Who doesn’t want better sex? According to plenty of researchers studying hot issues in sexuality, libido, and orgasms those unhappiest with their sex lives tend to be women. Something like 40% of all women between the ages of 18-59 are believed to have experienced some level of sexual dysfunction manifested as difficulty achieving orgasm, lack…
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Several studies performed by NASA, the U.S. space agency, have found that the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil may aid astronauts in avoiding the loss of bone density that usually accompanies long-term weightlessness during spaceflight. In several different studies published in Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, they found that adding the omega-3…
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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.
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When all hell breaks loose, don’t run for the nearest pint of Ben & Jerry’s! Instead, reach for the fish oil. Preliminary research shows that fish oil may help you to cope with mental stress.
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A report from the British Nutrition Foundation found that feeding fish oil to animals increased the omega-3 content of their meat. This omega-3 content would, in theory, directly benefit any person that consumed it. This would create a natural way to get the essential omega-3 fatty acids that people need without taking fish oil supplements…
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In two separate studies, regular fish oil supplements were found to protect the skin from the harmful UV rays of the sun: In just one month the volunteers of this study were noticeably less likely to burn than before taking the oil, rising to 33 per cent less likely in three months. A second group…
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A brand new study from our mates in Australia tested the effects of fish oil and exercise on body fat composition. Overweight to obese adults at heightened risk of coronary disease participated in a 12-week intervention trial that examined the effect of omega-3 fish oil taken daily in combination with moderate aerobic exercise three times…
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Back in January, I created an entry entitled Fish Oil Ice Cream? in which I talked about how food manufacturers are going to be adding omega-3 fatty acids to various foods, such as ice cream. But little did I know that there’s an actual food eaten by Eskimos called Eskimo Ice Cream! An article about…
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In the search for fossil-fuel alternatives for automobiles, some are turning to hydrogen power, some to electric power and some to… fish oil? Apparently, a new kind of fuel is emerging called biodiesel, which is described as “a mixture of around 20 percent vegetable oil and 80 percent diesel.” However, Wikipedia’s entry on biodiesel indicates that…
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Several studies are now indicating that fish oil can alleviate depression. These studies were prompted by some very interesting observations: Scientists first became interested when they noticed that countries with the highest fish consumption had the lowest rates of depression. They also observed that mothers in England who ate very little fish during pregnancy doubled…
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A recent article in Oregon’s Mail Tribune reviews several studies regarding the benefits of fish oil and then speculates about the likelihood of manufacturers using it as an additive in all kinds of foods, including ice cream! The article does a good job of summarizing the science as well as numerous fish oil benefits: The…
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