
05/01/2025
You’ve probably heard that you need to eat fish to get brain-healthy omega-3 fatty acids. It’s true, omega-3 is an essential nutrient needed by your body. Not having enough omega-3 intake can result in nutritional deficits for your brain and mental capabilities. But due to risks associated with biomagnified toxins in fish, eating plant-based, vegan sources of omega-3 fatty acids are recommended.
Omega-3 helps improve frontal lobe function, sense of wellbeing, vigor and energy, attention, and even mood. Sufficient dietary omega-3 intake has been shown to improve major depression and anxiety with a fifty percent clinical response, help bipolar disorder, improve memory in those with middle age-related cognitive decline, and decrease risk of dementia. What a nutrient!
Here's a quick guide to 6 delicious, omega-3 rich foods! If you struggle to eat enough omega-3 in your diet, plant-based supplementation is appropriate.
Goal: 9,000 mg/day of plant-based omega-3 for optimal mental health benefit.
Learn more about omega-3 today with Nedley Health: https://www.nedleyhealth.com/post/omega-3-can-greatly-improve-your-life