A new [tag]study[/tag] out of Sydney, Australia has shown a link between depression (and [tag]bipolar disorder[/tag]) and deficiency of Omega-3 fatty acids in the diet. The ...

Melissa, one of our readers, wrote in to tell us how this heaven-sent health supplement was her salvation from ADHD: I’ve suffered serious depression and ADHD since I was a teenager. Of course, all my life, my diet was junk food, fast food, comfort food… I’ve tried Ritalin, Paxil, Prozac and none have helped. I decided, since reading some research on Omega-3’s to go ahead and try changing my diet to add more tuna, salmon, and once in a while a can of sardines.

A new study found that depressed rats had higher levels of Omega-6 fatty acids in their brains The researchers were surprised: "But the finding lends itself nicely to the theory that increased omega-3 fatty acid ...

A new article over at Times Online (UK) discusses several studies that indicate the benefits of using fish oil for relieving stress. First we find out that: Pregnant women who have an adequate intake (ie, two ...

I just discovered a study published in 1999 regarding the amazing benefits of refined fish oil in treating bipolar disorder (or manic depression), an affliction affecting over 13 million Americans. Dr. Andrew Stoll, a head psychiatric researcher at Harvard and pioneer in researching the benefits of Omega-3 fatty acids, had found that fish oil had tremendous mood stabilization effects without the common negative side effects of traditional medications (i.e. Lithium), such as cognitive dulling, weight gain, tremors, drowsiness, acne, and kidney problems.Our subsequent clinical study, ultimately published in The Archives of General Psychiatry, suggested that these safe and natural oils had therapeutic value in the treatment of bipolar disorder. In this one study, looking at thirty patients over four months, Omega-3 fatty acids, used alone or with other medications, enabled a few seemingly incurable [emphasis added] patients to lead normal lives and enhanced mood stability for those already gaining some benefit from other medications.Does Dr. Stoll put his money where his mouth is? Certainly!

Several studies are now indiciating that fish oil alleviates depression. These studies were prompted by some very interesting observations:Scientists first became interested when they noticed that countries with the highest fish consumption had the lowest rates of depression. They also observed that mothers in England who ate very little fish during pregnancy doubled their risk of developing postpartum depression compared to women who ate fish regularly.They then found that it did the same thing that Prozac did -- Watch out, Eli Lilly!