The Queen of Fats For the Brain: Approximately 60 percent of the human brain is composed of fat, 25 percent of that material is DHA. Since the synthesis of DHA from Alpha Lenolenic Acid in humans is much lower and more limited than previously assumed. The excessive consumption of oxidized omega-6 fatty acids in the modern Western diet further displaces DHA from membrane phospholipids. An emerging body of research is exploring a unique role for DHA in brain development and the prevention of neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders. DHA is increasingly being added back into the food supply as fish oil or algae derived oil supplementation.[1]

A study done on Japanese students during the high stress period of final exams showed that students supplemented with DHA were significantly less aggressive than students who were not supplemented with DHA. Over 1200 patients participated in an epidemiological study that showed that people with high DHA levels were 45 percent less likely to develop dementia than people with low DHA levels. This suggests that proper DHA intake may reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's.

A 1997 study showed that schizophrenic patients were less likely to have been breastfed in infancy, and the lack of DHA during early brain development contributes to the development of schizophrenia. Studies show that symptoms of multiple sclerosis such as muscular weakness, loss of coordination, and speech and visual disturbances are linked to subnormal levels of omega 3 fatty acids such as DHA.[2]
 

Unoxidized Essential Fatty Acid’s Are Oxygen Magnets: Think of EFA’s as oxygen magnets. The EFA in our cell membranes act as oxygen magnet. No matter how much you breathe or exercise if you don’t have enough EFA’s within the membrane of the cells, your cells may not absorb enough oxygen from your blood and you will be that much more susceptible to cancer, viruses or fungus, which all grow in a low oxygen environment. Without a continuing new supply of these EFA’s from the diet, cellular oxygen transfer can be significantly reduced. 

Increasing your oxygen intake by exercising, deep breathing, drinking oxygenated water, breathing pure oxygen, or getting hyperbaric oxygen treatments does not improve the body’s ability to use oxygen. When every cell of the body has high quality Unoxidized omega 3 and 6 from seed oils in the cell membrane then oxygen transfer can occur. This is a transfer of oxygen from blood to the inside of the cells. This then is a major key to solving the oxygen deficiency rampant in our culture today.

Essential Fatty Acid’s come from both fish oils and seed oils. Seed oils are Linolenic (omega 3) and linoleic (omega 6) fatty acids. Some linolenic can convert into EPA and DHA in the body. Linoleic can convert into GLA (Gamma-Linolenic acid) and CLA (conjugated linoleic acid). EPA and DHA can also be derived from Fish oils. Your body requires and utilizes both of these types of oils.  95% of the seed oils are used directly by the cells as Linolenic and linoleic and only 3-5% get converted or used as EPA and DHA. So taking supplemental cod liver oil is also important to ensure brain and nerves are functioning properly. The best brand I have found for the cod liver oil is called Rosita. It comes from Norway. The fishermen catch the fish today and begin to make the cod liver into oil tomorrow. They put a bubble of nitrogen into each capsule of oil and also into the bottle of liquid Cod liver oil. This protects it from oxidation. If you burp up your fish oil, this is mostly due being oxidized or rancid. Unoxidized cod liver oil is smooth to the taste and does not causes me to burp. Rosita Norwegian Cod Liver Oil is the only raw cod liver oil in the world.