January 21st, 2010 by Nina Thompson, ARNP
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Scientists are getting closer to unraveling the mystery of aging and now a new study points to evidence that omega-3 fatty acids appear to slow the biological aging process. University of California researchers found that omega-3 fatty acids may slow aging by [...]
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March 26th, 2009 by Nina Thompson, ARNP
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, particularly those found in dark fish and shellfish, appear to reduce the risk of advanced prostate cancer, according to researchers from the University of California, San Francisco.
In their recent study, men who consumed the greatest amount of long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids had a 63% reduced risk of advanced prostate cancer compared [...]
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September 5th, 2008 by Nina Thompson, ARNP
Have your eyes gradually become irritated and somewhat reddened? Have you noticed slight difficulty with reading? If you have, it’s important to check with your health care provider or eye doctor right away instead of merely dismissing these symptoms as being due to annoying allergies or the unavoidable pitfalls of aging.
This can be a cause for a number of serious conditions, but it can [...]
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September 2nd, 2008 by Nina Thompson, ARNP
In a group of chronic heart failure patients, one daily prescription fish oil capsule (1 g/day over a period of four years) in addition to standard medical therapy, significantly reduced the number of hospital admissions and deaths according to Italian researchers from the GVM Hospitals of Care and Research.
Although the absolute reduction in mortality was quite small (just 1.8%), it was statistically significant, and [...]
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August 7th, 2008 by Nina Thompson, ARNP
Older patients who ate at least three servings of fish a week had a 26% reduced risk of silent stroke, according to researchers from the University of Kuopio, Finland. In addition, those who ate the most fish had 10.6% better white matter grade scores compared with those who ate the least.
via MedPage Today, Aug 5, [...]
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July 6th, 2007 by Nina Thompson, ARNP
In a recent review of published clinical trials, researchers have again found a significant correlation between increased intake of omega-3 fatty acids with a lower prevalence of depression. Fish and fish oil, as well as flax seed oil, are rich sources of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). Appropriate dosages and the best composition of omega-3 [...]
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