DHA
🐠 The human brain, much like that of a cat, requires a significant amount of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) to run effectively.
Do you know where you body holds the most DHA? Eye retina and brain/CNS (per gram).
DHA is crucial for the maintenance of the perfect brain function and plays a vital role in the vision process by supporting the conversion of light into the appropriate chemical signalling.
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) provided the core for the development of the photoreceptor, and conversion of photons into electricity stimulated the evolution of the nervous system and brain
The human body can synthesize DHA, it does so only in limited quantities. Eat it. I personally choose to supplement Thorne Omega-3 CoQ10 + consume omega-3-driven fish. Wild salmon and mackerel are top rankings.
DHA is a nature semiconductor (N-type and P-type if SN-2 on which later):
Given an electrical potential across the DHA molecule that is sufficient to extract an electron, it will leave a hole that an electron with the same quantum mechanical properties can fill after tunneling through the energy barrier of the methylene groups. In that way, a current can flow. Thus, DHA acts as a semiconductor with the excitation of a DHA electron lowering the barrier for conduction.
SN-2
DHA in SN-2 position would be the best vs SN-1 (e.g. algae) and SN-3 positions. Prefer seafood over algae if possible. SN-1 and SN-3 cannot enter the retina and CNS.
Reads
Docosahexaenoic Acid Explains the Unexplained in Visual Transduction (2023)
Eat your DHA and mackerel. DHA is one of the oldest nutrients and top-10 for your health. 🐠
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