Wednesday, November 15, 2006
EPA & DHA - The Good Fat
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) and Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) are fatty acids found in cold water fish. (In other words, they are types of fish oils.) EPA and DHA are both polyunsaturated fats, because their molecular structures contain multiple bonds that are not saturated with hydrogen atoms. Unsaturated fats are called, "the good fats," because they have been proven to lower the levels of low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. LDL cholesterol is a substance that builds on your artery walls and hardens them. This blocks blood flow and can lead to serious heart complications. EPA and DHA are converted by the body into a hormone called prostaglandin, which helps regulate cell activity and is essential in keeping a healthy cardiovascular system.
DHA is one of the substances that makes up brain tissue and is used in the process of neurotransmitter development. Neurotransmitters are the brain communicators that send chemical signals between the nerve cells and the brain. DHA is also one of the substances that makes up the retina of the eye and is essential for normal eye function. DHA is present in high doses during pregnancy because it is essential in the process of fetus development. Other benefits of EPA and DHA include: lowering the body's loss of heat as an insulator, protecting body tissues and organs as a physical cushion, and acting as a natural source of energy.
Sesame lignans have been proven to increase antioxidant activity, when taken with Vitamin E (the vitamin group with the most antioxidant properties). Sesame lignans also has been proven to enhance the nutrient performance that fish oils have in the body. Olive fruit extract is a by product of olive oil that has been proven to increase the rate at which healthy cells in the body are produced. At the same time olive fruit extract also can help stop the production of cancerous cells and increase apoptosis (programmed cell death) of existing cancerous cells.
Vitamin Depot Online.com offers Super Omega 3 - EPA/DHA with Sesame Lignans & Olive Fruit Extract, which is a soft-gel capsule that contains the fatty acids: EPA and DHA. These fish oils are essential to the human body and begin to decrease in bodily production as you get older.
DHA is one of the substances that makes up brain tissue and is used in the process of neurotransmitter development. Neurotransmitters are the brain communicators that send chemical signals between the nerve cells and the brain. DHA is also one of the substances that makes up the retina of the eye and is essential for normal eye function. DHA is present in high doses during pregnancy because it is essential in the process of fetus development. Other benefits of EPA and DHA include: lowering the body's loss of heat as an insulator, protecting body tissues and organs as a physical cushion, and acting as a natural source of energy.
Sesame lignans have been proven to increase antioxidant activity, when taken with Vitamin E (the vitamin group with the most antioxidant properties). Sesame lignans also has been proven to enhance the nutrient performance that fish oils have in the body. Olive fruit extract is a by product of olive oil that has been proven to increase the rate at which healthy cells in the body are produced. At the same time olive fruit extract also can help stop the production of cancerous cells and increase apoptosis (programmed cell death) of existing cancerous cells.
Vitamin Depot Online.com offers Super Omega 3 - EPA/DHA with Sesame Lignans & Olive Fruit Extract, which is a soft-gel capsule that contains the fatty acids: EPA and DHA. These fish oils are essential to the human body and begin to decrease in bodily production as you get older.
