Do You Really Need Omega 3 ?

As a retired physician, I would like to share some very useful information with you regarding how you can maintain your health. Here you are going to learn the health benefits of taking Omega-3 fish oil.

1. Cardiovascular health: Decreased risk of Heart Attack & Cardiac Arrhythmias and Decreased risk of repeat Heart Attacks. Stabilizes & modestly reduces blood pressure.
2. Neurological Health:
Helps prevent Dementia, Alzheimers Disease, Parkinsonism & Migraine headaches
Improves IQ in children.
Helps prevent and treat Autism, ADD/ADHD
May reduce the amount of brain damage after a Stroke
3. Ocular Health:
Helps prevent age related Macular Degeneration
Helps maintain healthy visual acuity in all ages
4. Joint Health: Useful in Rheumatoid arthritis, SLE, auto-immune diseases.
5. Integumentary Health: Skin Helps control eczema, acne, Psoriasis
6. Menstrual Cramps: Reduces Menstrual Cramps by as much as 70%.
7. Pregnancy: Helps Mother Carry to term
Promotes Healthy Fetal Brain & Retinal Development
Decreases the incidence of Post-partum Depression.
Decreases incidence of ADD/ADHD, Autism.
Increases Intellectual Capacity of newborn
Promotes healthy visual acuity in the newborn
8. Anti-carcinogenic: Colon, Breast, Prostate.
9. Triglycerides & Cholesterol. Decreases Triglycerides. Increases HDL cholesterol & decreases LDL
10. Anorexia Nervosa Helpful as and adjunct in the treatment of A.N.
11. Obesity Useful in the prevention & treatment of Obesity
12. Depression and Mood
Promotes emotional well being, helps counteract Depressive & Anxiety states, beneficial in Schizophrenia,
Very effective in Bipolar Disease (Manic Depressive states).
13. Allergies: Beneficial for various allergies
14. Sleep problems: Beneficial for sleep problems
15. Vascular Health: Helps prevent the build up of plaque that causes heart attacks, strokes & peripheral vascular disease.
16. Inflammatory Bowel Disease: The potent anti-inflammatory properties of Omega 3 are helpful in Ulcerative Colitis & Crohns Disease
17. Diabetes Mellitus/Type 2: Inhibits insulin resistance which causes the bodys endogenous insulin to not function normally causing elevated blood sugar levels.
18. Diabetes Mellitus/Type 1: Omega-3 may help prevent and/or stabilize Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.
19. Asthma: Omega-3 may diminish the symptoms of Asthma.
20. Immune System: Bolsters the Immune System
21. Weight Loss: Omega 3: 1) Stimulates thermogenesis(fat burning) . 2) Blocks fat storage. 3) Helps prevent the formation of an excess number of fat cells. 4) Encourages a quick burn of calories before they can be deposited as fat. 5) Helps your body absorb healthy nutrients to give you more nutritional benefit without the need to eat excessively.
22. Skeletal System (Bones): Omega-3 is critical to bone health & are necessary for the absorption & deposition into bones of Calcium to prevent osteoporosis.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Who needs to take Omega-3 Supplements?
A. Everyone

Q. At what age should I start taking Omega-3?
A. Before youre born (in utero) up until youre 99

Q. Who says?
A. The World Health Organization, the American Medical Association, the American Heart Association, the American Rheumatologic Association & others

Q. Why do I need Omega -3?
A. The body cannot manufacture omega-3.

Q. Why cant I just eat more fish?
A. Most fish contain impurities that are bad for you. It would be nearly impossible to eat enough fish to equal the amount of Omega 3 needed for optimal health.

Q. What impurities are there in fish?
A. Toxins such as Mercury, Lead, PCBs, dioxin, etc.

Q. Dont all Omega-3 products contain lots of impurities?
A. Low end, inexpensive Omega-3 products and some not so inexpensive products do.

Q. Which Omega-3 products dont?
A. There are a few on the market of high quality. See end of article.

Q. Isnt flaxseed oil an alternative for Omega-3 derived from fish sources?
A. No, definitely not. Flaxseed oil contains ALA which is converted poorly into Omega-3 Most importantly, the Human Brain, which is 60% fat, depends on the form of Omega-3 which is only derived from Fish Sources

Q. How much Omega-3 should I take daily?
A. Look for a product that offers 1000-1100 mg of EPA & 300-400 mg of DHA & a small amount of Omega 6 50-60 mg. The ration of EPA to DHA should be 3-4 to 1. Take at least 2-3 per day, but there is no maximum dose (see below).

Q. I take prescription medications. Are there any medications that react with Omega-3?
A. Overall you may take Omega-3 supplements with any other prescription medications. The only precaution is if you are taking an anticoagulant such as Coumadin .

Q. How is it possible that Omega-3 can be so beneficial for all of these different conditions?
A. Omega 3 is an essential component of all of the cells in your body and plays an important role in the proper functioning of your cells.

Q. What are EPA & DHA in regard to Omega-3.
A. DHA & EPA are both members of Omega-3. EPA is responsible for maintaining healthy eye, retina, cardiovascular health and is responsible for the anti-inflammatory properties of Omega-3. EPA also helps regulate hormonal function and balance, immune system function, nervous system health, helps lower triglycerides and cholesterol and prostaglandins.

Q. What are the side effects of Omega-3?
A. There are no known side effects of this natural product. The Inuit (Eskimos) of all ages, ingest on average up to 19 grams of Omega-3 a day and have no adverse side effects from this dosage. This is equal to over 12 Omega 3 capsules per day.

Q. What criteria should I look for in an Omega-3 product?
A. The following is a list of the characteristics you should look for:
1. Pharmaceutical Grade
2. Produced in a Licensed Pharmaceutical Facility
3. Produced under the highest standards of purity that go far
beyond those set by various European & American
governing bodies.
4. Licensed by the FDA to be able to produce Pharmaceutical
Grade Prescription strength Omega-3
5. Produced from exceptional raw materials
consisting of arctic cold water non-predatory fish (anchovies,
herring & sardines) very low in environmental pollutants.
6. Exceptional Purity. 85-88% pure. All known
pollutants are reduced below detectable levels
7. Highly concentrated. minimizes the dose you have to take
daily
8. High EPA to DHA Ratio. The EPA to DHA ratio should be at least 3-4 to 1
9. Low amounts of Omega 6. The amount should be very small
10. Molecular Distillation. The best omega 3 products are processed under
molecular distillation, an expensive & time consuming process.
11. Exceptional Freshness. No fishy smell or fishy aftertaste (no fish burps)
the product is Oxygen Free ( encapsulated under Nitrogen). Oxidized fish oil
should not be ingested due to rancidity, spoilage and loss of potency.
12. Cholesterol Free, Triglyceride Free & Saturated Fat Free.

Q. Where can I find an Omega-3 product that meets these criteria?
A. There are a few reputable companies. We would advise you to check out www.RoblinWellnessToday.com and type in the Preferred Customer CodeWellness2440.

To Your Good Health!