Tag: omega-3 LC-PUFA
Do you know what’s in your fish oil supplement?
Millions of Americans and Canadians take fish oil supplements on a daily basis, in hopes of maintaining good cardiovascular health. In 2013 these supplements generated $1.2 billion in sales in the U.S., which goes to show that it’s in high… 0 Shares | | Posted in Environment, Fitness, Food, Health, Health, Medicine
A Heart Surgeon’s Viral Confession: Natural Food Is the Answer
Around 237,000 people now have Dr. Dwight Lundell’s confession on their Facebook walls. His essay, headlined “Heart Surgeon Declares On [sic] What Really Causes Heart Illness,” was published on a website called Tuned Body in December. Over the past week… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Health, Medicine, News
One Son’s Struggle to Keep His Aging Parents Young
My parents, in their sixties, complain about muscle and joint pain each morning when they climb out of bed. They say their first steps are painful and halting with tingling in their feet and hands. As they walk around the… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine
America’s health craze for fish oil is wiping out the world’s rarest shark
Another day, another round of headlines about China’s butchering of rare species. Today’s bloodbath bulletin concerns whale sharks, which feed on phytoplankton and can grow up to 40 feet (12 meters)—about the length of four station wagons. The shark is… 0 Shares | | Posted in Environment, Fitness, Food, Health, Medicine, News, Politics & Government, World
Fighting Fibro with Phyto
A light bulb went off in sixty-year-old Sues’ head when her twenty eight year old son was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Finally, a name was given to the condition that had plagued her family for generations. Sue had memories of her… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine
School – Flu’s Favorite Subject
“Schools are a virus hotbed as the temperature drops in this extreme cold,” observes Suanne Davidson, a 6th grade middle school teacher. “Kids arrive each day homes throughout the entire community; each bringing unique pathogens into a single environment that… 0 Shares | | Posted in Child Care, Environment, Food, Health, Home, Lifestyle, Medicine
Understanding Omega 3, 6, 9 Fatty Acids and EPA & DHA
You’ve probably heard the terms “fatty acid” and “omega 3″ before, but do you know what a fatty acid is or why your body needs it? What about the different types of fatty acids, what foods you can naturally find… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health
Can you name the 3 Omega’s? Part 3 – DHA
The term Omega-3 fatty acids are describing 3 fats: ALA, EPA & DHA. Omega-3s are considered essential fatty acids, meaning that they cannot be synthesized by the human body – except for a limited ability by mammals. Omega-3 fatty acids… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine
Can you name the 3 Omega’s? Part 2 – EPA
The term Omega-3 fatty acids are describing 3 fats: ALA, EPA & DHA. Omega-3s are considered essential fatty acids, meaning that they cannot be synthesized by the human body – except for a limited ability by mammals. Omega-3 fatty… 0 Shares | | Posted in Environment, Fitness, Lifestyle, Medicine
