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The Complete Guide To Omega-3 Fats And Your Skin

Great Looking Skin strikes many as a luxury that you’re either born with or not. It’s also pretty hard to ignore. If you could somehow stretch it all out, your skin would cover an area of 22 square feet and accounts for nearly 16% of your total weight. Fortunately, we actually have a lot of…

Fish Oil for Better Orgasms in Women?

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…

Study Shows Omega 3 Helps With Alcohol Abuse And Mood Disorders

New research shows omega-3 fatty acids – docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in particular — may play an important role in moderating more than just health conditions specific to the heart, and may have a positive effect on substance abuse and certain mental illnesses. Indiana University School of Medicine researchers just concluded a study investigating the effects…

Your Guide To Fish Oil Dosage: How Much Should You Really Take?

After questions about fish oil benefits, dosage is one of the more popular areas that health conscious consumers want to know more about. If you, yourself, have ever tried to look up the appropriate dosing recommendations for omega-3 supplements, you know it’s not exactly easy to decipher all the facts. Why All The Confusion About…

Fish Oil And Cholesterol: Does It Really Help?

Heart Healthy

Over 100 million Americans have high cholesterol, yet many of these individuals can make simple lifestyle changes to improve these levels. You may have heard that taking fish oil with omega-3s can help, but is that REALLY true? First, let’s talk about some important facts about cholesterol and risk factors. Cholesterol Basics High cholesterol is…

What is Deep Sea Fish Oil and Should You Buy It?

Deep Sea Fish Oil

As the science and health community continues to study and learn more and more about fish oil benefits, it seems that we’re hearing about fish oil in the news and seeing new products pop up constantly. One of the terms you may have seen describing fish oil is “deep sea fish oil”. So what exactly…

7 Omega-3 Foods: What Can You Eat to Get Omega-3s?

Medicinal Herbs, Spices, Seeds

While omega-3 supplements such as fish oil have become extremely popular in recent years, many people naturally are interested in obtaining their nutrients from food rather than supplements. They believe, perhaps rightly so, that nutrients in their natural form have not undergone processing that could affect their quality and potency. This is especially true with…

What is Silent Inflammation?

Silent Inflammation

Inflammation is just your body’s response to a real or imagined threat. There are two types: acute and chronic. Acute inflammation is necessary for your body to protect itself. A good way to understand this type of inflammation, without getting too technical or science-y, is to think about a splinter. When you get a splinter,…

5 Ways To Improve Heart Health With Fish Oil

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…

How Fish Oil Helps With Breast Cancer

According to the National Cancer Institute, nearly 40, 000 women have died from breast cancer this year alone. This type of cancer affects both men and women each year, although it is fairly rare in men. This post will talk a little bit about what you should know about breast cancer, and discuss how taking…

Is Fish Oil Just A Modern Day Snake Oil?

Generally speaking, the merits of omega-3 are not the subject of controversy. Nevertheless, a few people still believe a link between supplements and health benefits has not yet been convincingly proven. As a matter of fact, I just read a blog post on this very topic. Using Lovaza as a scapegoat, the author tries to…

What is Oxidation?

The answer is related to why our bodies need antioxidants. Ever heard of antioxidants? Of course you have, since every new health product on the market boasts about its antioxidant properties and scientists have been telling us for decades to get more of them. Everything from blueberries to olive oil to green tea are recommended…

Omega-3 Diet Reduces Blood Pressure In Young Adults

A new study finds that Omega-3s lower diastolic blood pressure in young people, and shows even greater effects for people who don’t consider themselves fish eaters. High blood pressure is defined by a systolic (that’s the top number) reading greater than 140 and a diastolic (the bottom one) reading greater than 90 mmHg. If you…

Higher Levels of Omega-3, DHA in Particular, Continue to Benefit Brains Later in Life

New research findings published in the Journal of Nutrition reveals that higher levels of DHA (one of the key omega-3s) appears to correlate with better brain functioning later in adulthood. The study, which was led by Matthew Muldoon of Pittsburgh University, found links between increased DHA and improvements in cognitive skills, as well as short-term…

Is the BP Gulf Oil Spill Affecting Fish Oil Supplements?

The recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has a lot of Americans worried about the safety of available seafood, especially on the east coast of the country. Sure, it’s easy enough to curb your consumption of fresh shrimp from the bayou… but, what about your fish oil? Is fish oil at risk? Quite…

Why Are Some Women Are Taking Fish Oil?

Heart-health conscious women around the world have been taking fish oil supplements as a result of its well documented effects on cardiovascular health, but some women are asking more from their fish oil: can it help reduce the risk of developing breast cancer? According to The Independent, an online news source, a new research study…

Is Fish Oil America’s Next Top Super Supplement?

For years now, you may have been trying to eat more fish or even take supplements, since you know about fish oil’s heart healthy benefits. You may have even heard about fish oil’s role as brain food. Is fish oil all powerful? What’s the science behind it? Omega 3 through 9 Fish oil has risen…

Fish Oil May Treat Depression As Effectively As Prozac

Previous studies have suggested lower levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) specific to the Omega-3s found in fish oil may be involved in mental health conditions like depression. To further explore this link, a team of researchers from Montreal, Canada led by Francois Lesperance devised a study to explore whether fish oil supplements could have…

Study: Omega-3 Makes Bones Stronger and Healthier!

A new study suggests elevated omega-3s, especially DHA, makes for stronger and healthier bones. The short-chain fatty acids known as DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) have been very popular among health and fitness experts for the past few decades. These two fatty acids are found most commonly in omega-3 supplements and have been…

US Troops May Soon Be Armed With Omega-3

The U.S. Department of Defense, or DOD, is considering fortifying troop rations with omega-3 supplements. Omega-3 fatty acids, particularly the DHA and and EPA types, have been shown in clinical trials to improve conditions such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), pregnancy, and surgical complications. Lately, the DOD is wondering if the supplement could be…

Study: Combine Omega-3 + Glucosamine For Optimal Joint Health Benefits & Arthritis Treatment

German researchers have discovered that omega-3 in the form of fish oil supplements and glucosamine does more for joint health than glucosamine alone. Findings, which were published in the journal Advances in Therapy, are among the first to involve a glucosamine/omega-3 combination in the treatment of osteoarthritis. This study was funded by Seven Seas, based…

Fish Oil Improves Lung Performance in Athletes

A new study suggests omega-3 supplements may improve lung performance during training, but is fish oil important for athletes? As a variable describing lung functioning, forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) influence an athlete’s performance both before and during training exercises. In general, FVC refers to lung volume and…

Fish Oil Improves High Blood Pressure For Overweight Teens

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…

Fish Oil May Be An Effective Treatment For Male Infertility

The study was on mice, so don’t get your hopes up just yet! But it does look very promising… This study followed up on a study of 150 men in Iran which discovered that infertile men had lower levels of omega-3 fatty acids in their sperm than fertile men. That was the first study of…

Fish Oil Reduces Risk of Colon Cancer

Dr. Sangmi Kim from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in North Carolina was prompted by some small trials on animals and humans to conduct a much larger study on the effect of omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil on colon cancer. They tested 1,503 whites and 369 African Americans, about half of each…

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