“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” -Hippocrates
Fish high in Omega-3s acts like an all-purpose medicine, or polypill. Wild Alaskan salmon is the best source of Omega-3s, but if you do not like salmon there are other options such as tuna, Alaskan halibut, catfish, rainbow trout, shrimp, Walnuts and Brussel sprouts.
The health benefits of omega-3:
- builds better brains: lowers the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease; lessens age-related cognitive decline; relieves anxiety and depression
- helps hearts be healthy: lowers high blood pressure, lowers high blood cholesterol, prevents blood clots and heart attacks
- is good for the gut and endocrine system: lessens inflammatory bowel disease, reduces the risk of colon cancer, lessens diabetes
- enriches eyesight: lessens age-related macular degeneration, improves visual acuity
- builds better bones: lessens osteoporosis
- improves immunity: prevents the “itis” illnesses, such as arthritis, bronchitis, Alzheimer’s disease, colitis, dermatitis.
- reduces cancer