Heart Health

The established benefits of DHA, an essential omega 3 fatty acid, are growing by the day. It is now firmly established that over 90 percent of us have levels of omega 3 essential fatty acids that are too low and we can improve this by daily supplementation with capsules of fish oil. Breastfeeding mothers also have powerful reasons to supplement their diet with essential fatty acids known as omega 3 fats. There are numerous benefits of breastfeeding, and one of the most important breastfeeding tips is the importance of adequate DHA in your breastmilk.

A fetus, right from conception, needs plenty of DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) for proper development. But once the baby is born this demand for omega 3 essential fats continues. And of course for any fetus and for any baby of a breastfeeding mother the only source of essential fats is from the mother.… Read More…

There is a wide range of benefits of omega 3 essential fatty acids and these are becoming widely known. The 2 most important omega 3 fatty acids are called DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and these are found mainly in fish oil. Allergies are also considered to be one of the conditions which may respond positively to an increase in the dietary intake of essential fatty acids known as Omega 3 fats found in fish oil.

Allergies can often be caused by inflammation. It is now clearly established that Omega 3 fats are excellent at reducing inflammation. Asthma and hayfever are examples of allergies involve inflammation. For examples sufferers of asthma suffer from restricted breathing caused by inflammation of the airway and it would seem clear that anything that can reduce inflammation should be helpful.

It would now seem from studies that there is a fish oil allergies… Read More…

Some estimates are that over 90 percent of American adults are suffering from omega 3 deficiency. Omega 3 deficiency is a condition where the sufferer has low levels of Omega 3 essential fatty acids in their body (and in their diet).

There are 2 primary Omega 3 essential fatty acids, DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid). These are called essential fatty acids because they are very important to your overall health but are not manufactured in the body. You need to obtain them from your diet.

The benefits omega3 essential fatty acids were established originally after studies of people who ate large amounts of fish, because fish oil is the best source of these 2 essential Omega 3 fatty acids. These were the Japanese and the Eskimos and the studies concluded that the reason that these people have such low rates of diseases such as heart disease was because… Read More…

There are many benefits from increasing your intake of omega 3 essential fatty acids that are primarily found in fish oil. Weight loss, it now seems, has become one of the more important benefits from increasing your intake of Omega3 fats. Now it looks like using omega 3 supplements for weight loss is an important part of a total campaign to reduce your weight.

Whilst a number of studies have confirmed this fish oil weight loss link is still not fully understood why using omega 3 for weight loss works.

There’s a number of theories about the reasons for the observed weight loss. Omega 3 essential fatty acids are well known to improve one’s positive outlook on life and to reduce depression and for this reason many people use omega 3 supplements for depression.

It is suspected this improvement in positive outlook helps people maintain a weight loss program… Read More…