| If you have been reading basic scientific literature, | | | | Another one of the famous fish oil health benefits |
| or if you have been watching advertisements on | | | | is how it also help support brain health. Adults |
| Internet sites recently, then you might have | | | | might have a better memory, faster recall, better |
| come across invitations to try fish oil. | | | | reasoning, and easier focus on the job at hand if |
| Fish oil is not simply oil extracted from any fish. It | | | | they take fish oil. Omega-3 fatty acids have also |
| is the deep ocean fish that are used to get | | | | been shown to decrease the incidence of |
| omega-3 fatty acids, which come in the form of | | | | depression and psychosis in some people, which |
| docosaheaenoic acid, or DHA, and | | | | was demonstrated at the University of Sheffield, |
| eicosapentaenoic acid, or EPA. Many plant sources | | | | where researchers found that one of the major |
| such as oil seeds can give the body omega-3 | | | | fish oil health benefits was how it could ease the |
| fatty acids, but these fatty acids have to be | | | | symptoms of some mental health problems. |
| processed into DHA and EPA, a process that can | | | | Some childhood disorders, such as attention |
| be slow and difficult in some people who lack the | | | | deficiency hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, and |
| necessary enzymes, or in the elderly. | | | | attention deficit disorder, or ADD, have also been |
| Because DHA and EPA are already available in | | | | shown to benefit from the use of fish oil. Children |
| utilizable form in fish oil, this kind of oil can be | | | | suffering from obsessive compulsive disorders |
| useful for supporting the health of the body during | | | | and dyslexia have also been reported to get |
| many different ailments. Researchers are studying | | | | better at basic skills due in part to the use of fish |
| how EPA can help decrease your body's often | | | | oil with DHA and EPA. |
| painful responses to certain allergens or stimuli. | | | | Fish oils are also anticoagulants, and can keep |
| This inflammatory response can lead to arthritis | | | | blood from clotting prematurely. Fish oils have also |
| or cyst formations; with a good dose of EPA, the | | | | been found to protect the nervous system and |
| body might be persuaded to ease its immune | | | | improve the function of the immune system. |
| responses. This is why one of the fish oil health | | | | Anecdotal evidence has also shown the |
| benefits is how it may help people with arthritis. | | | | effectiveness of using fish oil in reducing the risk |
| In general, fish oil has also been shown to | | | | of blindness brought by old age, osteoporosis, and |
| promote cardiovascular health. Omega-3 fatty | | | | even type II diabetes. |
| acids can lower cholesterol build up in arteries, | | | | Before buying any fish oils, however, make sure |
| which can clog them, and which can cause heart | | | | that you read the product labels. Fish oil that has |
| attacks. Omega-3 fatty acids can also lower the | | | | not been processed well may contain poisonous |
| amounts of dangerous triglycerides; as well as low | | | | metals such as mercury, additives to preserve |
| density lipoproteins or LDL, the so-called bad | | | | the fish oil, or lower levels of DHA due to |
| cholesterol. In effect, omega-3 fatty acids may | | | | extensive, but crude processing. Not all fish oils |
| help support lower blood pressure, which can be | | | | are bottled and stored well, so make sure that |
| increased when some arteries or veins are heavily | | | | you buy a fresh bottle. Buy fish oil only from |
| clogged with cholesterol. According to research, | | | | reputable merchants, and avoid looking for |
| omega-3 fatty acids may also help to increase | | | | "bargains" by buying fish oil from unreliable |
| good cholesterol, or high density lipoproteins (HDL). | | | | sources. |
| Because of its good effects on the cardiovascular | | | | Lastly, be updated on the latest research |
| system, fish oil fatty acids can help protect the | | | | surrounding the use of fish oil for human health. |
| body from potential heart attacks and strokes. | | | | There are many more studies still ongoing on how |
| Strokes are caused when a plaque of fat layers | | | | the ingredients present in fish oil can help us have |
| on artery walls breaks away and travels through | | | | better immune, cardiovascular, and nervous |
| the blood stream. This ball of plaque, referred to | | | | systems. As research continues, you need to |
| as an embolus, can clog arteries. Fish oil can help | | | | learn more about fish oil health benefits that come |
| the body break up an embolus before it can | | | | from top quality, well-processed fish oil |
| cause problems. | | | | supplements. |