By now we've all heard of omega-3's, and most of us know that they come from oily fish (or at the least, from a clear capsule in a whole food supplement bottle!). Omega-3s are considered a super-nutrient by many dieticians and scientists -- today we begin the first of a two-part series looking at the conditions that omega-3 organic whole food supplements can help either treat or prevent, and how they do so.
Prostate cancer: This Western scourge kills tens of thousands of men every year -- it is one of the biggest male killers in the West, coming in after heart disease and lung cancer. However, omega-3 fatty acids help protect the body against advanced prostate cancer. In a study performed at the University of California San Francisco, researchers showed that men who had the highest intake of omega-3 fatty acids had a 63% lower risk of developing prostate cancer than those in the lowest consumption group.
Medical complications of obesity: Being obese by itself is not a negative for your health, but complications arising from it such as liver damage and insulin resistance certainly will. While people are busy following a healthy diet and exercising to lose weight, they can also protect themselves from the insulin resistance and liver damage that obesity causes with the protectins and resolvins in omega-3 organic whole food supplements. Switching to canola oil and eating lots more fish can help while on the path back to good health.
Depression: Dr Michel Lucas at the Universite Lamal studied 120 women for eight weeks, giving half three EPA-containing capsules daily, and the other half sunflower oil capsules. The first group had significant improvement in symptoms of psychological distress and mild depression.
Age-related macular degeneration: This is a leading cause of blindness among the elderly, but a diet high in omega-3s could help protect against the condition. Consumption of a diet high in omega-3 whole food supplements can help slow the progression of already developing macular lesions, also.
An enormous range of inflammatory-based conditions: The shift from a diet high in omega-3s to a diet high in omega-6, which comes from meat and vegetable oils, can be a leading cause of inflammatory conditions. The 2:1 ratio that omega-6 to omega-3 consumption has stood at for most of our evolution has increased to a 10:1 ration in modern times, and this can cause inflammatory conditions such as asthma, arthritis and diabetes. Correct the imbalance by reducing meat consumption, and increasing omega-3 organic whole food supplements.
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