The Archives of General Psychiatry has published a study on the health benefits of fish oil. The study showed that fish oil when regularly taken can help protect an individual against mental illness. Now we know that fish oil is not only beneficial in fighting heart disease, but it protects against mental illness as well.
The 12-week study consisting of 81 people were divided into two groups, one of which was placebo-controlled. The subjects involved in the study were at high risk for psychosis. Two people from the group that was given fish oil developed a psychotic disorder and nine from the placebo-controlled group did.
Fish oil is an affordable alternative to traditional antipsychotic drugs, so there is no true benefit to prescribing something that isn’t profitable.
Great article: Take Fish Oil to Fight Mental Illness
