Fish Oil: The Secret to Long Life

Is Fish Oil the secret to Long Life?

Clearly – unless you’re a chronic skeptic or naysayer – it’s a good idea to make sure you’re getting adequate amounts of omega-3s in your diet. Not only do they appear to preserve or even lengthen telomeres, they also appear to extend life in the following ways:

• High levels of omega-3 fatty acids lower blood pressure and triglycerides while making platelets less “sticky” (thus making strokes less likely).
• High levels of omega-3 fatty acids lower chronically elevated levels of mTOR, thus showing benefits against metabolic syndrome and other conditions/diseases

What’s the Best Way to Get More Omega 3s (Along with One Piece of Important Advice)?

The predominant source of omega-3s is the oil from cold-water fish. You could probably do acceptably well just by eating a can of salmon or tuna every day, assuming you could somehow ensure you were, in the case of the latter, buying a brand that had low levels of mercury (which could, if it accumulates in your body, negatively affect your health).

Supplementation, though, appears to be the most efficient route, especially since current fish oil technology is pretty advanced. Each serving of fish oil capsule contains an oceanic amount of omega 3s – a combined 3,080 mg. of EPA and DHA. (By way of comparison, a 6-ounce can of tuna has between 300 and 500 mg., depending on whether it’s packed in water or olive oil.)

Suffice it to say that, in practical terms, it means that popping a couple of fish oil capsules after eating your low-fat breakfast of oatmeal, egg whites, and blanched asparagus nibs isn’t going to let fish oil do its job. Instead, take it with your highest-fat meal of the day, which is usually dinner. Alternately, take it with a morning, mid-day, or evening protein shake 8 that’s been laced with a tablespoon or two of olive oil.

Slow Down Time, or Better Yet, Reverse It

The results of increasing omega-3 consumption appear to be extremely promising, so regardless of whether you do it with supplements or by eating large quantities of cold-water fish, do it. Do it for your chromosomal aglets. Do it to ameliorate the stress you put your body through. And do it to increase not only your lifespan but your health-span too.

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