Curcumin Increases DHA in the Brain.

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Dr. Gary Pack

A deficiency of DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) is linked to anxiety and DHA is necessary for brain development and neuroprotection. However, DHA must be obtained from the diet or from the breakdown of dietary chemicals. These natural processes are not very efficient. Curcumin, an extract of turmeric, improves the action of DHA in the brain, and […]

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Conditions: Anxiety, Cognitive impairment, DHA deficiency

Supplements: Curcumin, Docosahexanoic acid (DHA), Omega-3 fatty (linolenic) acid, Turmeric (Curcuma longa)

Foods: Turmeric (Curcuma longa)

Miscellaneous: Neuroprotection, Plant-based diet

Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) from Algal Oils.

Posted on April 18, 2009 by Dr. Gary Pack

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is a long-chain omega-3 fatty acid important to eye, brain and heart health. DHA benefits infant visual development. An infant’s visual development is improved whether the DHA is given by mother’s milk or in infant formula. In aging humans, DHA benefits brain and eye health. The American diet is DHA deficient; the […]

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Conditions: Aging, Breastfeeding, DHA deficiency, Eye health, Fatty liver (hepatic steatosis), Pregnancy

Supplements: Algae oil, Docosahexanoic acid (DHA), Eicosapentanoic acid (EPA)

Foods: Infant formula, Mother's milk

Miscellaneous: Arachidonic acid, Crypthecodinium cohnii, Schizotrichium sp.

Nutritional Aspects of Brain Development.

Posted on May 3, 2007 by Dr. Gary Pack

The physical development of a baby’s brain is altered by the mother’s dietary intake before delivery and during breastfeeding. Carbohydrate and lipid intake are important to brain development, cell membrane and myelin production of nerves in mammals. Early malnutrition, both fetal and postnatal, can impair the brain and vision. Carbohydrates provide a rapid energy supply […]

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Conditions: Breastfeeding, Delivery, DHA deficiency, Fetus, Hyperglycemia, Hypoglycemia, Neonate, Stress

Supplements: Docosahexanoic acid (DHA)

Foods: Sucrose

Miscellaneous: Brain, Carbohydrate, Cocaine, Dopamine, Heroin, Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, Lipids, Myelin, Serotonin

Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) and Infant Vision.

Posted on April 8, 2007 by Dr. Gary Pack

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is a structural component for retinal photoreceptors and brain gray matter. DHA deficiency results in poor accumulation of neural DHA and the retinal photoreceptors have the highest DHA levels in the body. Maternal DHA accumulates at an increased rate during pregnancy, especially during the third trimester. Women in the U.S. and Canada […]

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Conditions: DHA deficiency, Pregnancy, Visual deficit

Supplements: Algae oil, Docosahexanoic acid (DHA), Omega-6 fatty (linoleic) acid

Foods: Functional food

Miscellaneous: Gray matter, Retina

DHA in the Infant and It’s Mother.

Posted on November 8, 2005 by Dr. Gary Pack

Because the benefit of DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) to the brain of the human fetus is so well established, it is suggested by this author that mothers be supplemented during pregnancy and during breast feeding with DHA. The intake of DHA by the mother during the last trimester of pregnancy is especially important to the fetus. […]

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Conditions: Breastfeeding, DHA deficiency, Pregnancy

Supplements: Docosahexanoic acid (DHA), Fish oil

Miscellaneous: Vision

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