Fish Oils

Fish Oils

Fish Oil is an amazing thing to me. There are so many benefits to taking a good quality of fish oil. Nordic Natural’s is my favorite brand. Not only for quality but they have a variety of mixtures and flavors, and you can choose gel caps or liquids in most.

Again we are looking at Omega 3 fatty Acids.(this time not from a plant source) EPA -(eicosapentaenoic acid) which is the so called director of prostaglandins helping to calm down and protect our systems. It helps to maintain the heart and circulatory system, lowers those bad homocysteine levels, and helps to support proper immune function. EPA, also has a very positive effect on your inflammatory response. Through several mechanisms, they regulate your body's inflammation cycle, which prevents and relieves painful conditions like arthritis, prostatitis, cystitis and anything else ending in "itis."

Then we have the DHA (docosahexaenoic acid). DHA helps to feed our nervous system, our brian and our eyes. Approximately 30 percent of our brain is made up of DHA. It is essential for memory and learning, and all cognitive function. It also promotes a good mood and overall wellbeing.

Studies have shown that children (and adults) with ADD and ADHD experience a greatly improved quality of life. And those with dyslexia, dyspraxia and compulsive disorders have gotten a new lease on life thanks to omega 3 fish oils. It helps to improve memory, recall, reasoning, focus and attention span on most children who are hyperactive and or learning delayed in some way. Other research studies, found that omega 3 fish oil supplements "alleviate" the symptoms of depression, bipolar and psychosis.

I give Jesse 2 fish oil products, one in the morning and another at dinner. I use Artic Cod Liver Oil in peach flavor in the morning. The reason I use this one is because it also has naturally occurring vitamins A and D as well. In the winter, Jesse is not outside as much in the sunshine, so the little extra Vitamin D in the Cod Liver Oil is enough to keep his mood laughing and happy. As far as Vitamin A goes, Vitamin A deficiency is rare in the United States, but a deficiency can cause night blindness, eye inflammation, diarrhea and other problems. Then again too much vitamin A can cause nausea, irritability and blurred vision in its mild form. In addition, the palms of the hands and the bottoms of the feet can turn orange if a person has a high intake of Vitamin A. Vitamin A toxicity can cause growth retardation, hair loss and enlarged spleen and liver in its more severe form.

Then in the evening with dinner I give him the High Potency DHA by Nordic Naturals in strawberry flavor. This is an essential nutrient for maintaining cellular fluidity. It supports his emotional well being as well as memory and cognitive function. Again the brain is made up of approx 30 percent DHA.

For Jesse I can say that he is always in a good mood and happy unless he has a wet diaper. Since the addition of Fish Oils quite a while back, he was able to sit and focus on things better. So his attention span was improved a good deal. Also I believe in part to the Cod Liver Oil that inflammation in his body is physically non-existent. Jesse also has an aortic insufficiency. These past three years he has been stabilized and not gotten any worse. So possibly the Fish Oil is the reason for that as well.

I hope this journal helped you in someway. If you have any topic you would like to discuss or learn more about. Feel free to ask. I will do my best to give rock solid information on these things and share my own experiences with them as well. Jesse takes over 15 different supplements and is limited to a gluten and dairy free diet, as well as few other things in diet we eliminate. We also stay away from things like High Fructose Corn Syrup, MSG and artificial sweetners. Because of this he is happy, mobile and quite healthy, and easy to manage for the most part.

Thanks for stopping by! You only have one life in your physical body, please take care it properly while in this world of artificial and processed foods.