Another fish oil post
New research showing that taking fish oil reduces the symptoms of many psychological ailments, including PTSD.
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Purpose
An increasing literature shows that omega-3 fatty acids provide numerous health benefits, including a variety of psychiatric symptoms and disorders including stress, anxiety, cognitive impairment, mood disorders (major depression and bipolar disorder) and schizophrenia. Omega-3 fatty acids may additionally represent a promising treatment strategy in patients with PTSD. Moreover, given its beneficial cardiovascular effects, adjunctive omega-3 fatty acids may also benefit the general health status of these veterans, who frequently present with a variety of comorbid medical disorders.
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Err .. “This study is currently recruiting participants”
The study hasn’t been done yet. They won’t even have the data collected until Dec 2011. Not to say that omega-3 won’t have those effects, but you’d need to wait until 2012 at least to be sure.
Haha Steve your right. I guess I jumped the gun a little. I know these linkages have been shown before, but never specifically on veterans with PTSD. Good catch. Check out. “Beyond Prozac: Healing Mental Suffering without Drugs” by Terry Lynch.
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