OMEGA 3 EPA: NATURE’S VERY OWN ANTI-DEPRESSANT

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OMEGA 3 EPA: NATURE’S VERY OWN ANTI-DEPRESSANT

Copyright 2005 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 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