Anxiety, Fish Oil, and Omega 3 - Is There an Effective Solution

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Omega 3 and Anxiety
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• There has been research that has shown that low
  serotonin levels are closely linked with anxiety.
  This suggests that this key neurotransmitter may
  also have a role in anxiety disorders, as well as
  depression.

• Serotonins role in the body is as a
  neurotransmitter. Neurotransmitters carry
  messages between neurones which are the cells of
  the brain. Serotonin is able to make the body
  feel different emotions, these include happiness
  and a sense of wellbeing.

• However, in anxiety as in depression, there are
  some interruptions in the serotonin signalling.
  That means that Serotonin cant reach neurones
  and send the correct signals at the rate that is
  needed to have healthy emotional responses.

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• Omega 3 can change this, or interrupt this
  process by both making the cell membranes more
  fluid and permeable. This makes it easier for the
  serotonin to reach their receptors during synapse
  so they can relay their calming body message

• So in situations when anxiety is caused by some
  sort of signal impairment, omega 3 can have a
  positive effect

• For example in a 2011 study, supplementation with
  omega 3 led to a lowering of the symptoms of
  anxiety in stressed medical students taking
  exams. The study showed that anxiety levels were
  decreased by an average of 20.

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• These anti-anxiety effects have also been shown
  to occur in studies done on drug and substance
  abusers.

• Recovering substance abusers and drug addicts can
  very often suffer from high levels of anxiety,
  the anxiety can lead them to return to using and
  abusing.

• The results of studies have shown that the omega
  3 fatty acid EPA had a significant impact on the
  levels of anxiety that they were experiencing.

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• For more information on omega 3 and anxiety and
  to see the full citations of the studies
  mentioned in this presentation, please read our
  article on the Intelligent Labs website, or see
  our offers on omega 3 and other supplements on
  our Intelligent Labs homepage