Tag Archives: Essential fatty acids

DHA: Critical at Any Age
Posted on 06. Apr, 2011 by Robert Abel, Jr., MD.
As a society, we are starving our children. Yet this newest generation to the planet is so obese that children are developing Type 2 diabetes in unprecedented numbers at younger and younger ages. The fast, tasty, easy processed foods that bedeck our glittering food emporia are mostly empty calories that fatten our children while robbing […]
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Getting Enough EFAs?
Posted on 01. Feb, 2010 by healthetimes.
The American Heart Association recommends that healthy individuals eat two servings of oily fish (such as salmon, sardines, or albacore tuna) per week or supplement with fish oils to provide about 500 mg of EPA and DHA per day.
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Dry Eyes?
Posted on 17. Jan, 2010 by Robert Abel, Jr., MD.
One out of every five of us has dry-eye symptoms, as do 50 percent of people over age 65. The good news is you may be able to put down those eye drops and examine your diet and lifestyle to relieve symptoms.
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The Right Fats Can Make You Thin
Posted on 15. Jan, 2010 by Ann Louise Gittleman, PhD, CNS.
The American public has been brainwashed with a big fat lie — that fats are the ultimate dietary killers. But fat happens to be necessary for the health and well-being of our bodies and brains.