Category Archives: Fish Oils

Fish Oils Benefit Mental Health

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Robert Barrington

Fish oils contain two fatty acids that are important to human health, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, C20:5 (n-3)) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, C20:6 (n-3)). Neither of these fatty acids are essential, but evidence shows that their addition to the diet provides … Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Docosahexaenoic Acid, Eicosapentaenoic Acid, Fish Oils, Mood | Comments Off on Fish Oils Benefit Mental Health

Vitamins, Minerals and Essential Fatty Acids: Improves Mental Health

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Robert Barrington

Evidence suggests that deficiencies in essential factors is a causative factor in mental health problems. Essential factors are required for normal health and as their levels drop, mental and physical deterioration occurs. In one study, researchers investigated the supplementation of … Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Docosahexaenoic Acid, Eicosapentaenoic Acid, Fish Oils, Mood | Comments Off on Vitamins, Minerals and Essential Fatty Acids: Improves Mental Health

On The Sprat of Sprat

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Robert Barrington
Posted in Fish, Fish Oils, Sprat (Sprattus) | Comments Off on On The Sprat of Sprat

Seafood for Mood Disorders

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Robert Barrington

Seafood is increasingly being seen as beneficial to mood disorders. The current opinion is that part of this benefit comes from the high concentrations of omega-3 fatty acids in seafood. In particular the omega 3 fatty acids docosahexaenoic acid  (DHA, … Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Brain, Depression, Docosahexaenoic Acid, Eicosapentaenoic Acid, Fish, Fish Oils, Mood | Comments Off on Seafood for Mood Disorders

Omega-3 Fatty Acids To Treat Seasonal Affective Disorder

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Robert Barrington

There is evidence that there is currently an epidemic of depressive and anxiety disorders in the Western nations. Some have argued this is due to improvements in diagnosis and reporting of mood disorders, but empirical evidence argues against this case … Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Brain, Depression, Docosahexaenoic Acid, Eicosapentaenoic Acid, Fish, Fish Oils, Inflammation, Mood | Comments Off on Omega-3 Fatty Acids To Treat Seasonal Affective Disorder

Docosahexaenoic Acid Improves Cognition

Posted on November 2, 2018 by Robert Barrington

A number of fatty acids from the omega 3 family are essential to health. Deficiencies of these fatty acids can lead to a number of clinically relevant symptoms including inflammation and cognitive decline. Generally the Western diet is deficient in … Continue reading →

Posted in Algal DHA, Brain, Docosahexaenoic Acid, Docosanoids, Fish, Fish Oils, Mood | Comments Off on Docosahexaenoic Acid Improves Cognition

Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Depression

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Robert Barrington

Animals cannot synthesise some of the omega 3 fatty acids they require for correct metabolic function. These fats are therefore essential and must be supplied in the diet, in a similar way that vitamins must be supplied in the diet. … Continue reading →

Posted in Algal DHA, Alpha Linolenic Acid, Anxiety, Depression, Docosahexaenoic Acid, Eicosapentaenoic Acid, Fish Oils | Comments Off on Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Depression

Krill Oil, Versus Fish Oil, Versus Algal Oil: Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Robert Barrington

Omega-3 fats cannot be synthesised by humans, but must be obtained from the diet. Research shows that the omega-3 intake of those people living in developed countries is too low. A number of diseases have been reported to result from … Continue reading →

Posted in Algal DHA, Docosahexaenoic Acid, Eicosapentaenoic Acid, Fish, Fish Oils, Flax Oil, Krill EPA and DHA | Comments Off on Krill Oil, Versus Fish Oil, Versus Algal Oil: Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Fish Oils Versus Algal Oils

Posted on August 12, 2018 by Robert Barrington
Posted in Algal DHA, Fish Oils | Comments Off on Fish Oils Versus Algal Oils

EPA Versus DHA: Fighting Inflammation

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Robert Barrington

Current recommendations are to consume more omega-3 fatty acids. This relates to the fact that the typical Western diet contains too many omega-6 fatty acids and not enough omega-3 fatty acids. The ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 in the diet … Continue reading →

Posted in Docosahexaenoic Acid, Eicosapentaenoic Acid, Fish, Fish Oils, Inflammation | Comments Off on EPA Versus DHA: Fighting Inflammation