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The Benefits of Fish Oil

I have been taking fish oil for several months now. There are a few health benefits to fish oil that you may not be aware of. One of the main reasons that I began taking fish oil is because of concerns with my heart. I have a mild case of tricuspid regurgitation, which means that when my right ventricle contracts some of the blood that pumps through leaks back into the tricuspid valve. From what I have been told it is so mild there is no real concern. I have never been completely sold on that. Any possibility of a … Continue reading →

Fish Oil For Moms and Babies

Research from the University of Western Australia is showing that fish oil — which is full of omega-3 fatty acids — is good for both mothers AND their babies. Mothers who include a fish oil supplement during pregnancy may be improving baby’s hand-eye coordination and brain development. Fish oil supplements may be even better than olive oil for providing long chain omega-3 fatty acids! Healthy pregnant women who participated in the study were divided into two groups. One group took four grams of fish oil daily; the second group took four grams of olive oil supplements daily. The women started … Continue reading →

Omega 3 & Weight Loss

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Remember when every one went to low fat everything? The theory was that if we eliminated fat from our diet, then we would lose weight or at least avoid gaining anymore. With the wide variety of available low fat products, have we been successful? Not according to a recent study, 61 % of women are overweight and 71% of men are also overweight! The problem is that removing fat from the diet didn’t just eliminate the bad fats – it actually eliminated good fats too. For example, if you are eating low fat foods cooked in oil, you are getting … Continue reading →