Monthly Archives: June 2007

Fish Oil: Fish Oil, Smoking, Lung Disease

Are you aware if you smoke or have smoked, eating fish and/or taking fish oil supplements can reduce your risk of lung disease by 50% (New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 331, No. 4: 228-33) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) – i.e. chronic bronchitis and emphysema – is responsible 120,000 deaths a year. 80% to [...]

Fish Oil: Prevent Lung Disease With Fish Oil

Eating a “Mediterranean diet” – i.e. lots of fish, whole grains, fruits and vegetables – is just as good for your lungs as it is for your heart. It’s long been known following a “Mediterranean diet” is the best thing you can do to prevent heart disease, stroke and diabetes. But now scientists at the [...]

Fish Oil: Reducing Cardiovascular Death – Fish Oil vs. Statins

Are you aware fish oil is the best statin alternative? That’s right! According to a review of the most reliable published scientific studies, fish oil is 45% more effective at reducing cardiovascular death and 76% more effective at reducing overall mortality than statin drugs. (Archives of Internal Medicine, Vol. 165: 725-730) Yet, statin drugs, such [...]