| Post Partum Depression has gained a lot of attention | | | | symptoms of general depression but can help prevent |
| in the past few years, thanks in part to celebrities | | | | and eliminate symptoms of post partum depression as |
| openly admitting they struggle with the mental illness | | | | well, without the scary potential side effects |
| after giving birth to their children. | | | | antidepressant medications may cause. |
| It has also been publicized in rare instances when | | | | Not only that, fish oil has been proven to help promote |
| mothers with untreated post partum depression or | | | | optimal brain function in babies when nursing mothers |
| post partum psychosis actually become so ill that they | | | | are taking fish oil supplements. |
| inflict harm upon their children. | | | | What about mercury and those other dangers? |
| Antidepressants might not be the best option | | | | "But," you may be thinking, "what about the high levels |
| Antidepressants can be effective in treating post | | | | of mercury in fish? Aren't pregnant women supposed |
| partum depression, but nursing mothers may be | | | | to limit their fish intake to prevent mercury poisoning?" |
| hesitant to take antidepressant medications because | | | | Yes, this is true when eating fish, as the heavy metals |
| of unknown effects they will have on their babies. | | | | and toxic substances are found in the fish meat |
| Therapy can be helpful in helping new moms work out | | | | (however, studies have shown that the heavy metals |
| unexpected depressed feelings, but for clinical post | | | | and toxins are not found in the fish oil). |
| partum depression therapy alone may not be enough. | | | | Pregnant mothers are recommended to take |
| This is where omega-3 essential fatty acids in the | | | | omega-3 supplements |
| form of fish oil supplements can be extremely useful. | | | | Pregnant women are recommended by the United |
| Omega-3 fatty acids are vital | | | | States federal government to limit their servings of |
| Fish oil supplements provide omega-3 essential fatty | | | | certain types of fish to no more than 12 ounces per |
| acids (EFAs), which are necessary for the human | | | | week. However, fish oil supplements have been |
| brain to function at its optimal level. The body cannot | | | | proven to not only be safe, but to be extremely |
| produce these omega-3 EFAs on its own (what a | | | | beneficial for both mom AND baby. |
| cruel joke played on us by Mother Nature, to have | | | | And, it is worth noting that when choosing a fish oil |
| such a beneficial building block only be available from | | | | supplement, pregnant women should make sure to find |
| outside sources!), so they must be obtained through | | | | a natural, bio-available fish oil supplement that is 50% |
| food intake and other supplementation. | | | | exceptionally pure, natural hoki fish triglyceride oil and |
| These omega-3s benefit the body in so many ways; | | | | 50% highly purified molecularly distilled ethyl ester tuna |
| they improve the joints, heart, brain, immune system, | | | | oil. |
| vision and even skin and hair. | | | | This is the ideal combination in a fish oil supplement to |
| Fish oils have been proven to be effective | | | | ensure all the excess substances (mercury, heavy |
| Research has proven they not only alleviate | | | | metals and toxins) are not present. |