An overview of the benefits of Omega-3 fatty acids, dha and epa, and pharmaceutical grade fish oil.
Omega-3's and the benefits of high-dose Fish oil By Aaron Wilmot, editor of Fish Oil Forever The miracle of high dose fish oil: According to renowned research scientist Dr. Barry Sears, Medical Research is focusing more and more on the health benefits of high dose fish oil, which has long been considered by doctors around the world to be one of the most effective remedies for improving physical performance, treating depression and arthritis, and improving concentration and memory.
Fish oil is also widely considered to be effective in preventing heart disease because of it's rich omega-3 component. In addition, new research suggests that high doses of fish oil may also be effective in combating Parkinson's disease, Attention deficit disorder, and other Neurological problems.
Fish oil has been linked to disease prevention. The US National Institutes of Health has also Recognized the benefits of DHA and EPA and has published Recommended Daily Intakes of fatty acids. They recommend a daily intake of 650 mg of DHA and EPA, and 4.44 g/day of linoleic acid. Researchers at Harvard Medical School have used high doses of fish oil to treat bipolar disorder, with considerable success. In addition, researchers in the United Kingdom have reported positive results in treating schizophrenia with fish oil supplements.
Dr. Sears states that the purity of the fish oil the single most important factor to consider when taking it as a supplement. To manufacture pharmaceutical-grade fish oil requires extensive purification. In fact, it takes 100 gallons of health-food grade fish oil to make one gallon of pharmaceutical-grade fish oil. Furthermore, Only pharmaceutical-grade material makes high-dose supplementation possible due to lack of toxins and gastric distress common with other fish oils at recommended dose levels.
Only pharmaceutical-grade material makes high-dose supplementation possible due to lack of toxins and gastric distress common with other fish oils at recommended dose levels. Dr Sears holds thirteen U.S. patents in this field of medicine, and is the author of the New York Times bestseller "The Zone" and a number of other books. His Zone diet is frequently used by celebrities and athletes, among others. His latest book, entitled "the Omega rx Zone", along with his patented fish oil diet bars and pharmaceutical grade fish oil supplements, can be found at http://www.trilogyonline.com/aaronw The fish oil faq there has a substantial amount of pertinent information.
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Aaron Wilmot is an author, editor, researcher and webmaster in the fields of human health and pet nutrition. He is also affiliated with the Healthy Pet Network.