Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Omega 3: Preventing Mental Decline

An important new study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry reveals that fish oil supplements beat mental illness. An article in the Wall Street Journal reported on the recent study for a natural supplementation treatment option for children and young adults with severe mental disease.

Researchers in the new study identified 81 people, ages 13 to 25, with warning signs of psychosis, ... Forty-one were randomly assigned to take four fish oil pills a day for three months. The other patients took dummy pills.

After a year of monitoring, 2 of the 41 patients in the fish oil group, or about 5%, had become psychotic, or completely out of touch with reality. In the placebo group, 11 of 40 became psychotic, about 28%.
With larger studies already planned, this one reveals another component to the wide-ranging benefits that omega 3 oils have. Although this information is already accepted in the natural health community, many studies continue to shed light that natural supplements provide many benefits with little danger of negative side effects.

The truth is we already know that omega-3 fatty acids (polyunsaturated fatty acids -PUFAs) help protect people against cardiovascular disease. We also know
they can play a role in preventing diabetes and cancer. It's little surprise that they also protect against mental illness, given the importance of healthy fatty acids for the functioning of the nervous system. NaturalNews
Read more about benefits of fish oil at fishoilbenefit.net

I feel the biggest point to be taken from these articles is this... providing a natural source is a safer more effective choice.

You're probably saying, " I know that already!"

Good, now you know what the final destination is, it's up to you to ask more questions and discover more information about how to know what's pure and sufficient so you can give yourself what you deserve, good health.

A great way to get started is to sign up for our fish oil workshop on February 15th at 6:45 in the Glen Mills office. Contact our office for more details.

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