The Omega Zone Diet and Fish Oil by Iulia Pascanu

The Omega Zone Diet and Fish Oil

Is high-dose fish oil the magic pill? Dr. Barry

Sears claims that Zone diet, combined with daily supplements of high-dose fish oil ("pharmaceutical grade"), antioxidants and

vitamins is the passport to a long, healthy and successful life.

The Omega Zone

Diet and specialists' opinion

"Omega RX Zone - The Miracle of High-dose Fish Oil" is considered the best contribution that Dr. Barry Sears has yet made

to a healthy diet. The benefits of fish oil are well-known. Species such as mackerel, lake trout,

herring, sardines, albacore tuna and salmon are rich in two kinds of Omega 3 fatty acids:

eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). These fatty acids have had proven beneficial effects in

complaints such as arrhythmia, high triglyceride levels, atherosclerotic plaque and high blood pressure.

The recommendations of the American Heart Association meet Dr. Sears' up to a point

• Both the AHA and Dr. Sears recognise the benefits of Omega 3 fatty acids.
• Both parties tell us that fish is nowadays contaminated with various toxins like mercury, DDT or other harmful

  substances. See the AHA special

  report

• People with a high risk of coronary heart disease or of high-level trigliceride cannot obtain enough Omega 3 fatty acids

  from dietary fish. They may therefore need to supplement their diet with pharmaceutical fish oil.

Nevertheless, opinions vary on some points.

• High doses of fish oil are good for health, but the doses Dr. Sears recommends are much higher than those which href="http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4632" target="_blank">AHA considers to be safe.
• Dr. Sears warns us to pay attention to what we buy. This is pharmaceutical fish oil preliminarily tested by

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  BIO:

  Iulia Pascanu writes for http://www.enterthezonediet.com where you can find more information about the Zone Diet.
  
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