Dr Cummings Comprehensive 

Omega 3 is a Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid  derived from a variety of sources such as green leafy vegetables and cold water fish. The initial excitement about omega 3 came from a casual observation that countries that consumed more fish in their diet had lower incidences of depression,cognitive disorders, and heart disease.  People differ in their body's ability to convert the parent compound (ALA) to the important forms such as EPA and DHA so the preferred way to obtain omega 3 is from pill supplements.

The proof is in the pudding. There have been many research papers published over the last 30 years citing the advantages of taking Omega 3. Here are a few:

• Stoll et al , "omega 3 and bipolar disorder" Archives of General Psychiatry (56) 1999
• Horrobin et al , "Lack of seasonal mood changes in Icelanders" American Journal of Psychiatry 2001
• Peet et al "Effect of Ethyl EPA augmentation in patients with ongoing depression" Archives of General Psychiatry  2002
• Freund-Levi et al   "OmegAD Alzheimer's study"  Archives of Neurology 2006

To sum up, Omega 3 has been studied extensively and has advantages in the treatment/prevention of a variety of conditions:

• Depression
• Bipolar Disorder
• Alzheimer's
• ADHD
• Borderline Personality disorder
• Heart Disease
• Agitation in autism