September 2007
Monthly Archive
Fish Oil: Which Fish Have The Most Omega 3 Fatty Acids
Posted by Michael Byrd on Sep 15 2007 | Tagged as: Fish Oil
If you’re looking to get more Omega 3 fish oil in your diet, there are some fish that are great for you and some that are not.
Avoid fish with a mercury content such as shark, king mackerel, tilefish, and bottom feeders and scavenger fish. These fish are produced near large plants where the runoff can go into the water and cause toxins and a high mercury count. Other fish such as sole, bass, cod, and haddock are good, but are not great sources for omega 3 oil.
For fish with a real omega 3 count, try salmon which is loaded in DHA and EPA acid. It is best to buy it as wild salmon, never farmed salmon.
Another choice is tuna which is not as rich in EPA, but is a great source of DHA which is a building block for everyone’s brains, no matter how old. Deficiency in DHA is linked to mental and emotional impairment in children, as well as Alzheimer’s.
The third choice is sardines which comes in a can and gives two grams of omega 3 oil and plenty of calcium as well. In addition, you can also try herring and anchovies, both of which have a good amount of omega 3 oil in them. It is recommended by the American Heart Association and the U.S. National Institutes of Health to eat at least two servings of fish rich in omega 3 a week.
Fish Oil: Omega 3 Fish Oil and Diabetes
Posted by Michael Byrd on Sep 14 2007 | Tagged as: Fish Oil
If you are a woman with diabetes, you need to eat more fish. Diabetic women who eat fish once a week have a 40 percent lower risk of cardiovascular disease than those who don’t. Circulation, Vol. 107: 1852-57
A group of researchers from Harvard University concluded that diabetics have up to twice the risk of heart disease and two to four times the risk of a stroke. As of the 1980’ss, heart disease resulting in fatalities has risen by 13 percent for men and 23 percent for women. For those who do not have the disease, the risk of heart diseases dripped by 27 percent for women and 36 percent for men.
They also concluded that if diabetics ate more salmon, sardines, salmon, and other fish that contain DHA and EPA, they could lower these statistics. However, up to 85 percent of Americans are deficient in omega 3 oil with 20 percent not even having it showing up in blood tests. In contrast, Europeans eat twice as much and the Japanese eat up to six times as much fish.
The American Heart Association says that all people should eat fish rich in omega 23 oil up to two to three times a week to protect themselves from cardiovascular disease and fatal heart attack or sudden cardiac death. They advise for diabetics and those at a greater risk of heart disease to take it under a doctor’s supervision.
Fish Oil: Omega 3 Fish Oil Can Help Stop Melanoma Growth
Posted by Michael Byrd on Sep 13 2007 | Tagged as: Fish Oil
The American Health Foundation and the New York Medical College discovered that DHA, found in omega 3 fish oil in sardines and salmon can stop the growth of human melanoma cells by up to 50 percent, according to Cancer Research, Vol. 60: 4139-45.
Over a million Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer yearly and 60,000 of these cases are malignant. It is a common cancer with younger individuals, but can affect anyone as 10,000 die from it yearly.
Even though Melanoma is very serious, if found early, it can be treated and cured. If it is not however, it can metasisize or grow deeper into the skin and spread to other organs, becoming life-threatening.
Besides taking the precautions such as using sun block and wearing cover-ups and sun-reflecting clothes when going outside, there is something else you can do that will protect you from this disease. You can consume a diet rich in omega 3 oils and/or take the required supplements. This diet will help ward off the disease and/or help stop the growth of it.
