While we can not stop the aging process, we can control our quality of life as we age. Including exercise, specifically resistance training, as a lifestyle habit as well as meeting the recommended omega-3 dietary intake each day are two of the best strategies that can help you optimise your quality of life throughout your lifespan.
Tag Archives | Omega 3
Omega-3 Promotes Wound Healing in Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers
This systematic review of current research provides insight on the importance of certain nutrients in promoting wound healing in chronic venous leg ulcers. If you have been diagnosed with chronic venous leg ulcers, ensure your diet meets your body’s needs for overall health and wellbeing. Include the specific nutrients mentioned above to promote a better healing response.
Cut Meat to Reduce Risk of Cancer
This research reinforces the health benefits of including more plant-based foods in your diet. If you do not want to make a complete switch to a plant-based diet, this new research provides comforting results. Red meat can still be included in moderation, but seafood is a lower risk choice as part of an overall balanced diet to support your health.
The Role of Seafood in Reducing Preeclampsia Risk
Omega-3 fat is an essential fat that plays important roles in promoting your health and wellbeing throughout life. During pregnancy, this polyunsaturated fat looks after the health of not only the mother but also the unborn child, by reducing the risk of preeclampsia.
Reduce Migraines with Vitamin D and Omega 3
There are many health benefits of maintaining adequate vitamin D and omega-3 levels, ideally through diet. These nutrients boost immunity, heart health and fight inflammation. Migraine sufferers have the added benefit of reduced duration and frequency of migraine headaches.
Remain healthier longer
Remain healthier longer with easy food swaps to increase your lifespan. One factor that influences your longevity is your diet.
An easy swap to help reduce your triglyceride levels
Heart disease is still the number one killer in Australians. Eliminating all fat is not the answer. Reduce your triglyceride levels instead.
Athletes may need greater amounts of Omega 3 fat than the general guidelines
The IOC has made recommendations based on the current research that athletes may need up to four times the amount of omega-3 fat than the recommendations made for the general population.
Omega-3 fat has definitive support to reduce your risk of Heart Disease
by Ashleigh Feltham Accredited Practising Dietitian and Accredited Nutritionist Stop the press! Omega-3 fat has definitive support to reduce your risk of Heart Disease. Heart disease is the number one killer of Australians. Your lifestyle choices play a major role in either increasing or decreasing your risk. One of these major lifestyle choices is your […]
Omega 3 fat is key to absorbing fat-soluble vitamins
by Ashleigh Feltham Accredited Practising Dietitian and Accredited Nutritionist The matrix of health benefits in seafood is immense. One role you may not have considered is the role of omega 3 fat in absorbing your fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K. If you eat a meal or snack without fat, then these fat-soluble vitamins […]
