[aageneral] OMEGA 3 EPA: NATURE'S VERY OWN ANTI-DEPRESSANT

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Title: OMEGA 3 EPA: NATURE’S VERY OWN ANTI-DEPRESSANT
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Author: David McEvoy
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OMEGA 3 EPA: NATURE’S VERY OWN ANTI-DEPRESSANT
Copyright 2005 David McEvoy

Since Dr Malcolm Peet, a consultant psychiatrist at
Sheffield swallow court hospital released his findings
about the effects of Ethyl Epa and its effects on people
suffering from depression and low moods, many other studies
have been performed using Ethyl Epa to help treat
depression and related disorders. The vast majority of the
studies that have been performed consistently confirmed
that Ethyl Epa, a natural substance found in omega 3 fish
oil, helps relieve depression and low moods.

The idea that high grade omega 3 EPA could be used to help
combat depression and other related disorders came from the
late Dr Horribin, who as early as the 1970s was a pioneer
in lipid research involving the brain and central nervous
system. Since the findings at Sheffield, studies have been
conducted round the world, Harvard university 1999, London
Hammersmith hospital 2001 and Israel Ben Gurion University
2002 to name but a few.

EPA As Part Of A Healthy Diet

EPA is part of the Omega 3 chain of ecosanoids and is most
commonly found in fatty fish such as fresh salmon,
mackerel, pilchards and sardines. Over the past 100 years
the diet patterns of most people in the west has shifted
dramatically to include far more hydrogenated oils and
Trans fatty acids (bad fats) this is largely due to the
increased consumption of fast food and ready made meals.
Even people who think they eat a healthy diet consume way
too much omega 6 and not enough omega 3.

Researchers have recently found that a diet high in Tran’s
fatty acids could affect the mood stabilizing hormones
within the brain, this is thought to be due to the
saturated fats slowing down the messaging system within the
brain, should this happen then the onset of depression
could occur.

How Does EPA Work?

While the benefits of high grade EPA have been well
documented, the scientific community still don’t know
exactly how EPA works on the brain, one theory released by
Dr Basant Puri is that it eases the passage of the signals
over the tiny gaps in the brain called synapses. Another
theory was that the high Grade Epa actually worked similar
to lithium and had anti depressant properties of its own.

Until recently it was widely accepted in the medical
community that once a human reached maturity that the adult
brain could not grow anymore, in a recent paper just
released by Dr Puri his findings show other wise. Dr Puri
scanned a 21 year patient before treating him with high
grade Pure Epa, after the course of treatment he rescanned
the young man only to find that the grey matter of the
brain had increased in size.

Omega 3 EPA And The Body

As well as EPA being very good for helping to balance mood
it has other well documented effects on the body, these
included:-

• Blood thinning properties
• Decrease risk of heart attack
• Decrease growth rate of atherosclerotic plaque
• Slightly lower blood pressure

There is also some limited scientific evidence to show that
high grade EPA has helped people suffering from:-

• Bipolar disorder
• PMS
• Chronic fatigue syndrome / ME
• Huntington’s disease
• Fibromyalgia
• Obsessive compulsive disorder
• Schizophrenia
• ADHD
• ADD

Although more research needs to be done in these areas, the
current evidence looks very promising.

EPA Versus DHA

Omega 3 fish oil contains another omega 3 nutrient called
DHA, there is a currently a controversial argument as to
which omega 3 nutrient is the more beneficial in dealing
with depression and related disorders. This Argument is
born from doctors who have used high grade Epa , Horribin,
Puri and Peet They claim that the higher the ratio of Epa
to Dha the more effective the results have been, just
recently Dr Andrew Stoll has also come out in support of
this theory.

EPA From Food

Any good doctor or nutritionist will tell you that the best
way to get any nutrient is to eat a very balanced diet of
the correct amount of carbohydrates , protein and omega
essential fatty acids. In the case of Omega 3 epa this
would be in the form of fish, unfortunately due to the
high concentration levels of epa needed to obtain a
therapeutic dose you would have to consume a large amount
of oily fish daily and sadly due to the pollution levels
found in our oceans today this is not advisable.

Omega 3 Epa can also be found in high doses in certain fish
oil supplements, when choosing a fish oil supplement you
should choose only the fish oil of the highest quality it
should also have as high an EPA to DHA ratio as
possible,for maximum therapeutic effect.

Conclusion

The large majority of scientific trails using high grade
Omega 3 Ethyl Epa point towards this natural oil being very
beneficial for many conditions. The argument about the DHA
rages on and probably will until some solid scientific
evidence is presented to us .In the mean time a product
with a high EPA to DHA ratio is considered more beneficial
by some leading UK doctors.

About the Author:

Dave McEvoy: A great resource for high grade omega 3 Ethly
EPA , with a 90% concentrate of EPA and Zero DHA visit
http://www.mind1st.co.uk

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