A new study shows fish oil benefits for heart health include a significantly reduced risk for irregular heart beats, a condition known as atrial fibrillation or arrhythmia. Background info The American Heart Association reports that around 3 million Americans live with irregular heartbeats, a condition known as Atrial Fibrillation (AF) or Arrhythmia. Not unlike other…
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What’s the second reason you started taking fish oil, after general health reasons? If you said you wanted to improve your heart health, you’re not alone! In fact, this the number one reason most people get turned on to taking fish oil. 1. Manage Your Cholesterol Levels If your doctor has told you to start…
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Recent studies suggest that kids taking fish oil supplements may see a reduction in blood pressure, in addition to longer lasting heart healthy benefits. A growing body of research has shown that fish oil is linked to reducing blood pressure and cholesterol in adults, but do the same results appear in kids? In a study…
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The latest European Heart Journal contains a new study about the preventative effects of fish oil on Congestive Heart Failure, a condition that affects around 5 million Americans. US & Swedish researchers tracked the lives and diets of 39,367 Swedish men, aged 45 to 79, from 1998 to 2004. The results of this study? The…
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There is now a breakthrough treatment available for those suffering from Chronic Heart Failure, and no, it doesn’t come from a drug company. What is Chronic Heart Failure? Chronic heart failure is a condition that occurs when the heart becomes enlarged and cannot pump blood efficiently around the body. Omega-3 fish oil has proven in…
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Currently the most e-mailed article on the New York Times Website is one about fish oil being used in Europe after heart attacks, but not in the United States. Every patient in the cardiac care unit at the San Filippo Neri Hospital who survives a heart attack goes home with a prescription for purified fish…
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The American Heart Association just released a report about a Japanese study of over 18,000 people that lasted nearly 5 years. The study reports that the use of fish oil in conjuction with statins, a cholesterol-lowering drug, had a greater effect on reducing heart-related maladies than just statins alone. These conditions included: …sudden cardiac death,…
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In Mexico City, known for large quantities of smog, a study was conducted on 50 elderly people to see what benefits fish oil supplements might yield for cardiac health compromised by smog. The researchers took ongoing measurements of each participant’s cardiac function, focusing specifically on their heart rate variability. Heart-rate variability refers to the heart…
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A new article at Forbes.com entitled, Fish Oil Nutrient Boosts Ailing Hearts , discusses two new studies in which the use of fish oil improved Arrhythmia, which is an irregularity in the force or rhythm of the heartbeat. The first study was on people receiving bypass surgery: Following surgery, postoperative atrial fibrillation — a potentially…
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A brand-spankin’-new study has been published about the effects of fish oil and soy oil on heart disease, but more specifically, heart rate variability or HRV. HRV testing is “a well-established screening tool used by cardiologists to assess the heart’s electrical system — helping to distinguish healthy heartbeat variations from potentially fatal heart rhythm abnormalities,…
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Antiretrovirus drugs, which are drugs taken to fight retroviruses such as HIV, apparently raise triglyceride levels in the blood. However, a new study presented Wednesday at the 12th Annual Retrovirus Conference in Boston revealed that omega-3 fish oil reduced and normalized triglyceride levels in those that took it: After eight weeks of treatment, the 58…
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The University of Edinburgh, one of the universities involved in the recent study of the effects of omega-3 fish oil on the brain is now going to investigate the potential of using fish oil to prevent heart attacks. What’s particularly interesting is their desire to test on smokers as well as non-smokers. Dr. Din, the…
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