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[30 Nov 2007|04:01pm] |
Eat more fish. Mounting evidence says that omega-3 fatty acids (found in abundance in fatty fish such as salmon, herring, sardines, and tuna) may help ease depressive symptoms. A recent 9-month study of bipolar disorder (manic depression) was stopped after only 4 months because omega-3s were so effective at smoothing out moods. Another study showed that eating fish twice a week was associated with lower risk of depression and suicide.
Concerned about mercury? Fatty fish are relatively high in this metal, which is linked to birth defects and developmental problems in children whose mothers were exposed during pregnancy. Stick to wild Pacific salmon, shrimp, summer flounder, farmed catfish, croaker, haddock, and mid-Atlantic blue crab, all of which contain omega-3s but are low in mercury. Even kids and pregnant women can eat up to 12 ounces of these a week.
Don't do fish? Talk to your doctor about taking a fish oil supplement.
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