by Brenda Watson | Jan 14, 2015 | Omega-3 & Fish Oil, Smoking
Cigarette smoking causes almost half a million deaths each year in the United States alone. One in every five deaths in this country are attributed to smoking. Smokers are more likely to develop heart disease, stroke, and lung cancer than are nonsmokers. And smoking...
by Brenda Watson | Jan 2, 2015 | Depression, Diet, Omega-3 & Fish Oil
The mental health benefits of high fish intake are well known, particularly when it comes to fatty fish high in the omega-3s EPA and DHA. For this reason, some researchers have investigated the effects of fish and fish oil intake on mental health conditions, including...
by Brenda Watson | Nov 5, 2014 | Brain, Children, Diet, Omega-3 & Fish Oil
Omega-3 fats are known to be beneficial to brain health, especially the omega-3 fat DHA (docosahexaenoic acid). DHA is found in cold-water fatty fish and in algae, and can be obtained by consuming fish high in DHA (salmon, sardines, and herring, in particular), fish...
by lsmith | Sep 17, 2014 | Brain, Children, Diet, Omega-3 & Fish Oil
Antisocial personality disorder is a mental disorder in which the individual often lacks empathy and tends to be callous, cynical, and contemptuous of feelings, rights, and sufferings of others. Poor nutritional status during pregnancy has been linked to the...
by Brenda Watson | Aug 25, 2014 | Brain, Omega-3 & Fish Oil
Long-term heavy use of alcohol can lead to brain damage and increased risks of dementia, so the search is on for treatments that offset this damage. In a recent study published in the Public Library of Sciences ONE journal, researchers tested the effects of fish oil...
