Now That The Oceans Are Nearly Dead

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Fish—a Natural Prozac

24-Aug-2003

 

 

Fish oil, which contains omega-3 fatty acids, works as well for depression

as Prozac. " We've been very impressed by the response rates we've observed,

" says psychiatrist David Mischoulon. " We believe there is definitely

something to these treatments. " Maybe some of us are depressed because our

ancestors lived near the sea, where they developed genes that thrive on

fish. John McKenzie writes in abcnews.com that scientists first became

interested in the fish factor when they noticed that countries with the

highest fish consumption had the lowest rates of depression. Also, mothers

in the U.K. who ate little fish during their pregnancies doubled their

risk of postpartum depression, compared to women who ate fish regularly.

 

Researchers found that when they fed omega-3 fatty acids to piglets, it

had the same effect on their brains as Prozac, raising their serotonin

levels. " After only 18 days, those animals that were fed the enriched

formula had double the level of serotonin in their frontal cortex, in the

part of the brain that regulates depression and impulsivity, " says NIH

investigator Joseph Hibbeln. " The body cannot manufacture [it] so it has

to get it from our diet. "

 

Researchers now want to know if it's also useful in treating schizophrenia,

bipolar disorder, and violent behavior. Maybe we have so many ADD kids

because we don't feed them enough fish.

 

 

" First They Came for the Jews " :

By Pastor Niemoller

 

First they came for the Jews

and I did not speak out

because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for the Communists

and I did not speak out

because I was not a Communist.

Then they came for the trade unionists

and I did not speak out

because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for me

and there was no one left

to speak out for me.

 

 

and if you'd like a picture of him?

http://www.ionaprep.pvt.k12.ny.us/projects/persecution/poem2.htm