Why should you be taking fish oil capsules each day?

I’m sure you’ll agree that most of the claims made about various health products are complete hype. It is rare to find a new product that actually lives up to the claims made for it.

However the health benefits of the Omega 3 fatty acids may well be one of those few that does live up to the claims made about them.

In fact the health benefits of the Omega 3 essential fatty acids are so widespread, and they are now so firmly established by mainstream science, that the conclusion to be drawn is that virtually all of us should be taking high quality fish oil capsules every day.

I’m sure you’ll also agree that virtually no branch of mainstream medicine agrees with the health claims made for various alternative health products.

However that’s not true for the health benefits of the Omega 3 essential fatty acids. In fact the health benefits of the essential fatty acids found in fish oil are now so widely accepted, both by mainstream medicine and alternative medicine, that even the American Heart Association is telling us to get more in our diet.

If you’re familiar with the field of alternative health you’ll know that this is extremely rare indeed. It is most uncommon for conventional medicine to support any alternative product, including products to help prevent disease rather than treat it.

In fact conventional medicine often seeks to show that products such as vitamin supplements are completely worthless, and herbal remedies are compared to witchcraft.

But not when it comes to the health benefits about the Omega 3 essential fatty acids DHA, (docosahexaenoic acid) and EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid).

In fact many medical practitioners now recommend that patients increase the amount of the essential fatty acids known as the omega 3 fats in their diet for their health benefits.

And probably the biggest of these health benefits is reducing your risk of dying from heart attack.

A wide range of scientific studies from many countries has shown many diseases or disorders improve or can even be prevented when people add more fish oil to their diet, commonly by the use of high quality fish oil capsules.

So why are the omega 3 fats so important to our health?

FACT: Our brain is made up of around 60 percent of fat, about half of which is DHA, one of the 2 most important of the Omega 3 fats. DHA is essential to proper brain function.

In effect our brain is powered by fat. The right type of fat, and if you don’t have sufficient your brain won’t work as effectively as it could.

Not only does your brain not work as effectively, but your body starts to suffer from various ailments if it is too low on the essential fatty acids.

So you need to add more fish oil capsules to your diet, every day. Lets look at some of the conditions that may benefit, there are many more than what we list here.

Your Brain

Deficiency of Omega 3 in the brain has been linked to a wide range of mental disorders including ADHD and ADD, Alzheimer’s disease, bipolar disorder, depression, post natal depression, anxiety and more.

And it’s not just fringe research that has demonstrated this, prestigious institutions such as the Harvard School of Public Health have also undertaken studies to demonstrate the health benefits of getting more fish oil in your diet.

Not only that but even your memory and your mental focus can be improved.

Your Heart

Another prestigious medical Organisation, the American Heart Association, says that “Omega 3 fatty acids benefit the heart of healthy people, and those at high risk of – or who have – cardiovascular disease.”

Heart disease and cancer are the biggest killers in Western society. Increasing your intake of Omega 3 can have a positive impact on both.

It is clearly demonstrated that increasing your intake of Omega 3 fats, usually by taking high quality fish oil capsules, can help prevent or reduce heart disease, and may save your life.

This can happen in a number of ways, for example by helping your blood to flow through your veins better.

And more Omega 3 can help reduce triglycerides, which are blood fats like cholesterol, and high triglycerides increases your risk of heart attack and heart disease.

Not only that but there is research to show that more Omega 3 in your diet can help prevent or reduce heart rhythm abnormalities.

And heart disease is often caused by inflammation, and the Omega 3 fats are very effective as anti-inflammatories, more effective than some drugs.

Of course as an effective anti-inflammatory Omega3 fats also help a wide range of other conditions. Examples are:

Arthritis

Many of the pains associated with arthritis are caused by inflammation, and studies are showing that taking fish oil capsules containing Omega 3 essential fatty acids help reduce the pain for rheumatoid arthritis sufferers.

Crohn’s Disease and Inflammatory Bowel Disorders

Combating inflammation is part of an effective strategy for Crohn’s disease, which is painful inflammation in your bowels. A study has shown that up to 69 percent of people who suffer from Crohn’s disease who used fish oil capsules stayed symptom-free.

Pregnant Women and Nursing Mothers

There is now clear evidence that adequate Omega 3 fats is essential for the development of the foetal brain. As mentioned a large part of the brain is made up of DHA which is the most important of the Omega3 fats, along with EPA.

The development of the brain starts during pregnancy, and pregnant women should be promoting foetal optimal brain development by taking quality Omega 3 supplements. Of course as with all things medical talk to your doctor first.

Nursing mothers also need adequate Omega 3 essential fats, both of themselves and for the baby.

The baby is getting his or her essential fatty acids during breastfeeding, so if the mother has an inadequate intake then the baby will have an inadequate intake as well, and much of the mothers essential fats will be lost to her as well.

Because of course it’s important for the mother to be healthy as well as the baby.

Adequate levels of Omega 3 fatty acids in young children are associated with a higher IQ as well as less hyperactivity and less ADD and ADHD.

Skin Disorders Such As Psoriasis and Acne

Both acne and psoriasis can be extremely embarrassing, and inflammation is one of the main causes. Taking fish oil capsules won’t cure acne or psoriasis but it will certainly help.

Not only that but taking fish oil supplements is a big part of any skin care routine, and is something commonly forgotten or misunderstood by many women. Along with high quality skin care products all women interested in good skin care should be taking Omega 3 supplements for their skin.

Cancer

Cancer is now the number 1 or 2 killer in Western societies. There is now a growing body of evidence that increasing the intake of the Omega 3 fats DHA and EPA can help prevent various cancers including prostate cancer, breast cancer, testicular and ovarian cancer.

Studies in these areas are ongoing. However it seems clear that increasing the amount of Omega 3 fats has a role in cancer prevention and possibly cure.

And There’s More

We could bore you with an enormous list of all of the health conditions that may well be positively impacted by more Omega 3 your diet. There is dozens of conditions which have been shown in studies to benefit from more Omega 3.

Perhaps you’re beginning to understand now that taking high quality fish oil capsules should be a part of the daily routine of every single person.

So Why Aren’t We Getting Enough Omega 3?

One hundred years ago we did, because most of us ate plenty of fish. However our diet is now much lower in fish for a range of reasons, including that fish has become very expensive and that much fish is contaminated with industrial toxins.

And one hundred years ago many of our animals had significant amounts of Omega 3 fats, and if we ate them we got the good fats as well. Beef was high in Omega 3, because grass has Omega 3 and cattle ate grass.

But it is now rare to buy grass fed beef, it is almost all grain and corn fed, and grain and corn has no Omega 3.

Chickens are the same, as are eggs. Now to get Omega 3 in your eggs you need to buy fortified eggs.

Modern intensive farming practices are making more money for the farmers but have taken the Omega3 fats out of our foods.

Where Should You Get Your Omega 3 Fats?

By far the best source of Omega 3 fats is fish. Fish, particularly oily fish, are extremely high in DHA and EPA. As mentioned many fish are now contaminated with industrial toxins like PCBs, dioxane and Mercury, and some fish oil capsules have also been found to have levels of contamination.

High quality fish oil capsules are the only way to get a cost-effective daily dose of Omega3 fats. The best fish oil capsules on the market are not contaminated with industrial toxins because they use fish that come from the southern ocean way down near Antarctica, and also undergo a proprietary decontamination process.

It is way more cost-effective to take high quality fish oil supplements than it is to eat fish every day.

However choosing fish oil supplements isn’t just a matter of heading to the supermarket and grabbing a bottle. It’s much more complicated than that.

For example the best fish oil capsules have 2 or 3 times more Omega 3 fats in them than the worst, and so even if it’s more expensive to buy them you need less, which makes them more cost-effective.

After quite some study about this we have selected what we consider to be the worlds best fish oil capsules for ourselves.

They are made from a fish caught way down in the southern ocean which is high in DHA and EPA.

Even though these fish are clean because of where they live the oil still undergoes a proprietary decontamination process and so that customers can be sure they are getting clean oil, and the company that makes these capsules publishes each Certificate of Analysis (produced when every batch of oil is analysed for contamination) so that potential customers can see the results for themselves.

And these capsules have, commonly, 2 or 3 times as much of the active ingredients DHA and EPA as your regular fish oil supplements, making them highly cost effective.

So if you’re wondering about something simple and cost-effective that you can do to improve the likelihood that you will live a long healthy existence one of the single best things you can do is to add a couple of high quality fish oil capsules to your diet every day.

And don’t forget, a diet high in fruit and vegetables and plenty of exercise helps as well.

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