Some people find it hard to believe that the only foods with DHA are seafood and fish. How can something that is supposed to be so important to human health be available in such limited quantities? When we think of other essential nutrients, things like vitamin C and calcium, we know that they are found [...]
What is DHA used for these days? While the abbreviation could refer to a form of vitamin C, the active ingredient in self-tanning products or a coal tar derivative, it is most commonly used to refer to Docosahexaenoic acid, an omega-3 fatty acid. Here’s where you’ll find it and what it’s good for. The primary [...]
Acai Berry products have become increasing more popular over the last few years and there are now a wide variety of Acai Berry products on the market. The Acai Berry has been described as a super food and when you examine its’ properties in more detail you can begin to see why. Why Buy Acai [...]
Let’s face it. Fish oil supplements are recommended for a healthy diet because the body receives so many benefits from the omega-3 fatty acids that they supply, with DHA and EPA being of particular importance. These fatty acids reduce inflammation throughout the body. This chronic inflammation is believed to be the cause of the development [...]
Losing weight is easy right? All we have to do is expend more energy than we consume and the fat will come off. If you burn off 3,500 calories more than you ingest then you will lose 1 pound of body fat. Well, it really is easy in theory but it can be very hard [...]
Having a hip replaced can be a great pain reliever, allowing a person to enjoy everyday living the way they always imagined. Yet, there’s a general fear of hip replacement recovery obstacles, like blood clots or Osteolysis. Because a hip replacement can be the result of numerous life situations, medications and follow up care may [...]
Omega 3 DHA, EPA and ALA are the three types of long chain, polyunsaturated essential fats. Since they are not produced naturally in our body, we have to obtain them via food in our daily diet. Of all the three, DHA is of much importance and most of the benefits of omega 3 are related [...]
You might disagree but hear me out on this; more than 80% of us are deficient in omega 3 fatty acids and need DHA supplements to bridge the gap. Ill effects of these deficiency may be dormant for some time but believe me they will be evident sooner or later in the form of high [...]
You’ve probably heard it a hundred times — Fishoil is good for health but have you ever wondered, what are the benefits that you can reap out of it?Let me answer you in brief — what is fish oil, why it is better than other sources, what its benefits are, and how to select the [...]
Gout pain is excruciating and often occurs without warning at the most inconvenient times. I have been a gout sufferer since I was nineteen or twenty. I am now sixty. I can speak from experience about pain at two AM. Waking up when my knee was inflamed to the size of a football so that [...]