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Supplementing with omega-3 oils - rich in EPA & DHA - have been found to keep blood free flowing, vessels flexible and help protect people from heart attacks. But superior heart health isnt all that fish oil can do for you. Theres much much more! Omega-3 supplements, high in EPA and DHA, can help people with depression, PMS, arthritis and other inflammations, such as migraines. Theyre also important during pregnancy, nursing and infancy when a babys eyes, nerves and brain are developing. If youre using omega-3 without EPA and DHA, youre wasting your money. For example, youll probably be surprised to find out that although flaxseed has omega-3 oils, there is no EPA or DHA in it. Fats from fish (salmon, trout, cod, halibut), sesame seeds, flaxseed or soybeans improve most skin conditions including psoriasis. Supplementation of the diet with flax seed oil, evening primrose oil or fish oils is recommended. Cod liver oil or salmon oil capsules are more palatable for those with less enthusiastic appetites for fish. These high essential fatty acid foods interfere with the body's production of inflammatory chemicals, the ones causing psoriasis lesions to swell and turn red. Specific therapeutic foods for controlling asthma are: Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids: vegetable, nut, seed oils, salmon, herring, mackerel, sardines, walnuts, flaxseed oil, evening primrose oil, black currant oil. Take at least 1 T of one of raw oils daily to minimize bronchial inflammation. Warning. Eating farm raised salmon. When you eat a farm-raised fish, you are nearly eating the same type of meal as eating beef. The fat content of the fish can be no different from what they are fed. Farm raised fish are fed corn meal, soy and canola oil. When the fish are fed these foods, the concentration of their fats turns far away from the ideal, beneficial 3:1 omega-6 to omega-3 ratio to a ratio far closer to the 20:1 found in commercially-raised beef. Several weeks ago the FDA agreed with the EPA and now recommends that all pregnant women avoid fish as up to 10 percent of them have high enough mercury levels to cause neurodevelopmental defects in their children. So fish oils are the next best alternative. Although some of them are old fish and even the inners are sqeezed for the oil so be sure you know where the fish oil comes from. So make salmon a part of your diet at least this month buy Copper River wild salmon from Alaska then go back to taking salmon oil capsules and eating canned salmon for the rest of the year.Avoid fish that are more likely to contain mercury including swordfish, shark, tuna, king mackerel and lobster. Limit canned tuna, and if you're not sure about a fish, don't eat it.Shop in conscientious markets that include sustainability in their mission. Talk to the fish guy or gal; find out where their fish comes from and what their policies are. At least that is what I got out of all I read this month on salmon and fish oil supplements. References Fish Oil Update by Richard A. Passwater The Omega Rx Zone: The Miracle of the New High-Dose Fish Oil by Barry Sears James McNair's Salmon Cookbook by James McNair, Patricia Brabant ( 1987) Food As Medicine: How to Use Diet, Vitamins, Juices, and Herbs for a Healthier, Happier, and Longer Life by Dharma Singh Khalsa Four Seasons of Inner and Outer Beauty : Rituals and Recipes for Wellbeing Throughout the Year by Peggy Wynne Borgman Beyond the 120 Year Diet : How to Double Your Vital Years by Roy L., M.D. Walford An absolute must-read is Multiple Sclerosis - a self-help guide to its management by Judy Graham About the Author: Judi Singleton is the publisher of Jassmine's Journal for only $60 a year you can have all eight lists delivered daily to your email box. To subscribe go to http://www.motherearthpublishing.com What's the truth about cell phones and your health? Arnie Jacobseneems that with every new advance in technology a question arises about its long term health effects. The cellular phone has not escaped the question. Indeed there are those that firmly believe that using cellular phones causes brain damage. Linking cell phones with cancer has been a hot topic for some time, said Rob Denell, director of Kansas State University's Terry C. Johnson Center for Basic Cancer Research. "This has been a very controversial area for some years now and a number of people have tried to file suits against cell phone companies claiming cell phone radiation-induced cancers," he said. "The consensus in the field has been that there is no credible link between cell phone usage and cancers." Studies have been conducted in various countries around the world exposing lab rats to radiation levels similar to the microwaves found in cell phones, and upon examination, were found to have brain cancer. This study has never been replicated however, and has not been published in any mainstream cancer journal. In the United States alone there are an approximate 97 million users. In other countries the actual percentage of cell phone users is even higher, as high as 95% in Finland, with no health officials in any country having any evidence that cellular phones are in anyway a risk to human health. With the exception of driving and talking possibly. In our research, the constant recommendation for those experiencing concern for their health? Use a hands free set if it makes you feel safer, particularly while driving, but that their is no conclusive data to link cell phone use to disease of any kind. So use your phone and enjoy it!! About The Author Arnie Jacobsen is an educator, entreprenuer, and freelance writer in the field of consumer products relating to cell phones and service and cellular accessories.
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