| Omega 3 fish oil. Omega 3 has become one of | | | | and development of the brain in children, and the |
| the biggest selling natural dietary supplements in | | | | proper functioning of the brain in adults. A |
| history. But what does fish oil do and why is it | | | | deficiency of DHA means that we may suffer |
| good for your brain, as well as other parts of | | | | from impaired brain function and cognitive decline |
| your body? | | | | with aging. Keep up the stores of DHA in the |
| Omega 3 is an oil that occurs mainly in deep sea | | | | brain and these should be reduced. |
| fish, though to a lesser degree in some other | | | | And as our brain function is about the most |
| places. And modern science is now finding, | | | | essential function of our body, along with our |
| contrary to some health and nutritional advice in | | | | heart function, keeping up our supplies of the |
| the past, that our diet ought to include as much oil | | | | essential fatty acid DHA should do wonders for |
| as possible, as long as it's omega 3 fish oil. | | | | our quality of life. |
| There are of course many oils which we ought | | | | And omega 3 fish oils contain plenty of DHA, |
| not consume, at least in any quantity. Oils derived | | | | hence the reason why it's so good for us. |
| from animals, both from the meat and from | | | | But it's not just brain function that is assisted by a |
| animal products like eggs, contain fats that are | | | | constant supply of fish oil in the diet. DHA can also |
| mainly saturated fat. These can cause heart | | | | improve such diseases or conditions like |
| health problems and can clog our veins, causing | | | | hypertension, some cancers, arthritis, depression, |
| atheroschlerosis. | | | | diabetes, atherosclerosis and reduce the risk of |
| However gradually over the last couple of | | | | heart attack. |
| decades science has been discovering that there | | | | And reducing the risk of just one of those has to |
| are some forms of oil that are actively good for | | | | be good. Really good. |
| us, including and primarily the oil found in fish. | | | | So as you can see there are powerful reasons |
| The reasons for that are numerous, and the | | | | for supplementing your diet with omega 3 fatty |
| benefits numerous as well. One of the primary | | | | acids using dietary supplements containing DHA. |
| reasons why omega 3 oils are good for us is that | | | | There's just one problem though. Although omega |
| they are packed with what is known as DHA, or | | | | 3 is sourced from fish, many of the fish in the |
| using it's chemical name, Docosahexaenoic acid. | | | | sea are contaminated with man made or man |
| It's unnecessary to go into the chemical | | | | released chemicals like PCBs or mercury. Fish oils |
| properties of DHA, it would bore you to death. | | | | that haven't undergone the most rigorous testing |
| Suffice to say it is a fat that is essential to the | | | | and purification process may do you harm from |
| growth of our bodies, particularly our brains, as | | | | the contaminants. |
| infants, and essential to the continued good | | | | So remember, there's powerful reasons to take |
| functioning of our bodies, and brain. | | | | omega 3 dietary supplements. Just be extremely |
| Scientists tell us that DHA is the most important | | | | careful choosing which ones, some may do you |
| fatty acid in our brain. It is essential to the growth | | | | more harm than good. |