Special Report on Reducing Depression Symptoms using 2 Highly Researched Strategies.
By Chris de Feijter M.Ed.
Copyright 2011 Chris de Feijter M.Ed.
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Part 1: Dietary Adjustment
The first step for getting your depression symptoms under control is to fine tune your systems nutritional needs. Over the last 100 years, diets have changed significantly, while our digestion system has not changed at all. Our system still works exactly the same way as when our forefathers were running around in the woods and living in caves and shelters.
North Americans and Europeans have become quite anxious about eating fat that can be identified as fat. I can explain this easily: people cut off fat from a quality steak, but eat French fries with it.
Our brains need fat, they love it! Our brains consist of a lot of fat tissue. Fat helps chemicals in the brain do their job properly. Researchers have identified one type of fat that can actually reduce depression symptoms by assisting the brain to run at top performance level. This fat is called Omega.
If you go to a drug store, you will see many different kinds of Omega fat supplements. You should not just pick up any bottle, since it might not be as beneficial for you. Let me explain why that is.
The Omega variety you need is called Omega 3. There are also Omega 6 and Omega 9, but in a regular diet, enough Omega 6 and 9 is taken in. In fact, chances are that an average person has too little of Omega 3 and too much of Omega 6 fatties in their system.
Research at the University of Kansas has shown that depression symptoms can be reduced by taking a dosage of Omega 3 supplements every day. This needs to be pure Omega 3 oil, meaning that is has been molecular distilled. These oils are clean, and do not stink like rotten fish.
What dosage should I take?
Before you take any supplements, you might consult your physician. If your physician is okay with you taking Omega 3, then it is important to determine your needs. On average, a dose of 1500mg per day is a great starting point. But, there is a little trick to learn. Omega 3 comes in three versions, EPA, DHA and ALA. Let's forget about ALA for now and look at EPA and DHA. These need to be in a certain ratio. This ratio is 2 EPA to 1 DHA.
Ratio of 2EPA to 1 DHA
|
EPA |
DHA |
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1000mg per day |
500mg per day |
When you go to the drug store, make sure you read the label and look for this amount in the total daily serving. A typical bottle might day that each a daily serving has 2100mg content, but then further reading indicates a very small amount of EPA and DHA.
Other ingredients.
Many lower quality Omega 3 supplements contain pollutions and sometimes-even toxics. When I first looked at the label of my favourite brand, I was shocked to read free of titanium dioxide. Titanium dioxide has recently been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as an IARC Group 2B carcinogen ''possibly carcinogen to humans''. This means that it has been directly involved in causing cancer. If this company sees a need to specify that their product is free of titanium dioxide, then it makes me wonder what other brands put in their Omega 3 supplements, especially when there is no mentioning on the label of the supplement being free of titanium dioxide.