A look at omega fatty acids
DEBATE ABOUT omega fatty acids has increased over the last decade. While separating fact from myth can be frustrating, let’s attempt to do just that. What are omega fatty acids? Contrary to popular belief,...
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Kids’ Corner Kids Nutrition
Most kids are lacking in EPA and DHA, the omega-3 essential fatty acids found in fish oil. Considering that these nutrients significantly aid in child development, from the immune system to brain function, it...
Health Benefits of EFAs
Cardiovascular Health Research shows that omega-3 fats can lower blood pressure, decrease LDL (“bad”) cholesterol levels, increase HDL (“good”) cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke and other vascular disorders. When...
Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids
Fat has a bad reputation – many people associate dietary fat with obesity, heart disease and other chronic conditions. But not all fat is bad fat. Some fats, known as omega-3 fatty acids, can...
Prozac from the Sea
Fatty fish is the best dietary source of DHA and EPA. Ounce for ounce, you get the biggest omega-3 bang for your buck with salmon, herring, lake trout, anchovies and sardines. Other seafood is...
Why Your Memory Loves DHA
The more than one milling Americans who slip into mild memory loss and the half a million who develop more serious dementias each year would do well to consider cutting way back on artery-clogging...
Folic Acid: Nature’s Blues Buster
As many as one in every three Americans doesn’t get enough folic acid, the B vitamin important in making sure your brain cells multiply correctly, in boosting levels of the brain-building omega-3 fat DHA...