DOES THE RESEARCH SHOW THE BENEFITS FROM TAKING FISH OIL SUPPLEMENTS?
April 15, 2019 by admin
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In my clinical experience, Naturopaths used to be the primary health care practitioners that recommended fish oil supplements to their patients. We could see the large range of potential therapeutic benefits from taking marine-derived omega 3 fatty acids and we knew they were not called ‘essential’ fatty acids for no reason! These days, taking fish oil […]
DO FISH OIL SUPPLEMENTS CAUSE PROSTATE CANCER? – NOT ACCORDING TO THE EVIDENCE!
July 13, 2013 by admin
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The latest news has probably alarmed men around the world who take fish oil supplements BUT the research actually found that almost all of the men (in the trial) that developed prostate cancer did NOT take fish oil supplements!! This is an extract from the study: “The study measured omega-3 blood levels in the participating […]
FISH OIL SUPPLEMENTS CAN AFFECT GENES IN A POSITIVE WAY
August 30, 2012 by admin
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Epigenetics, Dietary Fat, and Omega-3s The ability of dietary fatty acids to improve the outcomes of many conditions has been well established. In addition to the well-known interactions on the metabolism of eicosanoids, one of the most interesting areas of research on the mechanisms of action of fatty acids is epigenetics—a term that refers to […]
