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11/23/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Omega-3 fatty acid consumption associated with lower risk of early death

There is a lot of talk about foods that can send you to an early grave. We all know that we should avoid excess sugar and processed meats, but what is the flipside of that? If you want to take a more positive view and think about what you can do to make your life […]

10/01/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Feeding tilapia with flaxseed increases their omega-3 levels

A study published in Food Sci. Technol (Campinas) reported that feeding Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) with flaxseed, a superfood derived from Linum usitatissimum, can help boost the former’s omega-3 fatty acid levels. According to the authors, this can have economic benefits since it may also improve the quality of tilapia sold as food and dried using different methods. […]

09/28/2018 / By Tracey Watson

Data found promising for the mood-boosting effects of probiotics and omega-3s

According to statistics, around 16.2 million – or 6.7 percent of all American adults – experience at least one major depressive episode each year. There is no doubt that the impact of this disease can be devastating, but it is also true that most patients diagnosed with depression are never sent for further tests to […]

09/02/2018 / By Zoey Sky

More than just brain food: High DHA fish oils found to boost your immunity

Fish oil supplements are popular for a reason. They are full of omega-3 fatty acids, which are crucial for your overall health. According to a study, aside from boosting brain health, taking fish oil with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) daily can “support a healthy immune response in middle-aged obese adults.” How the study was done AlaskOmega, a […]

05/20/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

How exactly does fish oil help the heart? It counteracts the effects of mental stress

A study found that fish oil benefits the heart by counteracting the effects of mental stress in several measurements of cardiovascular health, such as heart rate and muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA). In conducting the study, a team of researchers at Michigan Technological University worked with 67 adult participants. At the start of the study, the […]

04/19/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Heart study finds that omega-3 intake cuts your overall risk of death by a THIRD

According to a heart study, the omega-3 index could be used as a biomarker for overall risk of death and cardiovascular disease (CVD). The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology, found that the risk of death was reduced by about a third in people who had the highest omega-3 index, compared with those […]

12/11/2017 / By Ethan Huff

Omega-3 benefits for brain health are well documented; now researchers have determined they help prevent Alzheimer’s

As mainstream science continues to pour endless money into trying to find that ever elusive “cure” for Alzheimer’s disease, researchers from Texas have been busy identifying more of the ways that natural omega-3 fatty acids can help to protect the brain against this horrible degenerative disease. In a recent study published in the Journal of […]

11/29/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Eating nuts found to dramatically improve “brainwave functions” linked to memory, creativity, performance and intelligence

Feeling foggy? The hectic pace of modern life can often leave us feeling mentally wiped out, struggling to concentrate, creatively drained and just plain uninspired. If you’re feeling that way, we have some good news for you: A recent study conducted by researchers from the Loma Linda University Adventist Health Sciences Center, published in the […]

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