Fish Oil for Heart Health and Heart Health Research

by Michael Byrd

Fish oil for heart health is a hot topic. And for good reason.

You can't pick up a newspaper or magazine without research news about the amazing health benefits of fish oil for heart health. Doctors recommend it. Nutritionists recommend it. Trainers and exercise buffs recommend it. Even my vet recently recommended fish oil capsules for the heart health of my chocolate lab, Phyto.

Although most people have heard of the outstanding cardiovascular health benefits from omega 3 fish oil, few know about all of the exciting scientific studies of proven results behind the fish oil for heart health craze.

A report published in Circulation, the official journal of the American Heart Association, gives a thorough rundown on how omega 3 fatty acids from fish improves circulation and why fish oil works so well for the health of your heart and cardiovascular system in numerous ways.

This study shows that fish oil fatty acids help your heart by lowering cholesterol, preventing irregular heartbeat and reducing blood clots. It also decreases blood pressure, lowers triglycerides, balances HDL and LDL, relaxes the arterial walls and prevents the formation of new plaque and inflammation, vasoconstriction, platelet aggregation and much more. [Vol. 106:2747]

Wow! Some scientists even indicate that, since omega 3 fish oil helps people overcome depression, it can heal a broken heart.

One group of doctors published a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association about all of the many positive effects that higher fish oil consumption has on lowering a man's risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). However, since more women die of heart disease than any other cause, the scientists wanted to find out if fish oil offers the same health benefits for women as they do for men.

After following 84,688 women for 16 years, these doctors concluded that women who eat 5 or more servings of fish a week have much less risk of CHD or dying from a heart attack than women who eat less fish. [Vol. 287, No. 14]

If you ask me, it doesn't get any clearer than this. Fish oil for heart health is vitally important. But how much do you need? Most recommendations suggest 5 or more servings of oily, cold water fish a week. This is great and will certainly help improve heart health, but it may not be enough. Many studies recommend 1 to 3 grams of fish oil daily for a healthy cardiovascular system.

The only way you can get this much is by supplementing your diet with pure omega 3 fish oil capsules that preferably give you a balance of all eight naturally occurring omega 3 fatty acids.

You can see why everyone's recommending fish oil for heart health. The question now is are you going to do something about it? It doesn't take much to improve your health and, honestly, it's well worth the effort. Wouldn't it be nice to have a pain free, happy, healthy life, as you grow older?

Sure it would! And it can start right now, if you follow this advice.

Over the past 18 years, Michael Byrd has helped thousands of people all around the world to look younger, feel better and have more natural energy. Trained as a Physical Therapist, he discovered how to use special omega 3 formulas and other nutrients to easily create optimum nutrition and health for his clients. To get your free educational CD, visit his site at http://www.omega-3.us.

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