Every day, American consumers are bombarded with nutritional
advice, in the media, online, in advertising and on food
packaging. One of the latest hot topics is omega-3. What exactly
is omega-3? How does it contribute to our overall health? How
much omega-3 is enough, and if we need more, how do we get it?
For answers to these and other questions, we turned to Simon
Evans, Ph.D. Dr. Evans is co-author, along with Paul Burghardt,
Ph.D., of Brain Fit for Life, a User’s Guide to Life-Long Brain
Health and Fitness. Dr. Evans’ focus is on the nutritional
choices we can make to help keep our brains healthy. Many of his
suggestions can be found in the nutrition section of this
website. Our discussion focused on the role omega-3s play in
helping people enjoy better emotional and psychological
wellness, and how to boost our omega-3 levels. DEPRESSION
TOOLKIT (DT): Dr. Evans, what exactly is omega-3? SIMON EVANS
(SE): Omega-3 describes a class of essential fatty acids.
Categorizing them as “essential” simply means that