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Posted by dessbee on November 29, 2006, at 10:01:00
Women with a low cholesterol level could be approximately twice as likely to suffer from depression or anxiety problems
Posted by tgo on November 29, 2006, at 22:28:04
In reply to Low cholesterol linked to depression, posted by dessbee on November 29, 2006, at 10:01:00
> Women with a low cholesterol level could be approximately twice as likely to suffer from depression or anxiety problems
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> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/352216.stmI guess that means we should all be taking our fish oil!
It's interesting that mercury toxicity has also been tied to low cholesterol. It's in Hal Huggins book "It's all in your head", which is about dental amalgams. I've been researching mercury the past few days. This is an interesting site/personal account of mercury toxicity:
http://herballure.com/HotTopics/MercuryAmalgam/MercuryBattle/Story_Chapter_01.html
Posted by dessbee on December 1, 2006, at 6:12:58
In reply to Re: Low cholesterol linked to depression, posted by tgo on November 29, 2006, at 22:28:04
For some reason I tolerate fatty fish better than fish oil.
More than 4 gram of fish oil causes insomnia and acne but fatty fish does not.
Posted by qqqsimmons on December 5, 2006, at 10:21:32
In reply to Low cholesterol linked to depression, posted by dessbee on November 29, 2006, at 10:01:00
cholesterol isn't all bad. sex hormones, among other hormones, are made from cholesterol...get those hdl levels up with fish oil, i guess...
Posted by dessbee on December 5, 2006, at 11:50:32
In reply to Re: fatty fish vs fish oil » tgo, posted by dessbee on December 1, 2006, at 6:12:58
I think high cholesterol intake from food is dangerous when combined with high carb and low fat food. High carbs intake increases ldl (bad cholesterol) and low fat food does not trigger production of bile salts (derivatives of cholesterol)
Posted by laima on December 5, 2006, at 23:50:40
In reply to Low cholesterol linked to depression, posted by dessbee on November 29, 2006, at 10:01:00
That's really interesting. I've always had low cholesterol, and it used to be "below normal", despite butter being the secret of all my good cooking.
> Women with a low cholesterol level could be approximately twice as likely to suffer from depression or anxiety problems
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> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/352216.stm
Posted by dessbee on December 7, 2006, at 14:09:02
In reply to Re: Low cholesterol linked to depression » dessbee, posted by laima on December 5, 2006, at 23:50:40
Fat-restricting diets tend to lead to an increased intake of omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids and a relative decrease in the intake of omega-3 fatty acids. For certain people, these changes might increase the risk of depression.
Posted by laima on December 7, 2006, at 14:23:30
In reply to Re: Low cholesterol linked to depression, posted by dessbee on December 7, 2006, at 14:09:02
Thanks, that's a nice looking link. But I never understood, why is my cholestreol low if I usually eat all the butter, cream, steak, etc I feel like? Perhaps I'm still not getting enough of the "good fats" and that's why? I wonder. Or maybe this fat squeezes the good kind over? I take fish oil, but probably don't eat nearly enough "real" fish. I'll be studying the page.Fat-restricting diets tend to lead to an increased intake of omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids and a relative decrease in the intake of omega-3 fatty acids. For certain people, these changes might increase the risk of depression.
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> http://healthlibrary.epnet.com/getcontent.aspx?token=d291a9f5-2226-447d-88bf-2cb7e6905ec3&docid=/healthy/mind/2003/omegamental
Posted by dessbee on December 7, 2006, at 14:53:04
In reply to Re: Low cholesterol linked to depression » dessbee, posted by laima on December 7, 2006, at 14:23:30
I guess humans are wired differently metabolically. Some have to work at increasing their cholesterol level, others at decreasing it.
I would not consider fish oil capsules a cholesterol supplement unless you are taking 10-20 grams ;-)
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