Posted by JLx on August 19, 2005, at 1:16:37
In reply to Any Fish Oil Experiences?, posted by Tom Twilight on August 16, 2005, at 14:17:59
> Has anyone been helped by fish oil supplements?
I haven't decided one way or another really. But, given what we know about the brain, how it works and how it requires essential fatty acids, I will take fish oil regardless.
> I know a lot of people here take them, such as Ed
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> Is it true that EPA is better for mental health than DHA?I've tried high DHA and thought perhaps it had a detrimental effect. So then I tried high EPA and thought that that too had a detrimental effect to my mood. What to do, what to do?? ;)
> I know this should be on the alternative board but there's more traffic on this board
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> Plus refined EPA is being developed as a drug, I think
>I think it's complicated by not only EPA/DHA ratio, but the amount. One gram seems to be the minimum, but some studies have been of much more than that. One study, otoh, showed greater efficacy with less rather than more.
I just keep experimenting in the hopes that one day I will stumble on what's best for me.
JL
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