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Omega-3 Supplement Linked To Healthier Babies

Posted by Healthyou, Consumer Health Educator on Tuesday, March 12, 2013, In : supplements

There is another good reason for including a healthy diet in family planning. This time researchers linked Omega-3 to healthier babies and reduced risk for premature delivery.

Omega-3 is present in oily fish and fish oil and is available as a supplement. Omega -3 is also present in some packaged food products that have it as an additive.

In a double blind clinical trials study done on Omega-3 fatty acids, researchers found that mothers who took the supplement during pregnancy have healthie...
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Fish Twice Per Week -Not Supplements

Posted by Healthyou, Consumer Health Educator on Wednesday, October 31, 2012, In : supplements

Unhealthy eating is the #1 avoidable risk factor for diseases such as strokes. Fortunately it is also the simplest risk factor to modify.

For healthy eating it is recommended that a diet includes 2 servings of fish per week, also recommended is omega 3 & 6 fish oils.

According to a recent study 2 servings of fish per week reduces the risk for strokes, but not fish oil supplements. This is
another reason to place diet as number 1 and not rely on supplements.

For the study, researchers examine...
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Things You should Know About Vitamin D

Posted by Healthyou, Consumer Health Educator on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, In : supplements

Vitamin D is called the sunshine vitamin, it is necessary to prevent diabetes, to build strong bones, for teeth health and for general health.

We produce it ourselves through exposure to the sun.

Unfortunately we need a lot more sun than we can get to produce enough vitamin-D for our health.

Due to the harmful effects of the sun we need to protect our health from it. Actions and products that can do so also prevent us from the exposure necessary to produce vitamin-D.

Certain people are espe...
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