3 Proven Fish Oil Benefits

Unlike some supplements available on the market today, fish oil has several proven benefits that can be supported by science and research.  More studies came out on a weekly basis focusing on the extraordinary benefits of taking omega-3 fish oil.

If you’re not already using fish oil, or haven’t heard much about it in the media already, take a look at few of the amazing benefits:

Less pain and inflammation — Omega-3 fatty acids, such as EPA, have an extremely positive effect on your inflammatory responses system.  Through many mechanisms, they regular your body’s cycle of inflammation.  This prevents and can heal some of the pain that comes from conditions like prostatitis, arthritis, and cysititis.

Cardiovascular system - Omega 3 fatty acids have shown that they can do great things for your heart, articles, and veins, the cogs of your cardiovascular system.  Fish oil helps lower cholesterol levels, tryglicerides, LDLs (bad cholesterol) and blood pressure.  At the same time, it increases good HDL cholesterol.

Stroke and heart attack prevention.  When plaque builds up on the walls of your arteries and breaks loose, it may cause a clot.  When a clot gets stuck in the brain it’s called a stroke;  when it occurs in an artery, it causes a heart attack.  Research shows that omega-3 fatty acids can break up clots before they can cause any damage.

February 11th, 2009