs.
• Tendency towards allergies and skin sensitivity

Attention Problems

• Difficulty in seeing jobs through to the end
• Distracted easily
• Difficulty seeing tasks through to completion
• Attention is difficult to sustain
• Doesn't seem to listen to others around them
• Forgetful in day to day activity
• Can make careless mistakes

Eyesight Problems

• Poor night-time vision
• Sensitive to bright light
• Headaches
• Eye-strain
• Loses place on page when reading
• Words or letters move around when reading

Personality Problems

• Tendency to become frustrated
• Tendency to be oversensitive & emotional
• Tendency to overdo and over-react to situations and subsequently become over-tired
• Tendency to be melancholic

If some of these sound all too familiar and you know that you're not eating regular amounts of Omega 3 (through fish or other sources) then you should consider increasing your intake of healthy Omega-3 oils. If you don't like fish, try taking a good quality supplement.

N.B. Some of these symptoms can also be a sign of an underlying illnesses for which you should seek advice from your GP.