Articles in Cardiovascular Health category
The Straight Skinny on Fish Oil
If you decided to take one and only one supplement, the choice would have to be fish oil. Evidence strongly suggests that a special type of fats present in fish oil, called omega-3 fatty acids, lower the risk of not only heart disease and stroke, but all chronic diseases.
The Cholesterol Conundrum
Abnormal cholesterol levels present a real quandary for wellness-based physicians. Representing only one indicator of risk, cholesterol levels do not define the problem at the root of many heart attacks and strokes— the degree of arterial stiffness (hardening of the arteries).
Vegetable Source Omega-3’s
So far we have focused on essential fatty acids found in fish, but there are several types of omega-3 fatty acids and they all actually originate from plant sources. Omega-3 fatty acids are essential for animal life, but cannot be made by animals. The omega-3’s found in fish, DHA and EPA, are actually sourced from algae eaten by smaller marine animals that the fish consume.
