ESSENTIAL OMEGA-3 & VITAMIN D
OMEGA-3
An ideal diet should contain a healthy ratio of both Omega-6 and Omega-3. These are polyunsaturated fatty acids and are called 'essential' because the body needs them but cannot make them - they must be obtained from the food we eat. Omega-3 contains the nutrients EPA and DHA. Studies have shown that these are essential to good health.
However in the last 50 years, changes in our diet have resulted in a change to this ratio, with far more Omega-6 being consumed within our diet. Omega-6 is available in everyday cooking oils and fast food whereas Omega-3 is found in more limited sources such as oily fish.
The UK government suggests we should aim to eat at least two portions of fish a week; one of these should be oily in order to increase our intake of Omega-3 nutrients.
For those who don’t like the taste of oily fish, a Seven Seas Pure Cod Liver Oil supplement is a good alternative.
Daily Omega-3 consumption, coupled with a healthy diet and lifestyle can help you feel so good inside that it shows on the outside.
VITAMIN D
Vitamin D has several important functions. Vitamin D helps maintain:
- A healthy immune system and healthy inflammatory response.
- Healthy Heart
- Health joints, bones, muscles and teeth
Vitamin D is also know as the sunshine vitamin, this is because we most of our vitamin D intake from sunlight on our skin. The vitamin forms under the skin in reaction to sunlight. The best source is summer sunlight. For many of us, it may be difficult to spend time out in the sun. Vitamin D is also found in a small number of foods. A good food sources is oily fish, such as salmon and sardines.
For those who don’t get enough Vitamin D, a Seven Seas Pure Cod Liver Oil supplement is a good alternative.
