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Omega 3 Fish Oil
A Fatty Acid Blast!



Seems You See Omega 3 Fish Oil
Everywhere You Look These Days

It’s no wonder . . .these omega 3 fish oil fatty acids have become synonymous with heart health, mental improvement and having anti-inflammatory effects throughout the body.


What Are Essential Fatty Acids?

Being an essential fatty acid means:

• your body requires them for health

• you must get them from what you eat
because your body cannot make them.


Two Fatty Acids Are Classically
Considered Essential

• Alpha-Linolenic Acid (ALA) an omega-3, converts to other fatty acids

• Linoleic Acid (LA) an omega-6, converts to other fatty acids

Medically the fatty acids in the omega-3 family and some in the omega-6 family are considered essential because of their role in keeping us healthy.

Fatty acids are used to build cell membranes in all our cells and help keep them flexible.


Omega-3-6-9 What’s The Difference?

Omega-3 and Omega-6 are essential Fatty acids and we need them both to live a healthy life.

Omega-3’s are especially known for promoting good heart health. That’s why we love them so much at Omega Healthy Heart.

Omega-6 fatty acids are essential to health but may promote disease when not keep in balance with omega-3's.

Omega-9 fatty acids are not essential in that your body can produce them from unsaturated fats.


Omega-3’s Are Also Known As A
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFA’s)

There are three main sources of omega-3 fatty acids that the body uses to maintain health.

Plant: Commonly found in vegetable oils and nuts

• Alpha-linoleic acid (ALA) or 18:3 (n-3)

Fish: Salmon, Herring, Mackerel, Anchovy, Sardine

• Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) or 20:5 (n-3)

• Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) or 22:6 (n-3)


It’s All About Balance!
Looking at Omega-3’s And Omega-6’s

In a nutshell:

• Omega-3’s Are anti-inflammatory

• Omega-6’s are pro-inflammatory

We get a better accumulation of omega-3 fatty acids in our tissues when taken in balance with Omega-6’s


The Ratio Of n-3 To n-6 Is Important

Healthy Ratio of Omega-3 to Omega-6

• Optimal 1:1 to Good 1:4

Our modern North American diet in the U.S.

• 1:10 to 1:30+


The Cavemen Had It Right

They ate the animals that ate grass and these were higher in Omega-3’s. It’s an assumption but I’d guess their diet had a healthy ratio of Omega-3 to Omega-6 near 1:1. See the Paleolithic diet

Not to mention the daily workout just to get lunch!


Essential Fatty Acids Take Control!

Fatty acids form hormone like substances the help regulate many bodily functions including:

• Blood Pressure

• Clotting

• Lipid Levels (cholesterol)

• Inflammatory Response


The Inflammation Factor

There is a lot of science behind all this but simply put here is what is going on:

A diet out of balance between Omega-3 and Omega-6 sets your body up for diseases with an inflammatory component like:

• Heart Disease

• Asthma

• Arthritis

Our Modern Diet is already . . .

• Too High in Omega-6

• Too Low in Omega-3


Adding Insult To Injury

With omega-3’s and omega-6’s both present, omega-6’s get converted faster than omega-3’s putting us further out of balance for health.

The ratio of n-3 to n-6 directly affects how our body reacts:

• causing inflammation

            or

• preventing inflammation


Get Into Balance

Omega-3 and Omega-6 work together to promote health. It’s important to maintain a healthy balance between the two. Research suggests that an imbalance is a significant factor for the increased rate of inflammatory disorders in the U.S.

Many suggest eating more oily fish would be a good way of increasing your omega-3’s. That's great if you love to eat a lot of oily fish several times a week.

Omega 3 fish oil capsules high in EPA and DHA supplement your diet.

Refined fish oils capsules with a 2:1 ratio of EPA to DHA insures several other things:

• Heart Healthy ratio of EPA to DHA

• No Cholesterol

• No Mercury

• No PCB’s

• No Lead Or Other Heavy Metals

Omega 3 Fish Oil is best known for helping prevent or improve heart disease. Studies suggest that fish oil supplements may help with cholesterol, triglycerides, blood pressure, and stroke prevention.

Not all Omega-3’s are the same learn more here.


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