Wellness Category: Nutrition

Omega-3 Fatty Acids:  Specifically docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), appear to improve neurotransmitter reception in the brain.  DHA, in particular, protects neurons and glia from death by maintaining brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a protein formed within the brain that aids in maintaining neuronal plasticity.  The ration between omega-3 and omega-6 being consumed.  This imbalance is considered to a risk factor for ADHD.  ADHD children may also have an inability to metabolize EFAs correctly.  Children with ADHD frequently manifest EFA deficiency symptoms, which may include dry hair and skin, eczema, recurrent infections, increased thirst and behavioral problems.  Correcting underlying EFA deficiencies may improve ADHD symptoms in many individuals.   From:  Altern Med Rev. 2011 (Dec); 16(4): 323-337

Protein Needs

—A variety of factors interact to increase dietary protein needs of individuals who exercise regularly.
—To ensure these increased needs are met, care should be taken to consume a diet containing adequate energy and a selection of high quality protein foods, i.e., dairy products, eggs and meat. Select populations may be at increased risk of not consuming sufficient protein due to increased requirements for a variety of other reasons, i.e., unbalanced diet (vegetarians), inadequate energy intake (dieters or athletes with high energy expenditure, especially women), higher baseline requirements (those who are growing or the elderly) and so on.
—Journal American College Nutrition October 2000;19(5 Suppl):513S-521S
—OR if not exercising to much protein can occur in the body

Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God-this is your spiritual act of worship.  Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.

Romans 12:1-2
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