Omega-3 oils raise seratonin & dopamine levels

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Quoting from Barry Sears' new book THE OMEGA RX ZONE, " Taking significant doses

of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids increases your body's production of the two

neurotransmitters DOPAMINE and SEROTONIN. " [Emphasis added.] Omega-3 oils

might be an alternative to using 5HTP or supplemental way to raise serotonin

levels.

According to the book, pharmaceutical-grade fish oils are a NEW product that is

much more refined than traditional omega-3 oils (i.e. health-food grade) and

provide much higher doses of EPA & DHA. The health-food grade oils can have

side effects when using high doses due to other ingredients in these oils. One

teaspoon of the pharma-grade omega-3 oil provides 1,800 mg of EPA and 900 mg of

DHA. This is 2.4 times the EPA and 1.8 times the DHA in the previous omega-3

oil that I was using (Tyler's Eskimo-3). The pharmaceutical-grade oil cost 2.5

times as much as Tyler's health-food grade oil. ($9.76 per oz versus $3.88 per

oz). So, the cost per mg of EPA is almost the same, but the

pharmaceutical-grade oil tastes much more refined & you can use smaller amounts

to get higher doses into a child. Because the taste is so mild, I think small

doses could be added to food without being detected.

I just received a bottle of the pharmaceutical grade oils two days ago so will

keep you posted as to my results. I get chronic infections, hyopglycemia,

fatigue, etc. from toxic levels of mercury (I plan to start chelating soon.)

Hopefully I will see even better results from the pharmaceutical-grade oils than

the health-food grade oils. I am snowed with work right now so don't have time

to provide more info from the book. If anyone else tries this oil I would be

interested in hearing what results you have.

Janet McAuley

The following quotes are from adult-metal-chelation

That is why they use Ritalin (which increases dopamine levels) in ADHD kids. -

Dana

I got out Andy's book and looked through it's information about

hypoglycemia, and the only references that I could find related to

hypoglycemia/dopamine indicated that LOW dopamine levels contributed to

hypoglycemia. (i.e. Parkinson's patients often have blood sugar control

problems, and Parkinson's involves insufficient dopamine.)