{"id":4302,"date":"2022-01-03T11:17:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T16:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/68.183.58.104\/learn\/?p=4302"},"modified":"2022-01-04T15:14:16","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T20:14:16","slug":"fish-oil-and-ocd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peachvitamins.com\/learn\/fish-oil-and-ocd\/","title":{"rendered":"Fish Oil and OCD – Supplementation Reduces the Effects of Mental Stress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fish Oil and OCD – Is Omega 3 Fish Oil Good for Depression?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Positive results in clinical trials in these psychological disorders show that EPA and DHA may exert an effect in blunting the stress response<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The stress response is largely the result of activation of the sympathetic nervous system\u2013the arm of our autonomic nervous system that produces the flight or fight response. Increased heart rate, blood pressure characterizes the stress response, and shunting of blood flow to muscles so that we can escape danger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since fish oils <\/a>are also known to affect cardiovascular function, it is once again possible that some of the beneficial effects may be because of the blunting of the sympathetic nervous system within the brain.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Can Fish Oil Help With Anxiety?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Background Data:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The importance of omega-3 fatty acids<\/a> to brain function relates to their role in the phospholipid composition of nerve cell membranes. Studies have shown that EPA and DHA influence:<\/p>\n\n\n\n