I wrote this blog quite awhile back. Being the rather eclectic butterfly of a person that I have been my whole life, I began slacking off on my own advice. That was after I had found by personal experience that I need this substance, because when I was taking it as I know I should, my energy levels were great, I didn't have as much pain, and I wasn't walking into a room and wondering why I had gone there. I need it regularly, and in scheduled doses. I also know that I cannot digest wheat and wheat products, well actually any carbohydrates. As a general rule, if it is a food which is white in color, it eventually makes me sick. First it makes me fat, then I crave carbohydrates, relent and eat them more, and slowly my energy fades, I begin to hurt everywhere until I am so sore, I can barely move, and I can't remember my own name. Then I spend too much time on the sofa nursing that feeling of low fever and, as the medical textbooks describe the pain of Ankylosing Spondylitis, "prevailing moderate to severe pain." Those suffering from Ankylosing Spondylitis cannot eat carbohydrates, I am certian of that because I have searched out the peer reviewed, academic research which convinces me of this. There is just too many findings by very good research teams which prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that carbohydrates are really bad for everyone, and that Omega 3 is an essential nutrient for human beings .
Lately I have felt so bad, I could barely crawl through my day. For the last month I literally had begun thinking of how I wanted my funeral planned. I had been feeling that badly. After reading one of the most motivational and inspirational books of my lifetime, Willpower the Integrity of the Soul, by Peter J. Daniels, God convicted me that He had given me knowledge, and I casually cast aside that knowledge, and was failing to find relief by failing to use my own willpower to embrace the knowledge and help He provided me with. I have repented, and this week I have eaten as I should have. I also have utilized the information that I learned concerning Omega 3/6/9, and the human body's need for this essential nutrient! I have also been convicted to share this information with anyone who will listen, for everyone can benefit from this food source, and it is only a food source, there is nothing "chemical" about it. My gift to each person who honors me by looking at my words here is the giving of passing this information on to you. Since this food is so cheap, so without side affects, and does not need FDA approval, I don't think you will be hearing of all its' benefits on the evening news, as no one will get rich manufacturing and dispensing it.
Do your own research, your health will greatly benefit from it. I am ending my week planning celebrations, trips, and time with my family, I absolutely feel like a new person after following the discipline of the information God provided. Thank you Father God for sending your Holy Spirit, and His Still Small Voice to whisper to my mind Your reminder that You have made provision for my health, and my willpower has been the only thing standing between relief and suffering! So to each friend and acquaintance who finds these words and benefits from them, know they are God's provision for you as well! Now, to present the synopsis my original work, and a pretty picture of spring flower from the road to the ranch to entice you all to come see Randy and I soon!
When my husband came home from service with the Army in the Middle East among the prophylactic drugs he had been given was "fish oil." The Army being what it is, he wasn't told why he was being given the "fish oil," it was just, "here, take this once a day." He thought he was being given this supplement for “heart health.” Another medication he received was to prevent Malaria. Seems there might have been an alternate reason for that fish oil. Fish oil is one of the sources of Omega 3; it is also found in flax seed, and walnuts, along with a few vegetables, but the vegetables do not offer significant amounts. There are studies that suggest that Omega 3 is preventative for the condition known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. While certainly more studies are needed, this information should be known by not only those serving in the military, but by everyone.
Lately I have felt so bad, I could barely crawl through my day. For the last month I literally had begun thinking of how I wanted my funeral planned. I had been feeling that badly. After reading one of the most motivational and inspirational books of my lifetime, Willpower the Integrity of the Soul, by Peter J. Daniels, God convicted me that He had given me knowledge, and I casually cast aside that knowledge, and was failing to find relief by failing to use my own willpower to embrace the knowledge and help He provided me with. I have repented, and this week I have eaten as I should have. I also have utilized the information that I learned concerning Omega 3/6/9, and the human body's need for this essential nutrient! I have also been convicted to share this information with anyone who will listen, for everyone can benefit from this food source, and it is only a food source, there is nothing "chemical" about it. My gift to each person who honors me by looking at my words here is the giving of passing this information on to you. Since this food is so cheap, so without side affects, and does not need FDA approval, I don't think you will be hearing of all its' benefits on the evening news, as no one will get rich manufacturing and dispensing it.
Do your own research, your health will greatly benefit from it. I am ending my week planning celebrations, trips, and time with my family, I absolutely feel like a new person after following the discipline of the information God provided. Thank you Father God for sending your Holy Spirit, and His Still Small Voice to whisper to my mind Your reminder that You have made provision for my health, and my willpower has been the only thing standing between relief and suffering! So to each friend and acquaintance who finds these words and benefits from them, know they are God's provision for you as well! Now, to present the synopsis my original work, and a pretty picture of spring flower from the road to the ranch to entice you all to come see Randy and I soon!
When my husband came home from service with the Army in the Middle East among the prophylactic drugs he had been given was "fish oil." The Army being what it is, he wasn't told why he was being given the "fish oil," it was just, "here, take this once a day." He thought he was being given this supplement for “heart health.” Another medication he received was to prevent Malaria. Seems there might have been an alternate reason for that fish oil. Fish oil is one of the sources of Omega 3; it is also found in flax seed, and walnuts, along with a few vegetables, but the vegetables do not offer significant amounts. There are studies that suggest that Omega 3 is preventative for the condition known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. While certainly more studies are needed, this information should be known by not only those serving in the military, but by everyone.
I vaguely remembered from nursing school that Omega 3 had to
do with heart health, but when I began doing a research paper on Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder, and its association with TBI,(Traumatic Brain Injury) I came
across the true significance of this essential nutrient that the human body
does not have the ability to produce on its own. I will cite the article I
found most informative and user friendly at the conclusion of this blog. The first fact that kept me glued to the
entire work was the information that 40% of the brain is made of the fatty
acids docosahexaenoic acid, (DHA,) Eicosapentaenoic acid, (EPA) and Linolenic
acid. These acids make up what is known
as Omega 3. Linolenic acid is also a
part of the bilipid membrane in every cell of the human body.
I have had Ankylosing Spondylitis since I was fourteen years
old, and I had noted that Omega 3 is an anti-inflammatory and began taking it
myself about four months ago. I am
nearly sixty years old, and I have never felt this well. Long ago I had become accustomed to the chronic
fatigue, and what the clinical description of Ankylosing Spondylitis notes as
"chronic moderate to severe pain."
NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as aspirin or Motrin,)
a group of drugs including Sulfasalazine, Methotrexate and Corticosteroids, and
as a last resort, TNF Blockers, such as Enbrel, Remicade and Humira, are the
drug interventions available for treatment of this disease. I won't go into the
side effects, but one does not submit to any of these courses of treatment
lightly. I can tell how reduced the
inflammation is in my body since I began taking Omega 3 by the reduction in
pain, plus my CRP levels, (blood test indicating inflammation in the body,) are
lowered.
This function of reducing inflammation is one of the
attributes that makes Omega 3 vital in the treatment of brain injury. From the
articles I have read, there are major benefits involving function and the
healing of injuries to the brain produced by Omega 3. Not only are they a part of the brain itself,
these elements act in the neurotransmitter system. That is significant in TBI and PTSD both,
which our Soldiers are suffering from in staggering numbers. Their exposure to
repetitive explosions, which produce TBI, by deduction makes education
concerning Omega 3 something that should be a part of every Soldier’s training.
With brain injury, one of the reasons for cell death is
inflammation and edema, (swelling.)
Omega 3 has been found not only to be a part of the cells that make up
the brain, but they are converted into anti-inflammatory prostaglandins. This function is what makes them vital in
treatment and recovery after brain injury. They are also significant in
recovery from injury anywhere in the body.
For all the years that I worked in nursing the kind of brain
injuries I became familiar with are the kind most people understand
somewhat. These kinds of injuries can
cause loss of consciousness, either short term or long term, with long term
producing what is known as "a coma."
The symptoms are obvious and dramatic.
Auto accidents, falls, and other such trauma produce irrefutable
evidence of severe injury, and are sometimes fatal within a short period of
time. Usually there are other accompanying
injuries as well. There is another brain
injury that is often encountered in childhood, which is known as your everyday
vanilla "concussion." I can
remember having a concussion when I fell off a slide and my head landed on a large
rock when I was about six. I remember
throwing up, feeling dizzy, and having a headache, but I have had no after
affects. Visual disturbances such as
diplopia, (seeing double,) are another symptom of your garden variety type
"concussion."
When someone
sustains repetitive garden variety mild concussions, a condition can develop
called Postconcussive Syndrome. Ordinary
concussion symptoms disappear in two to seven days. In PCS, longer lasting symptoms, such as mood
alterations and behavioral changes, fatigue, sleep pattern changes, and poor
concentration distinguish this type of brain injury from both major traumatic
brain injury and plain concussion injuries.
The syndrome PCS can not only be long lasting, creating life altering
symptoms, but it can also become permanent.
Of course our military sustain “concussions” routinely from the explosions
they are exposed to. A Soldier can
sustain a mild TBI, (traumatic brain injury,) and not display any signs of
injury at all, and be sent right back to combat duty.
Those in the military are not the only persons affected by
Postconcussive Syndrome (PCS), athletes, both amateur and professional can
develop PCS. High school football
players are particularly at risk, as are boxers. When I chat in the social medias where
military folks hang out, there are always a few either active duty military, or
veterans, who do not believe in PTSD. They
express, in so many words, that they feel it is really just whining Soldiers
that can't cut the mustard. That really is such a display of ignorance. What distresses me most is that some of them
appear to be officers in charge of combat units. I had a technician from my satellite internet provider, who
was a veteran, tell me that most of the Soldiers applying for disability
because of PTSD brag about scamming the government for a hand out. I am sure that people being people, perhaps
there are some who do, but not for the most part. I have found too much information on PTSD
which proves that this condition is in part a biological injury to include
all of it in this blog entry, but I will be posting several entries sharing what I
have found. Tonight I am going to cite
the articles I have read so far, beginning as I said, with the one that is most
user friendly.
Self-education is vital
when it comes to health, and that is especially true concerning any involvement
in health issues with the military or the VA.
So tonight, while I am no expert on any subject I have discussed here,
to me it just makes sense that if you are suffering from PTSD, the supplement
Omega 3 might be a consideration for you.
I get mine in the form of Omega 3, 6, 9 from Walmart, and the cost is
less than five dollars. I am careful to
choose from the brands the one that is pharmaceutical grade, which has had the
mercury removed. Mercury is a problem with fish oil. It seems our oceans are so polluted that
mercury is present in fish, and can accumulate in the body of anyone eating
large amounts of fish. Since the vital
requirements of the body include Omega 3, it would be a wise choice for anyone
to add this supplement to their diet. I think you will note a difference in just a matter of days.
All the above being said, I am no medical authority, I am not a doctor, this is information I gleaned from the following peer reviewed academic research done by highly regarded professionals in their respective fields for the individual to draw their own conclusions from. In no way should this information be viewed as medical advice.
All the above being said, I am no medical authority, I am not a doctor, this is information I gleaned from the following peer reviewed academic research done by highly regarded professionals in their respective fields for the individual to draw their own conclusions from. In no way should this information be viewed as medical advice.
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Psychiatric News | October 07, 2011
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American Psychiatric Association
Clinical and Research News
Hormone May Be Long-Sought Treatment for Brain Injuries
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