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| Wed, 11-28-2007 - 2:55pm |
Omega-3s can help your heart, lungs, and joints. Here's how to get all you need.
The next time you're shopping for ibuprofen or some other anti-inflammatory, consider picking up a couple of salmon fillets while you're at it. Your achy knees will thank you.
For some time, the popular fish has been viewed as one of the best dietary sources of omega-3 fatty acids, a group of polyunsaturated fats that is more commonly connected to heart health. But new research now links the anti-inflammatory properties of omega-3s — which are also found in other fatty fish and plant-based foods like walnuts and flaxseed — to the relief of joint pain associated with arthritis or exercise.
In fact, "scientific evidence is leading us to believe that omega-3s may not only alleviate joint pain, but may also prevent it," says Dawn Jackson Blatner, R.D., a dietitian with Northwestern Memorial Hospital Wellness Institute in Chicago and a spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association. "Omega-3s are one of the key nutrients every runner should have in their diet." And not just for pain relief. Research has also shown that omega-3s may help prevent exercise-induced asthma. For some people, vigorous exercise can trigger a narrowing of the airways, restricting airflow. In a study from Indiana University, three weeks of fish-oil supplementation helped subjects extinguish airway inflammation and improve postexercise lung function by 64 percent.
Continue reading this fish tale here: http://health.msn.com/dietfitness/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100175857



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I buy Krill Oil online. It's supposed to be one of the highest, if not the highest, source of Omega 3's you can get. I read somewhere that the Omega 3's from plants are not as effective as the ones from fish, but I can't remember where.
The following link gives many more details. It's not spam like I'm trying to sell you something I profit from; I'm just giving it because it has info. about how krill oil helps.
http://www.mercola.com/products/krill_oil.htm
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That's why I'm buying delicious dark chocolate truffles loaded with Omega-3.... maybe they add salmon chunks to them, not sure.
ROFL, one can only hope!
Those truffles look really delicious!
They'll go well with my Calcium Supplements--dark chocolate!
http://www.adoracalcium.com/nutrition.php#dark
Zumba-Deb
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