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Why Do Vegetable Oils Increase Inflammation?

Marshall, Brittany, and I have all been known to say that vegetables oils increase inflammation and wreak havoc on your body’s immune system. Usually, people take this seriously — while others simply dismiss this nutritional fact because they aren’t sure what it means or (more likely) wonder if there’s any real science to support this…

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,…

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…

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 which we just…

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