because I was asked...
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sevSynopsis of studies suggesting that omega-3 consumption can help with depression. The theoretical mechanism I'm familiar with -- that omega-3 fatty acids are required in maintaining cell membranes of brain cells -- is mentioned, but there's also reference to them working much like a calcium channel blocker.
Another article talks about, among other things, the effect of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids on the cyclooxygenase/lipoxygenase enzyme system and eicosanoid formation.
CCBs and eicosanoids are both short-acting substances. Therefore, my previous prediction that omega-3s' effect on depression was long-acting due to the several steps of removal between cell membrane formation and the effects that might have on mood is probably incorrect.
(and: I was unfamiliar with eicosanoids before today other than as a mostly-uninteresting byproduct of fatty acid metabolism; the NIH's Polyunsaturated Lipid Function Interest Group has put together a bunch of introductory information explaining what they are and how they work. Fascinating stuff!)
(takes swig of flax-seed oil. ptui! *gaak* really, the answer to this problem is "more sushi.")
Another article talks about, among other things, the effect of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids on the cyclooxygenase/lipoxygenase enzyme system and eicosanoid formation.
CCBs and eicosanoids are both short-acting substances. Therefore, my previous prediction that omega-3s' effect on depression was long-acting due to the several steps of removal between cell membrane formation and the effects that might have on mood is probably incorrect.
(and: I was unfamiliar with eicosanoids before today other than as a mostly-uninteresting byproduct of fatty acid metabolism; the NIH's Polyunsaturated Lipid Function Interest Group has put together a bunch of introductory information explaining what they are and how they work. Fascinating stuff!)
(takes swig of flax-seed oil. ptui! *gaak* really, the answer to this problem is "more sushi.")
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on 2004-09-27 08:49 pm (UTC)I really should eat more fish.
Sadly, the whole land-locked-desert-with-no-nearby-fresh-water thing is interfering with my goals.
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on 2004-09-27 11:01 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2004-10-10 07:36 pm (UTC)(This is not fishing for a RSVP. Really. *grin*)