Top 16 Reasons to Take Omega 3 Fish Oil Supplementation

1. Lowers one’s LDL cholesterol (the bad) and raises HDL cholesterol (the good). This will reduce the chances of plaque build up in your arteries thus reducing your chances of atherosclerosis.
2. Less joint pain and inflammation (especially EPA) by regulation the body’s inflammatory cycle, will reduce your chances of getting arthritis early and keeping arthritic pain at bay longer as well as reducing current joint pain.
3. Lowers blood pressure and triglycerides. The issue of high blood is elementary and EVERYONE knows by know its implications but high triglycerides can be just as devastating. Triglycerides are fats found in your blood that we use for energy. Too much of such obviously can be dangerous and raise your risk for heart attack. High triglycerides can categorized by this standard:
Normal is less than 150.
Borderline-high is 150 to 199.
High is 200 to 499.
Very high is 500 or higher.
4. Protection from stroke and heart attack by dissolving clots that have already formed and by preventing the inhibiting new formations.
5. Better brain function and higher intelligence by improving reasoning, recall, focus, acuity, short and long term memory.
6. Lower psychosis and depression by helping to alleviate the symptoms of bipolar, depression and psychosis.
7. Reduction of breast, colon and prostate cancer by inhibiting new cancer cell growth, preventing alteration of healthy cell into cancerous masses and lowering overall cell death.
8. Lowers incidence of childhood disorders by lowers numbers of cases and the severity of ADD, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, and OCD.
9. Promotes eye health. Evidence shows that people with a higher omega-3 intake appear to have a lower risk of Dry-Eye Syndrome and developing macular degeneration.
10. Promotes optimal fat metabolism giving you the essential fatty acids one needs to burn fat with.
So what is optimal dose? 1000 mg 3 x day is great for normal individuals with no real symptomology and I have seen evidence that athletes and highly active / and highly stressed people could use more with no adverse side effects.
11. Helps increase your immunity thereby enabling you to resist incidence of common diseases such as cold, cough and flu.
12. Alzheimer’s Disease: Research conducted at the Louisiana State University has shown that fatty acids are effective in treating Alzheimer’s disease
13. Acne: Fish oil is effective for acne as well. EPA is known to inhibit androgen formation. Androgen can affect the formation of sebum in hair follicle.
14. Skin Care: It is useful in treating various skin problems such as eczema, psoriasis, itching, redness of skin, skin lesions, and rashes.
15. Ulcers: The symptoms of peptic ulcer include pain in the abdomen, heartburn, indigestion, nausea, loss in appetite, weight loss, etc. Due to the presence of EPA and DHA, fish oil can be helpful in case of ulcers caused by NSAIDs.
16. Fish oil helps maintain a good luster of the hair. Omega three has hair growing properties as it provides nourishment to the follicles. It therefore aids in faster development of hair and preventing hair loss.
Most of the these health benefits of fish oil can be attributed to the presence of Omega 3 essential fatty acids such as Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). Other useful essential fatty acids include Alpha-linolenic acid or ALA and Gamma-linolenic acid or GLA.
The various types of fish which can be a good source of fish oil are mackerel, rainbow trout, lake trout, halibut, herring, sea bass, sardines, swordfish, oysters, albacore tuna, blue fin tuna, yellow fin tuna, turbot, pilchards, anchovies and salmon. The most common names among these for obtaining fish oil are albacore tuna, herring, mackerel, sardines, lake trout and salmon. The type of fish used and the purity standards followed in refining the oil govern the quality of fish oil.

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