| What are the effects of fish oil? If it is a good | | | | It has already been shown that an increased |
| quality supplement with a high DHA content, there | | | | intake of DHA reduces a person's risk of |
| are some things that you will notice right away. | | | | age-related macular degeneration, a condition |
| The other benefits have to do with the protection | | | | often responsible for blindness in the elderly. |
| of your long-term health. | | | | There is reason to believe that it also reduces |
| Here's a look at the short and long-term benefits. | | | | your risk of cataracts and overall visual |
| The things that you should notice right away have | | | | deterioration that sometimes accompanies the |
| to do with your brain and your joints. If you are | | | | aging process. |
| in reasonably good health, you should notice an | | | | The effects of fish oil in the bloodstream are of |
| improved ability to concentrate. Your dreams | | | | greatest interest to scientists and people, alike. |
| may be more vivid and you should sleep more | | | | They have been shown to reduce inflammation, |
| soundly. | | | | keep the blood thin and free flowing, reduce blood |
| If you are suffering from depression, anxiety or | | | | pressure, reduce blood triglycerides and improve |
| an attention deficit disorder, you should notice | | | | "good" HDL cholesterol content. |
| some improvement. If not right away, within a | | | | When you see all of the benefits listed one after |
| short period of time, you should notice a reduction | | | | the other, it looks like some kind of miracle drug. |
| in symptoms. | | | | But, it is simply one of the basic nutrients that |
| If you have no problem with your joints, you | | | | your body needs to survive. |
| might not notice the benefits. If you suffer from | | | | The reason that we see so many of the effects |
| arthritis, you should notice a reduction in pain, | | | | of fish oil, today, has to do with a lack of DHA |
| greater flexibility and a reduced need for pain | | | | and EPA in our modern foodstuff. It is found only |
| medications. | | | | in seafood and some types of marine algae. |
| The long-term effects of fish oil have to do with | | | | It has been theorized that DHA consumption is |
| a reduced risk of stroke, heart and cardiovascular | | | | what allowed man's brain to become larger than |
| disease, a reduced risk of degenerative eye | | | | his primate cousins. But, if you don't believe in the |
| diseases and possibly a reduced risk of | | | | theories of evolution, you should be able to see |
| Alzheimer's. The nutrients found in these oils are | | | | that man's diet has changed drastically over the |
| specific omega-3 fatty acids called | | | | last 2000 years. Our bodies, on the other hand, |
| Docosahexaenoic acid and Eicosapentaenoic acid. | | | | have not changed much at all. |
| Docosahexaenoic acid or DHA is a major | | | | You will need to learn how to choose a good |
| component of brain cells and nerve endings. It is | | | | supplement if you want to see all of the positive |
| abundant in the retina, a sensitive portion of the | | | | effects of fish oil. But, that's a subject for |
| eye that gathers light and transmits signals to the | | | | another article. |
| brain, allowing us to see. | | | | |