By now chances are that you know that the Omega 3 polyunsaturated fats found in fish oil are good for your health. Very good for your health.
Scientists are finding more and more reasons to take more Omega 3 fats into our bodies. Our hearts, our eyes, our brains, our organs, there’s so many reasons to get more good fats into our body.
Theres 2 essential fatty acids found in fish oil. DHA, or Docosahexaenoic acid, is the main one but EPA (Eicosapentaenoic acid) is also very important. These are the most important essential fatty acids.
And as there is plenty of these in fish oil most Omega 3 supplements are based on fish oil.
But there is also a plant based Omega 3 fatty acid. Its called ALA (alpha-linolenic acid). The benefit to the body is that it converts ALA to DHA, although there is debate about how much ALA actually gets converted, some say not a lot. For that reason DHA from fish oil is better, because your body doesnt need to convert it.
You get your stores of Omega 3 fats from what you eat. Now you really need to take a daily dose of Omega 3 so the best way to do that is to take daily fish oil supplements. But it’s also very useful to add more Omega 3 to your general diet as well.
There are good fats and bad fats. Saturated fat found mainly in dairy products and meat, are not healthy fats. But if you eat the right foods with the good fats in them then youre eating better food and getting healthier from what you eat.
Some oils like olive oil and flaxseed oil have good fats too, for cooking. And there are vegetables that do too like brussel sprouts and spinach.
The fat found in vegetables is ALA but if you’re getting your DHA and EPA from your daily fish oil supplements then you’re getting everything you need. And eat fish, but not too much. The FDA tells us to eat only moderate amounts of fish due to chemical contamination.
So if you’re taking your daily fish oil supplements and you’re doing some good Omega 3 cooking then you’re getting the best of both worlds. So start looking for some high Omega 3 foods and find a few good Omega 3 recipes for the kitchen. You need to source an Omega 3 cookbook to find some great recipes.
So grab a good Omega 3 cookbook and start making some recipes. Buy a high Omega oil to cook with and begin cooking some Omega 3 recipes for the family.
So remember, whilst you should be taking daily fish oil supplements to get the maximum benefit from those good fats, its well worthwhile also concentrating on using Omega 3 recipes when doing your cooking.
Not all fishoil supplements are the same and you need to know how to source the best fish oil capsules. You can find out how to do that on my website.
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