What Are the Benefits of Omega 3 Fish Oils?

You’re not quite ready to believe the hype about the benefits of Omega 3 fish oils yet are you?

But exactly what are the benefits of Omega 3 fish oils? Should you be taking fish oil capsules? Why not just eat more fish?

Good questions. Are the benefits proven? Are there really benefits from taking Omega 3 supplements? Is taking fish oil supplements “alternative” or is it accepted by mainstream medicine. Lets see.

The simple answer is this. The AHA (American Heart Association) tell us that we should be taking more Omega 3 fatty acids into our diets and recommends a minimum amount of fish to eat each week. Now the AHA is no alternative organization, it’s pretty mainstream and if they tell me that Omega 3 fats are good for my heart I’ll believe them.

So lets look at what more fish oil full of good fats like DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) does for your health. Note that there are varying degrees of “proven” and there will always be experts on both sides of the argument. I still know a doctor who maintains that high cholesterol isn’t bad for you.

1. Heart and cardio vascular health

A decrease in bad cholesterol. An increase in good cholesterol. A reduction in blood pressure. A reduced risk of stroke. There’s some of the heart benefits of Omega 3 fats, and that’s a pretty good start.

2. Reduction in risks of aging related problems

A decrease in the risk of macular degeneration with age, the number one cause of blindness in the over 65s A decrease in the risk of Alzheimers with aging A decrease in the risk of dementia with aging

A reduction in the risks associated with Diabetes Diabetes sufferers have an up to 6 times increased risk of death due to heart attack. As fish oil benefits the heart and reduces the risk of heart attacks this is excellent news for diabetes sufferers.

3. Skin improvements

There are many natural oils in our skin and these can be stripped out by the natural environment. Sun, wind and so on. The polyunsaturated fats in Omega 3 fish oils can help return good health to our skin by adding good oils back into it and this has to be good for your skin. Combine this with good skin care and your skin will thank you for it.

4. Improvements in Arthritis

Arthritis is an inflammation of the joints, so anything that helps reduce inflammation is good for arthritis. To date Aspirin has been used but has some side effects. Omega 3 oils are excellent anti inflammatories, studies show they are better than Aspirin. And they have positive, not negative side effects.

5. An increase in the effectiveness of weight loss programs

There are studies linking an improvement in effectiveness of weight loss programs if they are combined with an increase of Omega 3 fats. The studies show that if we combine exercise with Omega 3s we lose more weight than if we just do the exercise. The expected reason is that the polyunsaturated Omega 3 fats improve the ability of various enzymes to burn fat.

So are you convinced now that you should be taking more Omega 3 fats in your diet? I thought so, if what I’ve written here isn’t enough to convince you then I don’t know what it.

Fish is the biggest source of DHA and EPA that we know of, so why not just eat stacks of fish? Because fish is contaminated with various toxins and the FDA tells us not to eat too much.

The best way to satisfy the need for Omega 3 fish oils is to take Omega 3 supplements, but beware, some fish oil supplements are better than others. I won’t go into which ones here, find out more on my website.

And I’ve gone into stacks more details about the Benefits Of Omega 3 as well, so read some more if you’re interested, the link is below too, it’s hard to get it all across in one article here.

I hope you’re sufficiently convinced about the benefits of Omega-3 fats. Start taking your fish oil capsules, you’ll do your health a power of good.