NB that the brilliant research of Y. Omura, M.D., shows that EPA/DHA fish oil is a very powerful anti-biotic and anti-viral agent, a fact little known in the medical community and not likly to be known due to Omura's unconventional methods.
Connie's post suggests to me that there is a viral or microbial basis to depression, which does not surprise me. Why does electroshock work? Maybe because the current kills some pathogen, just as Beck's blood electrification does. I think there is a fascinating field wide open to innovative researchers. Indeed, there is evidence that schizophrenia is a communicable (not contagious than goodness) disease. Fish oil might even help folks with this illness. . . JBB Connie wrote: > > >From another list: > > Depression & Omega-3 Fatty Acids > > I though everyone might like to see this important > research report that came over the wire a few days ago. > > Fish Oil May Help Relieve Stubborn Depression > Thu Oct 17,11:21 AM ET > > NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Daily supplements of an > omega-3 fatty acid--found in fish and fish oil--may > help alleviate the symptoms of depression in patients > who do not respond to standard antidepressant > medications, new research findings suggest. > > Dr. Malcolm Peet of the Swallownest Court Hospital in > Sheffield, England and his colleague found that > depressed patients who received a daily dose of 1 gram > of an omega-3 fatty acid for 12 weeks experienced a > decrease in their symptoms, such as sadness, anxiety > and sleeping problems. > > The only side effect of the treatment appeared to be > gastrointestinal problems, which Peet and his > co-author Dr. David F. Horrobin of Laxdale Research, > Ltd. in Stirling, Scotland, deemed "mild." > > All of the patients had tried other medications before > enrolling in the current study, including selective > serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) such as Prozac > and medications from an older family of drugs called > tricyclic antidepressants. Both types of drug are > considered standard treatments for depression. > > This is not the first study to suggest that omega-3 > fatty acids, such as the form of eicosapenaenoic acid > (EPA) used in this report, may help patients with > psychiatric disorders. Previous researchers have > suggested that the balance of omega-3 fatty acids in > the brain may become skewed in people with depression, > and earlier studies have shown that fish oil > supplements can help alleviate the symptoms of > schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, or manic > depression. > > In addition, researchers have found that people who > are depressed, as well as those diagnosed with > cardiovascular diseases and other conditions > associated with depression, have relatively low levels > of omega-3 fatty acids in their blood. > > In the current study, reported in the October issue of > the Archives of General Psychiatry, Peet and Horrobin > asked 70 depressed patients who had not benefited from > previous treatments to take a daily dose of either 1 > gram, 2 grams or 4 grams of EPA, or an inactive drug. > The treatment lasted 12 weeks. > > The investigators found that people given the 1 gram > daily EPA dose experienced improvements--relative to > those given the inactive drug--in all of the measured > aspects of depression, including sadness, anxiety, low > libido and suicidal tendencies. In fact, 69% of the > patients treated with the 1-gram daily dose achieved a > 50% reduction in their symptoms of depression, a > result seen in only 25% of the patients given an > inactive drug. > > "The effect of ethyl-eicosapentaenoate (the form of > EPA used) applies to all major components of the > depressive syndrome and is seen equally in the patient > and physician assessments," the authors write. > > Peet and Horrobin did not note any improvements in the > patients given higher doses of the fatty acid relative > to the placebo group, which they suggested may be due > to the small number of people who were given either 2 > grams or 4 grams per day. > > "Although there appeared to be a trend toward > significant efficacy at the 4-gram per day dosage, > larger studies would be required to elucidate possible > beneficial effects of the higher dosages," they write. > > SOURCE: Archives of General Psychiatry > 2002;59:913-919. > -------------------- > > Those of you who would like to learn more about the benefits of fish > oil, as well as the different grades of fish oil currently available, > can visit: > > http://www.authentic-breathing.com/fish_oil.htm > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
