Article tagged with Essential Fatty Acids
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.
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.
Disease Cause #5: Physical Stress
Another type of stress that is part of day-to-day life is basic wear and tear. The daily grinding down of bones, joints, and teeth is to a certain extent unavoidable, but here again, there are ways to lessen some of the impact.
The Nutritional Advantage of Free Range Eggs
Like seeds, eggs have everything necessary to nurture new life, and therefore are packed with nutrition. Eggs are important sources of certain vitamins and minerals and are an excellent source of quality protein. Eggs have high levels of lecithin, a very important ingredient for healthy cell membranes. Although they have been maligned in recent years because they are high in cholesterol, eggs also tend to be high in favorable essential fatty acids.
