Alan C. Logan ND, FRSH
Alan C. Logan ND, FRSH is a board-certified naturopathic physician licensed in Connecticut. He graduated magna cum laude from the State University of New York at Purchase, and as valedictorian from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine. He is an invited faculty member in Harvard’s School of Continuing Medical Education where he lectures on dietary supplements, including the food and mood connection within the mind-body medicine courses.
Co-author of the new book, The Clear Skin Diet (Cumberland House, 2007 and author of best-selling book The Brain Diet (Cumberland House, 2006)
Articles by this Author
New Findings About Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Depression
- By Alan C. Logan ND, FRSH
- Published 07/19/2008
- Health and Nutrition , Mental Health
- Unrated
Dietary fish and fish oil supplements are a direct source of EPA and DHA. The influence of ALA, EPA and DHA in human health has been the subject of intense research over the last three decades. Although best known for cardiovascular benefits, new findings indicate that the influence of omega-3 fatty acids in mental health, particularly EPA, may currently be underestimated. Epidemiological, experimental and new clinical studies have all shown a strong connection between omega-3 fatty acids, or a lack thereof, and major depression.