If you google fish oils and benefits you are bound to find a
myriad of illness that they benefit.
Diabetes, ADHD, Alzheimer’s disease prevention, heart disease, kidney
disease, obesity (I could go on and on) are all among the health conditions
improved by eating fish oils. But how
could one oil help so many things?
The answer is all about inflammation and a little hormone
called PGE3 (prostaglandin E3). Chronic
inflammation is a part of most chronic diseases and PGE3 decreases inflammation. It also decreases triglycerides, decreases
platelet aggregation (makes your blood less likely to clot) and increases
“good” cholesterol. Amazing, right?! Well, fish oils provide the “fuel” our bodies
use to make PGE3. This “fuel” is EPA and
DHA, two essential fatty acids found in fish oil.
The bottom line is taking fish oil reduces chronic
inflammation, which reduces your risk of and the severity of the lengthy list
of chronic diseases.
Dr. Rachel Rhodes
