Fish Oil Health Benefits: A Healthy Heart Wins And Not By a Stroke

Would you like to reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke by five times? Five or more times a week, that is! Eating oily fish, like salmon, five to seven times a week has been shown to have a very positive effect on our hearts and circulatory systems. This is good news for people with a family history of heart attacks, stroke or anyone who would like a little extra prevention.

A study done at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School followed nearly 80,000 women for 14 years. The study found that the women who ate fish rich in EPA and DHA only once a month had the highest incidence of strokes. However, women who ate fish one to three times a week lowered their risk by 22%, those who ate fish three to four times a week saw a 27% reduction and women who ate fish five or more times a week had a whopping 52% decrease in stroke risk. (JAMA, Vol. 285:304-312)

In a related study with the same women, it was found that those with the highest risk of heart disease, people with diabetes, were 64% less likely to develop heart disease if they consumed fish 5 or more times a week. Actually, women who ate fish at least 5 times a week were less likely to die from ANY causes during the study when compared to those who seldom ate fish. (Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association 2003;107)

And what’s more, the EPA and DHA in oily fish has been shown to reduce triglycerides, arterial plaque, blood clots and more. The study published in “Circulation” found that eating oily fish, like salmon, could prevent fatal irregular heartbeats and cardiac death. This is because the omega 3 oils, EPA and DHA, are stored within the cell membranes of the heart tissue. But, the only way these essential oils can be stored in the heart is by eating them in our diet.

Oily cold water fish are a great food source of omega 3 EPA and DHA. But finding a great quality, toxin-free fish isn’t always easy or possible. And, what about all of those people who don’t like to eat fish? They need a convenient source of EPA and DHA too.

Well, here’s some good news for all of you finicky eaters. According to senior scientist Dr. Ernest J. Schaefer, director of the Lipid Metabolism Laboratory at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, “everything that we know suggests that supplements would be as effective as eating fish.” Of course, that is, if you’re getting a quality fish oil supplement.

Salmon Oil Plus is guaranteed pure and free of toxins like mercury. It’s designed to deliver a naturally balanced ratio of all 8 omega 3s important for human health in convenient, easy-to-swallow capsules. And if you’re looking for the benefits of eating 5 or more servings weekly, Salmon Oil Plus will save you a lot of money over the fair market price of quality, fresh salmon.

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