Feb 16th, 2007
Fish are Good For You
I first learned of the mental health benefits of fish oil from the Durham Trial, which has shown remarkable results by giving children fish oil (just check the links for the information). I’ve been taking it fairly regularly ever since I read those reports. Fish oil has also been shown to help with depression. (Sorry, no specific cite for that one.)
Now, a study shows that Children of mothers who had eaten lots of fish during pregnancy had better communication and social skills at seven years old. Yes, eating more fish will help your unborn baby become more social.
A tip for anyone who, like me, doesn’t like the taste of fish and takes it in capsule form - put it in the refridgerator, or even the freezer. It helps prevent those burning fishy burps.
I’ve bookmarked your get back to work page - which I think is great.
I also take fish oil capsules - my husband hands them out to the whole family. However I would take that trial with a pinch of salt. I don’t think that the research is particularly scientific
see http://www.badscience.net/ and click on the fish oil link on the right.
It’s also important to consider the level of mercury toxicity that may be present in fish oil.