Posted by novelagent on August 11, 2012, at 22:10:50
In reply to Re: Supplements, posted by Tomatheus on August 11, 2012, at 20:16:38
> Here is a rundown of the supplements that I take:
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> DHA, 100 mg/day - I find that taking DHA offers me mild antidepressant benefits. An attempt at discontinuing the supplement led to what seemed to be a worsening of depressive symptoms, so I continue to take it.
>all the mood studies that go head-to-head on DHA vs. EPA find that EPA is the only thing that works for mood, Your body naturally produces DPA, but not EPA. You're best off just trying a regular fish oil supplement with both for good measure, but it will have more EPA if it's like most, It'll say how much on the bottle.
DPA is simply not associated with mood-- it's good as a prenatal, and also is good for skin and nails, but the mixed fish oils that you find have enough DPA for skin and nails.
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