Breathe Easy With Omega-3 Fatty Acids
By Jon Herring
You already know about the many health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids. This essential fat - mostly found in fish - is critical for heart and brain health. But there is also evidence that omega-3s help with breathing and lung-related conditions like asthma and COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). Japanese researchers split COPD sufferers into two groups. One ate a diet rich in omega-3s, the other an "average" diet. After 15 months, the group that got the extra omega-3s not only showed dramatic improvement in their ability to exercise, their inflammation and shortness of breath dropped too.
For best results, an adult should consume about 3,200 mg of omega-3s per day. If you take a liquid fish oil supplement (such as Carlson's), that would be about 2 teaspoons.
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