Physical Health Guide

This article is not intended as medical advice. You should always consult a doctor or other qualified healthcare professional before beginning any diet regimen.

Chances are that you’ve heard a lot of claims about the health benefits of adding Omega-3 to your diet. In fact, you could be forgiven for thinking that Omega-3 is either a miracle or extremely over-hyped. In this article, I’ll cut through the hype and present some of the current medical science findings about the health benefits of adding Omega-3 to your diet. I’ll begin by listing conditions for which there is strong scientific evidence for the benefits of Omega-3, followed by lists of conditions with good and unclear evidence of Omega-3-related benefits.

No supplement will work the same in different people and Omega-3 is no exception. For example, if you have high cholesterol, Omega-3 may not help you despite being known as a good cholesterol treatment. On the other hand, if you have cystic fibrosis, then Omega-3 supplements may help you tremendously despite having unclear evidence that it works for that condition. Also, remember that medical science and formal studies for just about any supplement may lag behind the anecdotal evidence from people who have started taking that supplement. This is one reason why you should consult your doctor before adding any supplement to your diet.

Some of the benefits of
Omega-3 are dose-related, meaning that higher doses offer a larger benefit. Large doses of Omega-3 may have some side effects. This is another reason why you should consult your doctor before adding any supplements to your diet.

Omega-3 Benefits with Strong Evidence

There is strong scientific evidence that adding Omega-3 to one’s diet can help with the following conditions:

• High blood pressure: Omega-3 is known to cause small reductions in blood pressure, especially at high doses.

• Cholesterol: Most fat in your body exists as triglycerides (cholesterol). Excessive amounts of triglycerides in the body can increase the risk of coronary artery disease and may also be a symptom of untreated diabetes. Omega-3 has been shown to significantly reduce the amount of triglycerides in the blood. Here again, the amount of benefit seems to depend on the dose, with stronger doses having a larger benefit.

Omega-3 Benefits with Good Evidence

There is good scientific evidence that adding Omega-3 to one’s diet can help with the following conditions:

• Infant health: Adding Omega-3 to a pregnant mother’s diet may improve her child’s problem-solving skills and may also have an important role in helping the child’s visual system (eyes, optic nerves, etc.) develop. Omega-3 is also important for healthy pregnancies.

• Inflammation: Omega-3 helps reduce inflammation, which may help prevent heart disease.

• Nutrition: Adding Omega-3 may help people with Chrohn’s disease or those being fed through tubes following abdominal surgery.

• Heart disease: In some people, Omega-3 significantly reduces the risk of death from heart disease.

• Rheumatoid arthritis: People who add Omega-3 to their diets experience less morning stiffness and joint tenderness after about 90 days. Omega-3 may also increase the effects of other anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen.

Omega-3 Benefits with Unclear Evidence

Unclear evidence means that benefits have been reported; however the benefits may be limited to certain people and/or there may not be enough evidence to show a conclusive benefit. There is unclear scientific evidence that adding Omega-3 to one’s diet can help with the following conditions:

• Age-related eye disorders: Omega-3 may help prevent an eye disorder called age-related macular degeneration.

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• Asthma: Asthma sufferers may benefit from Omega-3.

• Atherosclerosis: Omega-3 may help reduce or prevent plaque buildup in the coronary arteries.

• Psychiatric disorders: Omega-3 may help with some psychiatric disorders, including ADHD and its related behavioral and learning problems, bipolar disorder, dementia, depression, mood and impulse control, and schizophrenia. Benefits may include both helping with the disorder itself and/or helping with the side effects of certain psychiatric medications such as Haldol.

• Cancer: Breast, colon, and prostate cancer growth may be prevented or slowed down by Omega-3.

• Heartbeat: Omega-3 may help reduce irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias), which may reduce heart attacks.

• Other conditions: Many other conditions (cystic fibrosis, eczema, osteoporosis, etc.) may be helped by Omega-3.

Another Consideration

Americans (and many Western societies) eat a lot of meat, grains and processed foods that are very high in Omega-6. Low doses of Omega-6 are essential for good health, but too much of a good thing can be deadly. High levels of Omega-6 are linked to heart disease, asthma, certain cancers, arthritis and depression. A good ratio of Omega-6 to Omega-3 is 4:1, that is, 4 Omega-6 fatty acids to one Omega-3 fatty acid. The typical American diet can contain 11 to 30 times as much Omega-6 as Omega-3. In other words, the typical American is literally eating his way to death. For example, corn-fed beef is extremely high in Omega-6 compared to grass-fed beef. In fact, the heavy presence of corn across so much of the typical American diet may also be another major contributor to the levels of Omega-6 in our diets.

Adding Omega-3 to your diet improves the ratio of Omega-6 to Omega-3 in your body.

Not All Omega-3 is Created Equal

There are many sources of Omega-3 including walnuts, soybeans, flax oil and fish oil (in liquid, gel-gap or pill form). Of these, fish oil is considered the best source but is not without its problems. Contamination is a key problem with fish-based Omega-3, which can contain heavy metals, PCBs and even fire retardant. Sure, reputable companies remove this contamination through molecular distillation and other effective methods… but isn’t it best to simply take Omega-3 from clean sources?

The primary types of Omega-3 are EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid), DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), and ALA (alpha-linolenic acid). All have health benefits but ALA can worsen conditions helped by DHA and EPA. A supplement that consists of all or mostly DHA and EPA with little to no ALA is therefore your best option to avoid side effects.

Omega-3 supplements taken from the green-lipped mussels that grow in the pristine, protected waters of New Zealand offer the best source of naturally potent and pure DHA and EPA Omega-3 available anywhere on Earth. Thanks to New Zealand’s stringent laws, 70% of its coastline is protected… compared with 2% of the Mediterranean coastline.

MOXXOR combines Omega-3 from the green lipped mussel with a powerful antioxidant from organically grown sauvignon blanc grapes to give you one of the most powerful dietary supplements available. This unique blend has the beneficial effects of Omega-3 without the high dose, meaning that MOXXOR has few to no known side effects.

In Conclusion

As you can see, Omega-3 has been linked to a wide variety of conditions. It can help treat conditions and may also help prevent them from occurring in the first place. Do you have one or more of the conditions listed in this article? Would you like to hel prevent them from happening to you? If you answered yes to either question, then you should talk with your doctor about adding Omega-3 supplements to your diet. The US FDA regards Omega-3s as generally safe.

Finally, if you are taking Omega-3s or if you decide to start taking them, then I invite you to visit the MOXXOR WORKS Team web site to learn more about the MOXXOR product and a great business opportunity to boot.

Anthony Hernandez

Anthony Hernandez is a Certified Guerrilla Marketing Business Association Coach and author of Guerrilla Marketing Success Secrets with over 20 years of successful self-employment experience. He is proud to be a co-founding member of the MOXXOR WORKS Team. Visit the MOXXOR WORKS Team web site to learn more about the MOXXOR WORKS Team and our home-based opportunity.

Sources
• Mayo Clinic
• American Heart Association
• University of Maryland Medical Center
• King Corn
• BBC
• Moxxor