
FISH OIL
Other name Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Cod Liver Oil, EPA/DHA Ethyl Ester, Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA)
It is an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids that can easily be assimilated by our body.
Two major component of Omega-3 fatty acid
- Eicosapentaenic acid (EPA)
- Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)
SOURCES OF FISH OIL
Anchovies, bluefish, herring, mackerel, salmon, sardines, sturgeon, tuna
HEALTH BENEFITS of EPA + DHA
Cardiovascular Protection
SYNERGISTEC EFFECT OF FISH OIL AND VITAMIN E
Minimum daily intake : 400-500mg EPA+DHA
OMEGA FATTY ACIDS
are needed by our body and must be acquired through diet. They play an important role in brain, cognitive and behavioral functions.
SOURCE OF OMEGA FATTY ACIDS
Fish(tuna, Salmon), algae, some plants and nuts oil
HEALTH BENEFITS
An essential long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid which is beneficial in pregnant, breastfeeding women and infants. It is a component of the body’s phospholipids cell membrane particularly in the grey matter of the brain, retina (eyes) and sperm.
SOURCE OF DHA
Mackerel, Sardines, Shellfish, Salmon, Tuna
HEALTH BENEFITS OF DHA
Pregnancy
An essential fatty acid that is synthesized from alpha-linolenic acid (ALA). It is the precursor of DHA. It is necessary for prostaglandin production that controls blood clothing mechanism.
SOURCE OF EPA
Cold water fatty fish: Tuna, mackerel, salmon, sardines and herring
HEALTH BENEFITS
Cardiovascular protection
RECOMMENDED DOSE
Adequate minimum daily intake of Adults : 220 mg per day
VITAMIN E
An essential vitamin and considered as a dietary supplement. The d-alpha tocopherol is the most active natural form in human and a very powerful antioxidant. It is a fat soluble vitamin and can be stored in body fat tissues up to six (6) month.
SOURCE OF VITAMIN E
Green leafy vegetable (Spinach, broccoli), avocado, kiwi fruits, mango, tomato, vegetable oils(corn, soybean), nuts(almonds, hazelnuts, peanuts), Sunflower seeds, wheat products, fortified cereals, margarine, egg yolk, liver and fish.
HEALTH BENEFITS
RECOMMENDED DOSE
Women – 8mg/day
Men – 10mg/day
Conversion factor: mg to IU: 1mg alpha-tocopherol = 1.49 IU (natural form)
IU to 1 IU alpha-tocopherol = 0.67mg (natural form)
- Decrease the risk of developing coronary heart disease (CHD), heart attack and stroke.
- Prevents cardiac arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death.
- Prevents atherosclerotic plaque formation.
- Lowers LDL “bad” Cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
- Lowers high blood pressure
- Prevent blood clot formation or blockage of grafts of in patients undergoing hemodialysis due to chronic kidney disease.
- Prevents blockage or re-closing of coronary artery bypass grafts.
- Booster body’s Immune system.
- Decreases incidence of flu, cough and colds.
- Improves symptoms of Systemic Lupus erythematosus (SLE)
- Decrease the risk of developing breast, colon and prostate cancer.
- Reduces the risk of developing diabetes.
- Improves symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory conditions by reducing pain and inflammation due to the increased PGE1 and PGE3 prostaglandins.
- Gastrointestinal protection
- Improves and treats some gastrointestinal disorders like Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, short bowel syndrome and ulcers.
- Central Nervous System protection
- Improve cognitive, behavior and memory functions.
- Improve mental conditions like in depression state (low serotonin level), anxiety, attention deficit-hypression disorder (ADHD), schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
- Prevents and delays formation of eye diseases like dry eyes syndrome, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and glaucoma.
- Provides shiny and glowing skin
- Reduces acne formation by inhibiting androgen, preventing sebum formation in hair follicle.
- Protects the skin against sun ultraviolet radiation that can cause wrinkles and lines.
- Relieves and improves skin itchiness, redness and other skin lesions like eczema and psoriasis.
- Enhance hair growth and prevents hair loss due to protein-rich content of fish oil.
- Prevents the risk of miscarriage in pregnant women with anti-phospholipid syndrome.
- Prevents low birth weight and premature babies.
- Enhances fetal brain and eyes development due to DHA component.
- Children born with mothers under fish oil supplements during pregnancy had higher IQs and with enhanced eye and hand movement coordination.
- Prevents and delays onset of osteoporosis.
- Enhance weight loss especially when combined with exercise by reducing fats cells accumulation.
- Reduces episodes of menstrual pain and cramps.
SYNERGISTEC EFFECT OF FISH OIL AND VITAMIN E
- Improve movement disorders in children with dyspraxia and dyslexia.
- Enhances their healing properties to treat cardiovascular diseases and some cancer cases.
- Vitamin E enhances the antioxidant property of fish oil by preventing free radicals formation.
- High dose of fish oil may cause depletion of vitamin E in our body. This can be replenished by giving vitamin E supplementation.
Minimum daily intake : 400-500mg EPA+DHA
OMEGA FATTY ACIDS
are needed by our body and must be acquired through diet. They play an important role in brain, cognitive and behavioral functions.
SOURCE OF OMEGA FATTY ACIDS
Fish(tuna, Salmon), algae, some plants and nuts oil
HEALTH BENEFITS
- ·Help in cancer prevention and treatment.
- Cardiovascular protection. Lower the risk of developing heart diseases like arteriosclerosis and heart attack. Also lower blood cholesterol and triglycerides levels.
- Essential in prostaglandin production.
- Regulate heart rate and blood pressure.
- Essential in blood clotting mechanism, fertility, conception and immune response.
- Repair cellular membrane
- Prevent early aging.
- Assist the adrenal and thyroid glands to function properly.
- Essential for proper growth in children, neural tube development and sensory system maturation.
- Improve memory.
- Improve symptoms of diabetic neuropathy (numbness, tingling sensation).
- Improve symptoms of arthristis, rheumatoid disorder and asthma.
- Reduce and relieve symptoms of pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS).
- Improve skin disorders like eczema and psoriasis.
- Promote weight loss.
An essential long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid which is beneficial in pregnant, breastfeeding women and infants. It is a component of the body’s phospholipids cell membrane particularly in the grey matter of the brain, retina (eyes) and sperm.
SOURCE OF DHA
Mackerel, Sardines, Shellfish, Salmon, Tuna
HEALTH BENEFITS OF DHA
Pregnancy
- Aids in fetal and infant eyes(visual acuity) and brain development.
- Improve the behavior of Attention deficit hypreractive disorder (ADHD) patients.
- Prevention Coronary heart diseases, heart attack and stroke.
- Decreases blood viscosity and reduces the risk of blood clot formation.
- Prevents atherosclerotic plaque formation.
- Reduces LDL “bad” cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
- Decreases the incidence of developing depression.
- Suppresses the production of inflammatory chemicals such as COX-2, interleukin-1 (IL-1) and tumor necrosis (TNF).
- Reduces the risk of developing colon and prostate cancer.
- Slows and delays aging process due to the higher omega-3 fatty acids that slow the rate of telomere shortening (DNA level of sign of aging).
An essential fatty acid that is synthesized from alpha-linolenic acid (ALA). It is the precursor of DHA. It is necessary for prostaglandin production that controls blood clothing mechanism.
SOURCE OF EPA
Cold water fatty fish: Tuna, mackerel, salmon, sardines and herring
HEALTH BENEFITS
Cardiovascular protection
- Prevents and treats coronary heart diseases.
- Reduces the risk of plaque disposition causing atherosclerosis.
- Lower high blood pressure.
- Decreases blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
- Inhibits blood clotting mechanism.
- Inhibits tumor or cancer cell growth (leukemic HL 60 and K-562 cells)
- Improves autoimmune diseases such as Raynaud’s disease.
- Improves symptoms of arthritis and SLE due to the release of leukotrienes.
- Reduces the risk of developing depression
- Improves symptoms of schizophrenia and psychosis.
RECOMMENDED DOSE
Adequate minimum daily intake of Adults : 220 mg per day
VITAMIN E
An essential vitamin and considered as a dietary supplement. The d-alpha tocopherol is the most active natural form in human and a very powerful antioxidant. It is a fat soluble vitamin and can be stored in body fat tissues up to six (6) month.
SOURCE OF VITAMIN E
Green leafy vegetable (Spinach, broccoli), avocado, kiwi fruits, mango, tomato, vegetable oils(corn, soybean), nuts(almonds, hazelnuts, peanuts), Sunflower seeds, wheat products, fortified cereals, margarine, egg yolk, liver and fish.
HEALTH BENEFITS
- Anti-oxidant property.
- Enhances and strengthens body’s immune system.
- Removes and neutralizes free radicals thus preventing cellular damages.
- Cardiovascular protection. It decreases the incidence of stroke and heart attack by preventing blood clot formation.
- Decreases the incidence of coronary artery diseases (CAD) by inhibiting LDL “bad” cholesterol oxidation and preventing plaque desposition.
- Regulates blood sugar level.
- Prevents the risk of developing cancer and reduces the incidence of prostate, breast and colon cancer by inhibiting nitrosamines (carcinogens) formation.
- Reduces the risk of developing Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.
- Delays and prevents developing eye disorders such as cataract formation and Age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
- Regulates vitamin A (retinol) level in our body thus preventing skin dryness, chapping and itchiness.
- Protects our skin against sun ultraviolet (UV) radiation.
- Enhances faster wound healing.
- Prevents premature aging by delaying and reducing the appearance of wrinkles, fine lines and stretch marks.
- Anti-inflammatory activity. It relieves symptoms of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory conditions.
- Decreases symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS).
- Treats infertility. It increases sperm count.
RECOMMENDED DOSE
Women – 8mg/day
Men – 10mg/day
Conversion factor: mg to IU: 1mg alpha-tocopherol = 1.49 IU (natural form)
IU to 1 IU alpha-tocopherol = 0.67mg (natural form)