Omega 3 EPA: Nature’s Very Own Anti-Depressant

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Article Title: Omega 3 EPA: Nature’s Very Own Anti-Depressant

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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 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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