Monthly Archives: May 2007

Omega 3: Is Omega 3 Fish Oil Good For Arrhythmia?

Do fish oil and arrhythmia go together? They sure do! Take fish oil and arrhythmia can be cut by nearly half and that’s good news! Why? Because arrhythmia is a major cause of sudden cardiac death (SDC) – the number one killer in the U.S. Nearly a half million people die each year from SDC [...]

Omega 3: Cholesterol and Omega 3 Fatty Acids

Taking fish oil and cholesterol lowering have a definite relationship, but not in a direct way. Can you use fish to lower cholesterol? No, not exactly. But fish oil and cholesterol are related because fish oil greatly reduces triglycerides. And high triglycerides are linked to 2 to 3 three times the risk of heart disease [...]

Omega 3: Eating Fatty Fish Prevents Cancer

Eating fatty fish three times a week rather than burgers and burritos helps prevent both colon and breast cancer. That’s the conclusion of a team of British researchers after investigating the cancer mortality rates in 24 countries around the world, including Canada and the U.S. (British journal of Cancer, Vol. 74: 159-64) Colon cancer, after [...]