High cholesterol
High blood pressure
Heart disease
Diabetes
Weight loss
Arthritis
Osteoporosis
Depression
Bipolar disorder
Schizophrenia
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Eating disorders
Burns
Skin disorders
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Asthma
Macular Degeneration
Menstrual pain
Colon cancer
Breast cancer
Prostate cancer
Although further research is needed, preliminary evidence suggests that omega-3 fatty acids may also prove helpful in protecting against certain infections and treating a variety of conditions, including autism, ulcers, migraine headaches, preterm labor, emphysema, psoriasis, glaucoma, Lyme disease, systemic lupus erythmatosus (lupus), irregular heart beats (arrhythmias), multiple sclerosis, and panic attacks.
Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation may also help to reduce stress and the effects it has on the body.
Fish oil has been studied in terms of whether omega 3 can reduce the stress response.
A study in the Diabetes and Metabolism journal in 2003 looked at how fish oil supplements affected the severity of the human stress response as measured by the body's production of stress hormones. These stress hormones were cortisol, adrenaline, energy expenditure and fat breakdown.
The results showed that:
After 3 weeks of a diet supplemented with Omega-3 fatty acids, the stimulation by mental stress of plasma epinephrine, cortisol, energy expenditure, and plasma non esterified fatty acids concentrations, were all significantly blunted.
Note that fish oil helps in the area of depression and brain function.
So the benefits of omega 3 on our mental well being may be via both our brain as well as via our hormonal system, by reducing stress hormone output.
Omega-3 fatty acids are considered essential fatty acids. They are essential to human health but cannot be manufactured by the body. For this reason, omega-3 fatty acids must be obtained from food. Omega-3 fatty acids can be found in fish, such as salmon, tuna, and halibut, other marine life such as algae and krill, certain plants (including purslane), and nut oils. Due to the high level of Mercury in fish containing Omega-3 fatty acids, taking a fish oil supplement that is mercury free is a good idea for anyone wanting to increase their intake of Omega 3. Be sure to buy omega-3 fatty acid supplements made by established companies who certify that their products are free of heavy metals such as mercury, lead, and cadmium.
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