In modern society, teenagers are faced with many challenges which oftentimes can be difficult to overcome. Academic pressures, social pressures, acne and other problems can pile up and can become exacerbated by the hormonal changes taking place during adolescence. Oftentimes, these pressures can ... Views:1670
In the last 10 to 15 years, depression has become almost an epidemic. More and more people are suffering from it every year, either in mild, moderate or severe form. As someone who has personally suffered from mild to moderate depression in the past, I would like to give you two quick tips you ... Views:1155
It is actually possible to become addicted to negative emotions. When you get into a pattern of thinking that causes certain emotions, those emotions in turn feed the negative thinking patterns that created them in the first place. When people feel empty inside, they tend to fill the gap with ... Views:1246
Over the last years, as society has developed into an information society, depression has reached almost epidemic proportions. All the time, I see people around me depressed. Family members, friends and 2-3 years ago, myself. Here are three things you can do today to help yourself feel ... Views:1273
The brain of a fetus grows extremely fast during the first trimester. Many of the building blocks of a healthy mind and body are built at this early stage. Two areas in which fish oil capsules have been scientifically proven to boost infant and child performance are cognitive and visual ... Views:1043
Nowadays, few people question the usefulness of fish oil supplements and their associated benefits for our health. The problem is that there are so many supplements on the market today that it can become confusing when it comes to deciding what to buy. Here are three key distinctions you have to ... Views:1213
I've been buying nutritional supplements for many years. From the beginning, I was looking for the best quality at the lowest price. Let's face it, most people are not rich. They want a good quality product at an affordable price.
When looking for the best fatty acid capsules, I discovered ... Views:832
Pure fish oil is one of the best natural supplements one can buy. Its benefits on our health can be staggering! So, why is taking concentrated fish oil often better than eating fish? It seems counterintuitive, but there are two key reasons: purity and cost.
1. Purity: Hundreds of years ago, ... Views:902
Over the last few years, many studies have been undertaken to find the underlying causes of heart disease and stroke and to ascertain whether or not the omega 3 fatty acids found in fish oil capsules have a positive role to play in cardiovascular health. In my many years as a natural health ... Views:836
We've all heard about the positive effects of omega-3 supplements on our health. So, is it the real deal or is it just hype?
Let me share with you a personal experience. Over the last eight years or so, I had suffered from a candida infection which had caused all sorts of problems in my body, ... Views:1031
It's that time of year again. For many allergy sufferers, what should be the best time of year can become a total drain of one's energy and a very unpleasant time. I actually used to suffer from quite severe pollen allergies, dust allergies and chemical sensitivities. The good news is that I ... Views:1095
A few years ago, I was suffering from all sorts of ailments, including severe allergies, bronchial spasms, soft tissue rheumatism and bad moods. After years of researching, I discovered several supplements that I now consider essential to take on a daily basis, the most important of which is ... Views:1101
I suffered from severe allergies for about eight years. Pollen allergies, food allergies, chemical allergies, you name it, I had it. During that time I tried everything, and I mean everything that I thought could have helped me. Over the years, I got wiser and wiser, and eventually I learned ... Views:1106
I was an allergy sufferer for many years. Over those years of trying anything I could get my hands on to find some relief, I noticed that there were two key things I had to do if I was to make myself feel better.
Firstly, I had to reduce the amount of inflammation in my body. I had to change ... Views:1160
Let me share a story with you. I suffered from severe pollen allergies for approximately 8 years. During that time, as the allergies worsened, they affected almost every part of my life, including work productivity, social life, ability to exercise and so on...
Eventually I noticed that I was ... Views:2251
Breast cancer can be a devastating disease that can affect not only the women who have it, but also their families and loved ones. I have seen a lot of the emotional turmoil that families can be thrown into when somebody in the family is diagnosed with breast cancer or any other type of ... Views:1120
Over the last 20 years, many things have been written about cholesterol, which levels of cholesterol are healthy and what, if anything one should do to protect oneself. The medical establishment tends to promote dangerous statin drugs, which, not coincidentally, generate billions of dollars of ... Views:1064
Over the last 10 to 15 years, the drug companies have gotten so greedy that they are not happy with the profits they are making from ill people, they actually want healthy people to take prescription drugs for "preventative" reasons. One of the most prevalent methods that the have used, and one ... Views:1712
There is a lot of dubious information regarding cholesterol being filtered through the media, much of it deceiving and confusing. Is cholesterol really bad for you and how much cholesterol is too much?
Contrary to what drug companies want us to believe, cholesterol itself is actually good for ... Views:984
There are enormous health benefits to adding omega 3 fatty acid supplements to your diet, that's for sure. These include cardiovascular, cognitive and anti-inflammatory benefits. What many people don't know, however, is that in order to ensure that you're getting these benefits, you have to take ... Views:1026
Fish oil is one of the very few supplements that, when taken daily, can truly be said to have wide-ranging, long-term health benefits. It can affect several biological systems, improving their functioning and helping us avoid disease. Here are 3 categories of health challenges that can be ... Views:1025
Most people interested in the natural health sciences already know that concentrated fish oil has a lot of health benefits. But with reports of PCB and mercury contamination of several famous products, how does one know which concentrated fish oil products are good?
Here are 4 things to keep ... Views:944
Unfortunately, there are lots of unethical supplement companies out there which are willing to dupe consumers into buying their products for a quick profit. Here are 5 key points you must consider before deciding which concentrated fish oil supplement to buy.
1. Check the certificate of ... Views:967
Recently, some very positive news has come out of the medical community. After many years on the increase, breast cancer rates in the United States have actually dropped slightly. The most likely reason is that many American women have discovered that hormone replacement therapy for menopause ... Views:976
Over 100 studies in the literature now link prostate cancer with high levels of arachidonic acid in the blood. Arachidonic acid is an omega 6 polyunsaturated fatty acid which is essential in the body. However, an excess of this acid can cause serious health problems such as inflammation, heart ... Views:1203
It has been known for several decades now that the traditional native populations of Greenland, northern Canada and Alaska have very low rates of heart disease, in spite of the fact that they eat a diet very high in saturated fat and cholesterol. In fact, their traditional diet consists of about ... Views:1052
The benefits of concentrated fish oil on the nervous system, brain, inflammation-related disorders and child development have been well documented. There is some confusion, however, about the relative merits of supplements versus eating fish. Here are four things you must consider before ... Views:843
I've been involved in the natural health field for quite a few years now and one of the questions that people always ask me is how long it will take for a concentrated fish oil supplement to have a positive effect on their health. This is a complex matter, but basically it depends on 2 ... Views:1124
Alzheimer's can be a devastating disease which affects not only the person suffering from it but also his or her entire family. This is something I know from personal experience, having seen a family member waste away from the disease. But what is the cause of Alzheimer's? There are a lot of ... Views:1030
Age-related macular degeneration is a growing problem among older adults. It involves the degeneration of vision in the center of the visual field. People who suffer from this condition can find it difficult or impossible to read and also to recognize faces. It can actually be quite ... Views:1070
If there was one product that could help you reduce your risk of diabetes and heart disease, would you purchase it? There is lots of information floating around in the field of medicine, health and nutrition, but how much of it is true? Whom can you trust?
After a decade of studying ... Views:1119
Depression can be quite debilitating. I have gone through difficult periods and know from personal experience that even mild symptoms of depression can ruin one's life.
Here are some common symptoms: inability to sleep, inability to concentrate, decreased sex drive, feelings of hopelessness, ... Views:946
Omega-3 fatty acids are polyunsaturated fats that are essential in the human diet. People of all ages need them in order to maintain good health. Getting enough of two of these acids, namely, DHA and EPA, is particularly important for babies and children. All pregnant moms and children should be ... Views:1006
DHA, a fatty acid found in fish, is one of the most important components of human brain cells. It is actually the backbone of the structure of the cells themselves. In fact, human brain tissues are actually built from DHA. Obviously, for future mothers, it's very important to learn how this ... Views:1074
Many naturopaths now recommend fish oil for allergies. There is a lot of confusion about what benefits fish oil can have for your allergies, so here's a basic analysis of the situation.
An allergic reaction is an unnatural reaction of the body to some external substance, such as a pollen, a ... Views:3820
Supplementing with fatty acids can benefit the lives of seniors in many ways, including improving cardiovascular parameters, cognitive parameters, rheumatic disorders and macular degeneration. Today I will focus on the improvements that fish oil can lead to in rheumatoid and visual ... Views:1001
Lots of cutting-edge research is emerging in the field of cancer prevention, much of it from Scandinavian researchers, and it is emerging rapidly. Every month, the results of more and more studies are released which show the benefits of fish oil (DHA and EPA) supplementation in the prevention ... Views:927
The benefits of fish oil supplements have been much discussed. However, I believe that it is important to emphasize that there is one condition in which fish oil capsules are an essential supplement to take and that nobody who suffers from it or who has a genetic tendency towards it should be ... Views:846
Omega 3 fatty acid supplements are one of the most important health products you can buy. They have so many health benefits that it would take several pages to document them all. Those benefits include cardiovascular, mental health and anti-inflammatory benefits. But how do you make the right ... Views:998
It's no secret that many kids growing up today eat way too much junk food. Chips, fried foods, Doritos, you name it, they eat it. It's also no secret that many of these junk foods have a lot of cholesterol. Sadly, it's not always possible for parents to control what their kids eat, especially ... Views:1062
Fish oil supplements have become very popular. Many people are taking them and most people know at least somebody else who is taking them. But how can we tell which fish oil capsules or tablets are the best? Here are three key things you should consider.
1. Oxidation. The polyunsaturated ... Views:923
By now, most people in the health sciences agree that taking fish oil capsules daily can greatly improve our health. The omega 3 fatty acids contained in it have been shown to have beneficial effects in depression, triglycerides, arthritis and child development. Estimates show that about 85% of ... Views:1685
In recent years it has emerged that the ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acids in our diet is one of the most important predictors of many of our modern-day ailments. Here are five great reasons to increase your levels of omega-3 fats by taking molecular distilled fish oil capsules.
1. ... Views:1040
I've been taking fish oil capsules every day for several years now. Over those years, I have learned some very useful things about omega 3 supplements and the different levels of quality of the oil they can contain. Some supplements are not what they claim to be. In fact, a few supplements on ... Views:1141
There is so much health information out there these days that it's very easy to become confused. Do we need supplements? Do fish oil capsules have any real benefits? I will try to clear up some of the confusion when it comes to omega 3 supplementation and what to do about it. The short answer is ... Views:1334
I'm sure that you've heard all the news about fish oil supplements and all the benefits they can confer on our health. Fish oil supplements have been proven by many scientific university studies to increase good cholesterol, lower triglycerides, lower C-reactive protein and inflammation, ... Views:1144
There is plenty of evidence that fish and fish oil supplements have a multitude of health benefits, including improvement in the cognitive, visual, nervous and cardiovascular systems, as well as benefits in fetal and child development. The main constituents of fish oil are EPA and DHA, also ... Views:1373
Many young children have been diagnosed with ADHD. Being hyperactive and not being able to concentrate in school are becoming more and more common. But it is an actual "disease" or does it have underlying causes, and, by removing these causes can we see improvement in our children's health?
I ... Views:1118
A lot has been said about the benefits of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation. Here are two ways in which taking a fish oil supplements can help aging people live better lives.
Cardiovascular benefits. It is well-established that high levels of triglycerides and homocysteine in the blood ... Views:1112
After suffering from severe seasonal allergies for about 8 years and trying everything I could find to get relief, I finally came to the following conclusion: that although certain supplements, like a molecularly distilled fish oil high in EPA and DHA can be indispensable in treating allergies, ... Views:1168