Fish Oils Help Anxiety

I am amazed at the number of patients who take xanax or other drug for the relief of anxiety, here is an alternative.

I believe anxiety is a symptom of an underlying imbalance that needs to be addressed before health can be restored. In addition to an estrogen-progesterone imbalance or growth hormone deficiency, anxiety may be caused by a deficiency of omega-3’s in the diet. In a recent psychiatry journal it was found that supplementing with 3 grams per day of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (EPA and DHA both found in fish oils) lead to a progressive decline in anxiety scores that persisted even after the subjects stopped taking the omega-3’s. This is another reason, along with protection from inflammation and all its ramifications, why fish oils should be part of our daily supplementation program.

Buydens-Branchey L, Branchey MJ, "n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Decrease Anxiety Feelings in a Population of Substance Abusers," Clin Psychopharmacol., 2006; 26(6): 661-665.