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Delicious Omega Supplements
Have you heard the buzz about the amazing benefits of Omega oils? It doesn’t matter where you turn, it seems as though everyone from Dr. Oz to Oprah are touting the benefits of omega oils. I don’t know about you, but I hate taking fish pills that taste nasty and are hard to swallow. Fret no more friends! Barlean’s has created an amazing product that is definitely on my top 10 favorite lists – Omega Swirl.
This delicious product tastes like a smoothy, has a great texture, provides your daily dose of omega’s and is something I look forward to taking because there is no added sugar. Omega Swirl is is sweetened with Xylitol and not sugar to give it it’s great taste. No xylitol is nothing like aspartame if that is what you are thinking. Xylitol is naturally occuring in fruits and vegetables and does not spike insulin levels like sugar does. For more information go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol.
So what exactly are Omega Oils? Well firstly there are three types: Omega 3, 6, and 9. Omega 3′s are the building blocks for our cells. Omega 3 and 6′s are necessary for the synthesis of prostaglandins, which help regulate blood clotting, body temperature, blood pressure, reproduction and immune function. In addition, our brain’s are composed of 60%fats, and approximately half of that fat is DHA omega 3.
According to Omega-3.us, here are seven proven benefits omega oils that you should know about.
1. Freedom from pain and inflammation. Omega 3 fish oil fatty acids, particularly EPA, have a very positive effect on your inflammatory response. Through several mechanisms, they regulate your body’s inflammation cycle, which prevents and relieves painful conditions like arthritis, prostatitis, cystitis.”
2. Better brain function and higher intelligence. Pregnant and nursing mothers can have a great impact on the intelligence and happiness of their babies by supplementing with omega 3 fish oil with DHA. For adults, fish oil improves memory, recall, reasoning and focus. You’ll swear you’re getting younger and smarter.
3. Feeling better with much less depression. Making you smarter is not all that fish oil does for your brain. Psychiatry department researchers at the University of Sheffield UK, along with many other research studies, found that fish oil supplements “alleviated” the symptoms of depression, bipolar and psychosis. [Journal of Affective Disorder Vol. 48(2-3);149-55]
4. Lower incidence of childhood disorders. Just to show how fish oil fatty acids leave nobody out, studies show that children (and adults) with ADD and ADHD experience a greatly improved quality of life. And those with dyslexia, dyspraxia and compulsive disorders have gotten a new lease on life thanks to fish oil supplements.
5. Superior cardiovascular health. Fish oil’s DHA, EPA and DPA have also been proven to work wonders for your heart and the miles and miles of arteries and veins that make up your cardiovascular system. They help lower cholesterol, tryglicerides, LDLs and blood pressure, while at the same time increasing good HDL cholesterol. This adds years to your life expectancy.
6. Protection from heart attack and stroke. When plaque builds up on arterial walls and then breaks loose, it causes what’s known as a thrombosis, which is a fancy way of saying clot. If a clot gets stuck in the brain, it causes a stroke and when it plugs an artery, it causes a heart attack. Research shows fish oil fatty acids break up clots before they can cause any damage.
7. Reduction of breast, colon and prostate cancer. And finally, fish oil has been shown to help prevent three of the most common forms of cancer – breast, colon and prostate. Science tells us that it accomplishes this in three ways – by stopping the alteration from a normal healthy cell to a cancerous mass, by inhibiting unwanted cellular growth and by killing off cancer cells.
Barlean’s can be found in any health food store in the refrigerated section. I promise you, you won’t be disappointed!
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