The Benefits of Fish Oil

How to Choose the Best Omega 3 Fish Oil

2010-01-07T10:14:00.000-08:00

First I visited the supermarkets and herbal stores and found that 90% of the fish oil sold is ineffective if not downright harmful to your health. Low grade fish oils are dangerous because of pollutants such as mercury or even carcinogens such as dioxins and PCB’s. So how to choose a good quality fish oil with no contaminants and high in omega 3's.

High quality fish oil supplements containing a very high percentage of omega 3 (above (60%) must be inspected by an independent institution recognized by the world’s leading manufacturers of omega 3. This institute is named IFOS -International Fish Oil Standards based at the University of Guelph in Canada and on their website you can find an updated list of companies and the analysis of their products.

High quality fish oil which is virtually 100% pure is called “Pharmaceutical Grade” (PGFO).

Of the 15 companies or so that produce pharmaceutical grade fish oil certified by the IFOS, the best buy is Omega-3 PGFO from A-M B-Well inc. This is because prices are discounted up to 40% compared to competitors if you buy more than one bottle. Also A-M B-Well produces the purest of the pharmaceutical grades. They also ship worldwide and shipping is free when you buy more than 1 bottles or by the case. Here is a link to their latest 5 star certificate of purity. I was also impressed by the statement by the owner Anne-Marie, where she says on the website, “The reason we decided to change is so that we could stay true to our mission and make pharmaceutical grade fish oil affordable to all walks of life". The website is quite impressive as well. Full of information and lots of info on “the Zone” if you are into that. There is also very informative forums and the website is clean from irrelevant ads, stays on topic, and is easy to navigate.

So if you are looking for a better omega 3 supplement than you are already on or looking to start taking fish oil to get your omega 3’s. I strongly suggest you give Omega-3 PGFO by A-M B-Well a try first. You will not be disappointed. You can visit the order page by clicking here.

I now include fish oil in my diet

2009-02-10T17:18:00.000-08:00

Well it has been a while since I posted about my health. Since then I have tried a few other things in order to help with my diet. I am starting to really follow the belief that we are what we eat so I have made some diet changes. One of those changes was to include fish oil capsules in my diet once and for all and all the time. I started taking 6,000 mg per day (6 capsules) as per instructed for my spondilitis.

I can honestly say that my thinking is much clearer now and I do not dwell on pain so much or feel so tired all the time. This might also be because I know what the omega-3 is doing for me.

So what is the omega-3 fatty acids doing and why does it help fight against the inflammation in my joints?

"Every cell in our body is surrounded by a cell membrane composed mainly of fatty acids. The cell membrane allows the proper amounts of necessary nutrients to enter the cell and ensures that waste products are quickly removed from the cell. Because cell membranes are made up of fat, the integrity and fluidity of our cell membranes is determined in large part by the type of fat we eat. For the cell membrane to function optimally it must maintain its integrity and fluidity. Cells without a healthy membrane lose their ability to hold water and vital nutrients. They also lose their ability to communicate with other cells. Researchers believe that loss of cell to cell communication is one of the physiological events that leads to growth of cancerous tumors and that diets containing large amounts of saturated or hydrogenated fats produce cell membranes that are hard and lack fluidity. On the other side of the coin, diets rich in omega 3 fats produce cell membranes with a high degree of fluidity."
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Well that says it all for me.

I have heard so much already about how good omega-3 it is for your heart. This makes all the more sense to me.

Also make sure you get yourself pharmaceutical grade fish oil otherwise you will end up poisoning yourself with all the toxic stuff that is in poor grade fish oil.

Go to the IFOS consumer reports if you want to find the best grade of fish oil. They are the 5 star types. Their oil is the purest and the best.

My choice is Omega-3 PGFO from A-M B-Well inc. in Canada. They also ship all over the world. The have the purest and the best price all around if you order more than one bottle. Shipping is also free. I have tried some others brands but AM's is the best. They say they will beat anyone's price and they do. I know.

Enlightenment

2006-11-13T16:23:00.000-08:00

The Message from Water through photographs of many water crystals, shows that water is capable of memorizing, retaining, and relaying any type of information such as: music, pictures, words, prayers, and thoughts.
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I have watched this movie "What the Bleep Do We Know" quite a few times now and each time I watch I get a better understanding of myself and how I might go about reversing some habits that I have gained over the years. I highly recommend this for those looking for more insight to oneself.

Depression

2006-11-12T23:57:00.000-08:00

Well here comes my black mood once again that I tend to experience around this time of the year. Especially this month and next. I think it is a combination of pain, dampness and diminishing sunlight, mixed in with memories of times passed.

This year I am going to try and combat the mood with some new ways of thinking. One of them is to introduce chanting into my daily life. I can either say it out loud or in my mind. Either way it has to work as I have tried everything else, even including suicide at one time. Anyway I will post more about what this chanting is all about shortly.

Dieting - not easy

2006-11-08T10:47:00.000-08:00

I have to loose my gut as it is causing me complications. How to do this is another story when I have problems exercising. Trading a bowl of ice cream for a bowl of broccoli is quite depressing. Yea I know - willpower. Time to find a diet that is perfect for me but first I need to understand more about my health and what is out there that can help.

Causes of Ankylosing Spondylitis

2006-10-31T12:55:00.000-08:00

The cause of AS is not known, but the condition may be partly hereditary (passed down from parents to children).

One in 2000 people in the UK have AS. It is more common and often more severe in men than in women, and usually begins between the ages of 16 and 40 years.
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Seems this is true as I was just informed that one of my nieces' so far has the same disease now and she is in her early 30's. I wonder how the rest will fair?!

Morning Power Fibre Drink

2006-10-29T09:57:00.000-08:00

Morning Power Fibre Drink
(to swallow fish oil capsules with)

1 Large orange
1 cup of Apple Juice
1/2 cup fat free plain yogurt
1 Chopped banana (frozen)
1 TBS ground flax seed
1 TBS Wheat Germ
1 whole egg (optional)
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
3 frozen strawberries.

Combine all ingredients but frozen banana and strawberries in blender. Add frozen banana and strawberries after things are well blended. Blend till smooth then drink.

Fish Oil in your diet

2006-10-28T14:12:00.000-07:00

Diet tips
Dietary changes which assist in reducing inflammation in the joints may be of some benefit to a person with Ankylosing Spondylitis. The diet should be rich in oily fish (salmon, tuna, mackerel, mullet) which contain anti-inflammatory essential fatty acids. Foods high in Vitamin C e.g., apples, pears, berries, pawpaws etc., may help to maintain healthy connective tissue. Foods such as tripe, oats, irish moss, shark fin soup and mussels are rich in proteoglycans which help to nourish and restore cartilage.
Source: http://au.health.yahoo.com/041101/25/1ux1.html?r=96752965%7C5

I cannot stress more about the advantages to eating lots of fish to get the omega-3. Recently I realized I was not eating very well due to the toxic effects of morphine. I decided to benefit myself by taking some fish oil capsules. I started looking around for the best and found out that pharmaceutical grade fish oil is it. No contaminents. I use Omega-3 PGFO. It comes in at the best price I could find and is 5 star rated by the IFOS.

Well here we go

2006-10-28T12:28:00.000-07:00

Welcome to my blog on Ankylosing Spondylitis to which I am cursed with.

I started this blog to express the importance of diet and other types of healing in order to help others that have the same disease.

I will post about some of the different drugs and remedies and meditation I am using in order to fight the inflamation and exist in harmony with the pain. It is not easy but there is a balance. It is the balance I seek.

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Ankylosing spondylitis (AS; also known as Bechterew's disease; Bechterew syndrome; Marie Strümpell disease / Marie Struempell disease / Spondyloarthritis)

More Info..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankylosing_spondylitis