A Fishy Follow-up

Good Afternoon Everyone!

        A couple of weeks ago I spoke about good fats vs. bad fats.  I had a request to go into a little better detail as to all of the benefits of taking a good fish oil or omega-3 oil.  Well here are all of the benefits:

1)  Helps cells to function optimally. (Better cells results in a better you!)

2)  Helps reduce the chance of heart and artery disease by lowering inflammation througout the entire body (even in the arteries themselves).  What they know about plaque build up in arteries is that it takes two ingredients to make plaque.  The first is bad cholesterol and the second is inflammation (which happens mostly as a result of our American diet).   If we can reduce the inflammation, then the cholesterol will have a tough time binding together to form plaque.
              -Less inflammation also means less pain in the joints and muskuloskeletal system

3)  Helps increase good cholesterol (HDL) which in turn helps to reduce bad cholesterol (LDL) and therefor is another way to help reduce the risk of heart disease.

       So now lets talk about what to look for in a fish oil.  This oil should have a proper ratio of 2:1 when looking at EPA (Eicosapentaenoic acid) to DHA (Docosahexaenoic acid) on the back label.  The oil that I use in the office and for myself personally has a ratio of 600mg EPA to 300mg DHA.  The oil is also highly filtered from all contaminates such as heavy metals.  So if you are even thinking of buying fish oil as a supplement, please go to either a health food store or you can purchase through our office (price is usually about the same). 


Yours in Health,

Dr. Jeff


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