OMEGA-3 BENEFITS

If you haven't already been swept up in the net, here are some proven facts you should know about Omega-3.

1.) Freedom from pain and inflammation. Omega-3 fish oil fatty acids, particularly EPA, has a very positive effect on you inflammatory response. Through several mechanisms, they regulate your body's inflammation cycle, which relieves painful conditions like arthritis, cystitis, and anything else ending in "itis".

2.) Better brain function and higher intelligence. Pregnant and nursing mothers can have a great impact on the intelligence and happiness of their babies by supplementing with Omega-3 with DHA. For adults, fish oil improves memory, recall, reasoning and focus. You'll swear you're getting younger and smarter.

3.) Feeling better with much less depression. Making you smarter is not all fish oil does for your brain. Psychiatry department researchers at the University of Sheffield UK, along with many other research studies, found that fish oil supplements "alleviated" the symptoms of depression, bipolar and psychosis. [Journal of Affective Disorder Vol. 48(2-3);149-55]

4.) Lower incidence of childhood disorders. Just to show you how fish oil fatty acids leave nobody out, studies show that children (and adults) with ADD and ADHD experience a greatly improved quality of life. And those with dyslexia, dyspraxia, and compulsive disorders have gotten a new lease on life thanks to fish oil supplements.

5.) Superior cardiovascular health. Fish oil's DHA, EPA and DPA have always been proven to work wonders for your heart and the miles and miles of arteries and veins that make up your cardiovascular system. They help lower cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL's and blood pressure, while at the same time increasing good HDL cholesterol. This adds years to your life expectancy.