Why Consuming Fish Oils is the Omega Answer for Overall Health

The word “miracle” gets thrown around a lot when it comes to supplements, usually with big, impossible promises.  In the case of fish oils, though, no other term really does them justice.  Not bad for rather unassuming compounds that one can find in humble sea creatures like mackerel, salmon, tuna, and herring!

Fish oils go by many names, though by far the most common for the active compound in these substances is “omega-3 fatty acids.”  The body doesn’t produce omega-3 fatty acids, nor can it produce them from similar compounds such as omega-6 fatty acids.  Despite that, the human body craves fish oil and thrives when it is present, as the substance provides a host of benefits that promote overall health; this is why fish oils are a cornerstone of any effective, sustainable wellness plan prescribed by a chiropractor or functional medicine practitioner.

Benefits of Fish Oils

Frankly, it’s difficult to find an area of bodily function where fish oils don’t help.  As they are a natural anti-inflammatory, regular intake of fish oils lowers inflammation throughout the body, helping the body treat chronic pain such as that caused by arthritis.  Anti-inflammatory substances such as fish oil also improve overall cardiovascular health and restore function to muscles or tissue suffering from trauma or subluxations.

Some of the other benefits of fish oils include:

• Improved brain and nervous system function (fish really is “brain food!”)
• Reducing muscle pain or soreness
• Treatment of skin conditions such as psoriasis
• Lowering high blood pressure, triglycerides, and cholesterol
• Weight loss and improved functional strength

Fish Oil Supplements

Though it is possible to get all the fish oils that a body needs through careful eating, that requires an incredibly seafood-heavy diet, and unless you are extremely selective about sourcing their seafood, eating that much fish can open you up to increased risk of exposure to mercury and other toxins.

Instead, chiropractors and functional medicine practitioners regularly prescribe their patients fish oil supplements.  These are all-natural, completely safe nutritional supplements created through a molecular distillation process that results in 100% pure fish oil, without any adulterants.

There is a variety of fish oil supplements available, and it can be difficult to know where to start when first introducing these supplements to your diet.  Since every body has different needs, consult your functional medicine practitioner or nutritional counselor to find out how to get your body what it needs for overall health.

 

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