Omega 3 Supplement | Good Life Letter

Many of us take fish oil supplements.

And for good reason…

Fish oil is a really healthy source of omega-3 fatty acids, including EPA and DHA.

These have been shown to:-

Protect against cardiovascular disease, including heart attack and sudden cardiac death.
Support good joint health and mobility
Keep your brain sharp and focussed well into old age

In fact, omega 3 fatty acids could help all of these common health problems:

Pain
Fatigue
High blood sugar levels
Prematurely ageing skin
Poor digestion
Sexual dysfunction
Prostate proble

However, there’s a problem with fish-based supplements…

Many are low quality and kept on shelves in the supermarket or for far too long.

They go rancid, just like any other oil. And when they do, they can increase the rate of ‘atherosclerosis’, a scientific term for the build-up of plaque in your arteries.

There’s also evidence that consuming rancid oil has a detrimental effect on your cholesterol levels and antioxidants levels.

Even good fish oils leave a nasty fishy aftertaste that many people dislike.

On top of all that, there’s a serious global environmental problem with over-fishing, which is causing depleted stocks worldwide.

So here is an alternative way to get Omega 3 fatty acids that’s:

The UK company Together are passionate about creating supplements based on real foods, which don’t harm the environment unnecessarily.

They have created a supplement that takes DHA and EPA omega-3 fatty acids from natural algae.

Algae is packed with the Omega 3s you need to protect your joins, heart and brain – in fact, fish only contain Omega 3s because they feed on algae in seas and rivers.

The algae for this supplement by Together is grown in a contamination-free environment. Then the Omega 3s are extracted without using any chemicals at all.

This makes it a far more sustainable and environmentally friendly way to improve your heart, brain and joint health.

And that’s not the only benefit

There is plenty of research going into Omega 3s and how they can help support good health.

Your Heart…

Research by the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences in 2014 looked at why Japanese men have far lower levels of heart disease than men living in the USA.

They found that the levels of omega-3 fatty acid in Japanese men’s blood were over 100% more than in their American counterparts.

They concluded: “Eating fish in amounts comparable to those of people living in Japan seems to impart a protective factor that wards off heart disease”

Your Joints

A review of studies on omega-3s and inflammation, published in the "Journal of the American College of Nutrition" (2002) concluded that omega-3s were beneficial for people with rheumatoid arthritis.

Your Brain…

Omega 3 oils also help keep your brain sharp well into old age. A German study has shown a 26% improvement in cognitive function for subjects taking omega 3 supplements, (there was no improvement for the group who did not take them).

In 2009 there was a systematic review entitled Fish consumption, long-chain omega-3 fatty acids and risk of cognitive decline or Alzheimer disease. In three of the studies, omega-3s were shown to help slow the ageing process of the brain.

Then in 2010 a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed that omega-3s may slow down the shortening of telomeres which can protect against the ageing process on a cellular level.

Professor Carmine Pariante, at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King’s College London, says:

“Even a short course of a nutritional supplement containing one type of omega-3 fatty acid (EPA) reduces the rates of new-onset depression to 10%, as opposed to the rate of 30% we usually see in this group.”

So if you want to keep feeling young and active, omega-3 oils are key. However, you don’t NEED to rely on fish…