Docosahexaenoic acid fights depression
[ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND].Researchers at the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism believe that the increasing rates of depression seen in North America over the last 100 years are due to a significant shift in the ratio of n-6 (arachidonic acid, linoleic acid) to n-3 (docosahexaenoic acid, linolenic acid) fatty acids in the diet. The human race evolved on a diet having a ratio of about 1:1 of these acids; it is now estimated to between 10:1 and 15:1. Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is a main component of the synaptic membranes and a lack of it has been linked to depression. Fish oils are a rich source of DHA and it can also be biosynthesized in the body from linolenic acid. The researcher speculate that the depressions which often accompany alcoholism, multiple sclerosis, and childbirth (postpartum depression) are all due to a lack of DHA and can be corrected by increasing the dietary intake of DHA or linolenic acid (flax seed oil). they also point out that depression and coronary heart disease are strongly associated and that a low intake of n-3 fatty acids has been linked to both.
Hibbeln, Joseph R. and Salem, Norman

Is there any medicine that consists of Docosahexaenoic acid; I would like to try it. right now I’m too depressed.

Walnuts, fish, flax and there oil has Omega 3 in them,
very good for the brain,we do not get enough of these
oils.

Fish oil contains two omega-3 fatty acids, namely eicosapentaenoic acid or EPA and docosahexaenoic acid or DHA which are extraordinarily effective in controlling acne. Fish Oil capsules contain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids that are found in oil from certain types of ... Omega fatty acids help raise your HDL or “good cholesterol,” and may help Fight depression. Omega-6s and Omega-3s are two types of EFAs. Omega-6 fatty acids are naturally found in grains, ...