Fish Oil: An Important Part of Substance Abuse Recovery
Eating a diet chock full o’ vitamins and nutrients has always been important, but now research shows that there could be a link between drug addiction and dietary deficiencies. Carolyn Reuben, a nutrition expert (and the executive director of the Community Addiction Recovery Association in Sacramento, CA) says that the human body can react to certain dietary deficiencies in a manner that can ultimately lead to mood disorders and/or addiction. She and other nutritionists view omega-3 deficiency as part of the problem.
8 Fish Oil Benefits Proven By Research
A plethora of research indicates that, not only are fish oil benefits
numerous, some of them are really quite extraordinary! It seems like
new studies are being published every day, as scientists and doctors
learn more and more about how and why it is so beneficial. The
omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil are “good fats” [...]
How To Evaluate A Fish Oil Supplement
With the recent popularity of fish oil supplements today due their overwhelming range of health benefits, fish oil has never been more available for everybody. Manufacturers are jumping on the bandwagon and coming out with a new fish oil supplement every few months. With all these options available out on the market, choosing [...]
Fish Oil Health – How Does It Help?
Over the years, there have been many studies made on the various benefits fish oil offers to our health. But how many people really know just how extensive the benefits from fish oil are? Let’s try to go through the reasons why fish oil is good for our bodies and why you should [...]
What Is The Best Fish Oil?
While there are extensive studies that make it easy to recognize the myriad of health benefits we could get from fish oil, recognizing what the best fish oil supplement is isn’t so easy. Fish oil has been linked to many wonderful health benefits. Some of these are heart disease prevention, anti-inflammatory properties, and [...]
What To Look For In Fish Oil Pills
When choosing fish oil pills, the most important question to be asking is: How safe is this product? Like all other fish products, fish oil pills are subject to risks of contamination. In fact, it’s gotten so bad that the FDA has issued statements asking us to limit the amount of fish we [...]
Fish Oil = Faster Recovery & Shorter Hospital Stays for ICU Patients
Patients being treated in intensive care units may benefit from taking fish oils intravenously, according to a new study just published in the journal Critical Care. In fact, it appears to shorten their hospital stays!
The study investigated the effects of including fish oil in the normal IV nutrient solution for patients with sepsis, a potentially-lethal [...]
Parent of Asperger’s & ADHD Child: “Fish Oil Works!”
Here is a testimonial from a Fish Oil Blog reader named Jess, who wrote in to tell us about the miraculous improvements she has seen from giving her daughter fish oil, who has Asperger’s Syndrome and ADHD:
I love Omega 3 Fish oils. My daughter has Aspergers Syndrome, ADHD. She was perviously on Concerta 36 milligrams [...]
Carlson Fish Oil: A Review
Carlson’s has been producing supplements for over 40 years, but only relatively recently have they begun producing fish oil supplements. While they are known for producing quality vitamin products, fish oil is a whole different animal (no pun intended) and their fish oil products seem to have much to be desired.
Is Fish Oil the Fountain of Youth?
By now, you’ve probably heard that fish oil is extremely beneficial for the heart, especially for those already suffering from heart disease. But did you know that in general, taking fish oil might increase your life expectancy?
According to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, heart disease patients with the highest blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids appear to age more slowly than those with the lowest blood levels.
Fish Oil: Everything You Wanted to Know
We’ve all heard all the amazing claims that fish oil can improve our health in myriad ways. Thousands of studies have been done on fish oil over the years, and there are many benefits that they report. Here is a quick list of the health benefits that have been most studied and proven for fish [...]
A Guide to Choosing Fish Oil Capsules
Fish oils have been gaining popularity in recent years due to the health benefits that their active ingredient, Omega-3 fatty acids, have to offer. There are studies that link Omega-3s to a myriad of health benefits, such as prevention of heart disease, an effective anti-depressant, and even weight loss. There are also reports and studies [...]
Fish Oil Supplements: A Consumer Guide
Innumerable studies in recent years have underscored the importance of omega-3s for health. Our bodies cannot manufacture omega-3s, so we must get them in our diet. The most common way that people consume omega-3 is by eating fish. However, this guide will explain the problems with deriving omega 3 fatty acids from fish, and then [...]
Omega 3 for Dummies
Omega 3 fatty acids are simpler than they sound. Besides being the “active ingredient” in fish oil, they're nutrients. Along with other vital nutrients like protein, carbohydrates, and calcium, our body needs omega 3 to develop and to keep us healthy. Like other nutrients, though, omega-3 fatty acids are usually something of [...]
Fish Oils – What Kinds Are Available?
As society becomes more and more conscious about healthy living, there has been a marked increase in the interest in fish oils and their numerous benefits to our health. What makes fish oils so healthy is the fact that they are loaded with Omega-3 acids which boasts numerous benefits to our health. A [...]
Krill Oil: Does It Live Up to the Hype?
Krill are tiny shrimp-like crustaceans that are the primary food source for whales. A blue whale will eat up to 8,000 pounds of krill everyday! Like most things that crawl out of the ocean, the Japanese consume krill, where it’s called okiami, as part of their diet.
There has recently been a great deal of interest [...]
Cod Liver – What’s So Special?
A lot of people are interested in cod liver supplements because they remember taking it as a kid. However, a lot has definitely changed since then. Since the cod liver functions to filter out impurities in the cod’s blood, that should tell you that it’s probably not something good for you to consume — Imagine [...]
Cod Liver Oil – Is It a Safe Source of Omega-3?
Some people may remember Grandma always saying to take your cod liver oil. As foul- tasting and pungent as it was, Grandma was onto something. At one point, it was fairly common knowledge that a person should take cod liver oil for general health purposes, but that knowledge was lost in more recent generations, perhaps because it was so awful-tasting and how could something so unpalatable be good for you? While this may seem like rather poor rationale, perhaps they were onto something also! It turns out that cod liver oil can actually be harmful due to toxic levels of Vitamin A. Considering the liver is the filter of the body, perhaps this should come as no surprise!
Fish Oil Side Effects: What Are They, and Should You Be Concerned?
As consumers, we are familiar with side effects. We hear them at the end of TV ads, always spoken in monotone at breakneck speed. We see them wrapped around the sides of pill bottles: tiny text where the manufacturers tried to fit as much into as few words as possible. You have [...]
Omega 3 Fish Oil: What Is It, and What Are The Benefits?
Omega-3 fish oil has been shown in many studies to help with a variety of conditions. ADHD, Alzheimer’s, Diabetes, Depression, High Cholesterol, Heart Disease — the list goes on and on. The reason it’s so useful is because omega-3s EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaeonic acid) from omega-3 fish oil are precursors to anti-inflammatory chemicals [...]
