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Fish oil helps reduce period pain and duration

If you dread that time of the month, try increasing your intake of omega-3 as well as thiamine, calcium and magnesium to reduce the discomfort associated with period cramps. Fish oil helps reduce period pain and duration.

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Omega-3 Boosts Muscle Function Throughout Life

Omega-3 Boosts Muscle Function Throughout Life

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Reduce Migraines with Vitamin D and Omega 3

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.

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Increase Your Lifespan Healthy food

Remain healthier longer

Remain healthier longer with easy food swaps to increase your lifespan. One factor that influences your longevity is your diet.

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Reduce your triglyceride levels

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.

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Athletes may need greater amounts of Omega 3 fat than the general guidelines

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.

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Omega-3 fat has definitive support to reduce your risk of Heart Disease

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 […]

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Omega 3 fat is key to absorbing fat-soluble vitamins

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 […]

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