Keeping My Teen Healthy with Fish Oil

When it comes to teenagers, mood swings, stress and volatility are pretty much the norm. So at first, when I noticed that my sweet fourteen-year-old was getting a little sullen and moody, I did not think much about it. Even when I backtracked over the year and reviewed her health history and realized that she had been catching more colds and missing more school since starting high school, I still chalked it up to the stress of becoming – slowly – an adult rather than a child. Acne? Same thing.

However, I thought twice about my calm, accepting attitude when I read a study on teens and omega 3 fatty acids. It turned out that all of my little girl´s symptoms – from the moodiness to the stress and lack of focus to the breakouts on her previously smooth forehead – could be linked to an omega 3 fatty acid fish oil

deficiency. And if you have ever seen teens eat, if they are not getting a multivitamin then you can be pretty sure that they have at least one vitamin deficiency going on anyway!

So I talked to her doctor and described her symptoms. Not surprisingly, he was unwilling to commit to a diagnosis of omega 3 deficiency, but he did recommend a salmon oil supplement. Within about a month of starting the supplement, her skin cleared up and so did her attitude, her mood and her grades. Now, teens are funny creatures, and I´m not saying that the only thing going on in her life was a lack of salmon. But I will say that it certainly appeared to help her resolve multiple factors in her life that were complicating it and making it less healthy.

Learn more about the health benefits of omega 3 fatty acids at omega-3.us.