It takes time to get a tribe going. Posting information will help. Best luck to you
How are you getting enough EPA omega-3 ? It can be hard to get with out fish oils. Not enough can lead to depression. You can get it from algae but not flax.
www.vegsoc.org/info/omega3.html
www.devanutrition.com/vegan_DHA.html
www.veganessentials.com/catalo...ife.htm
Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Essential Fatty Acid Status as a Predictor of Future Suicide Risk
The American Journal of Psychatry
M. Elizabeth Sublette, M.D., Ph.D., Joseph R. Hibbeln, M.D., Hanga Galfalvy, Ph.D., Maria A. Oquendo, M.D. and J. John Mann, Ph.D.
OBJECTIVE: Low levels of docosahexaenoic acid, a polyunsaturated fatty acid, and elevated ratios of omega-6/omega-3 fatty acids are associated with major depression and, possibly, suicidal behavior. Predicting risk of future suicidal behaviors by essential fatty acid status merits examination.
METHOD: Plasma polyunsaturated fatty acid levels in phospholipids were measured in 33 medication-free depressed subjects monitored for suicide attempt over a 2-year period. Survival analysis examined the association of plasma polyunsaturated fatty acid status and pathological outcome.
RESULTS: Seven subjects attempted suicide on follow-up. A lower docosahexaenoic acid percentage of total plasma polyunsaturated fatty acids and a higher omega-6/omega-3 ratio predicted suicide attempt.
CONCLUSIONS: A low docosahexaenoic acid percentage and low omega-3 proportions of lipid profile predicted risk of suicidal behavior among depressed patients over the 2-year period. If confirmed, this finding would have implications for the neurobiology of suicide and reduction of suicide risk.
(see chart site below.)
www.network54.com/Forum/281...+DHA+level
How are you getting enough EPA omega-3 ? It can be hard to get with out fish oils. Not enough can lead to depression. You can get it from algae but not flax.
www.vegsoc.org/info/omega3.html
www.devanutrition.com/vegan_DHA.html
www.veganessentials.com/catalo...ife.htm
Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Essential Fatty Acid Status as a Predictor of Future Suicide Risk
The American Journal of Psychatry
M. Elizabeth Sublette, M.D., Ph.D., Joseph R. Hibbeln, M.D., Hanga Galfalvy, Ph.D., Maria A. Oquendo, M.D. and J. John Mann, Ph.D.
OBJECTIVE: Low levels of docosahexaenoic acid, a polyunsaturated fatty acid, and elevated ratios of omega-6/omega-3 fatty acids are associated with major depression and, possibly, suicidal behavior. Predicting risk of future suicidal behaviors by essential fatty acid status merits examination.
METHOD: Plasma polyunsaturated fatty acid levels in phospholipids were measured in 33 medication-free depressed subjects monitored for suicide attempt over a 2-year period. Survival analysis examined the association of plasma polyunsaturated fatty acid status and pathological outcome.
RESULTS: Seven subjects attempted suicide on follow-up. A lower docosahexaenoic acid percentage of total plasma polyunsaturated fatty acids and a higher omega-6/omega-3 ratio predicted suicide attempt.
CONCLUSIONS: A low docosahexaenoic acid percentage and low omega-3 proportions of lipid profile predicted risk of suicidal behavior among depressed patients over the 2-year period. If confirmed, this finding would have implications for the neurobiology of suicide and reduction of suicide risk.
(see chart site below.)
www.network54.com/Forum/281...+DHA+level
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Re: HI veganskater Thank you for the new tribe
Wed, May 2, 2007 - 10:39 AMAs someone on a mostly vegan diet who has looked into a variety of health issues, I use walnuts as my main source of Omega-3. I believe almonds also have it, as well as canola oil.
I hope this tribe gets going, too. Vegan health issues are important to me, for health and fitness. I believe vegan or vegetarian eating is a healthier way to live than eating meat regularly. I plan to live a long, healthy and active life.
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Re: HI veganskater Thank you for the new tribe
Mon, May 21, 2007 - 12:26 PMYou may be misleading folks by the claim that one cannot get enough omega-3 from flax. Flax should be valued and not dismissed.
For anyone interested, check out the thread "Vegan Confessions" in the "Go Vegan" tribe, where a kind vegan has listed the nutritional properties of flax.
