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Why Fish Oil Beats Flaxseed Oil for Omega-3 in Your Diet

New research reveals millions of Americans are deficient in the vital digestive enzyme called D6D (delta-6 desaturase) required to convert flax oil into EPA and GLA, the two nutrients that fight inflammation....

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Health Benefits of OMEGA 3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids

Fish oil contains omega 3 fatty acids, unsaturated oils that can help prevent heart disease. The body can also make it from alpha-linolenic acid. Health Benefits from the Daily Consumption of Omega...

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Healthy Fat and Your Diet

There is no question that consuming certain types of fat can lead to health conditions, but are any fats good for you? Over the last thirty years saturated fats have been the topic of discussion when it comes...

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Why You Need to Take Borage Oil Supplements

Borage Seed Oil is the second of the "four most important diet supplements," which are: Fish Oil, Borage Seed Oil, Green Tea and Magnesium. These four products correct major deficiencies in the average...

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Olive oil...use it at your own peril

Olive Oil is often eluded as almost being the holy grail of natural oils.  Olive oil is an emollient and does contain Vitamin E and polyphenols.  Of all the plant oils Olive Oil one of the few that contains...

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The DHA Dilemma: Why Vegetarians Need to Make Just One Exception in Their Diet

DHA (short for docosahexaenoic acid) is a long chain omega-3 fatty acid with 22 carbon atoms that is absolutely essential for life and health. DHA is incorporated into cell walls or membranes, where it serves...

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Health Benefits Of Flax Seed

Description And Appearance Flax seeds have a sort of nutty flavor to them. They are slightly larger than sesame seeds. Flax seeds have been a popular supplement for many years now. They have many health...

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Jimmy T's Magical Tea Recipe for Healing Digestive Issues

Photo by gifrancis @ http://www.everystockphoto.com/photo.php?imageId=2330156 When you're ill, nothing feels better than a warming cup of tea. You breathe in the vapors, let the heat sink into your bones,...

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Omega 3 - Health Benefits

The rising rate of obesity in the last fifty years has given fat a bad name. The truth is not all fats are responsible for obesity or the health conditions associated with it. Fats can be divided into its...

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Health Benefits of Buckwheat

Buckwheat is the fruit seed of a plant originally from Asia. The triangular seeds from buckwheat can be used to make flour after being removed from the husk. Buckwheat flour has a strong, distinctive flavor...

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