| Study Has Interesting Results A recent study | | | | 340g of fish a week or two to three meals of fish |
| reported in England's, The Lancet, of 11,875 pregnant | | | | weekly. Today's research is pointing clearly to the |
| women studied, the children of those who consumed | | | | vast benefit of DHA from fish oil rather than a |
| more fish had higher levels of cognitive ability, | | | | vegetable/seed oil source. Perhaps if we were not |
| pro-social behavior, better motor and verbal skills. | | | | swimming in seed oil from our foods, DHA from |
| While we debate on the safety of fish in coastal | | | | either source would be beneficial but what is lacking |
| waters, and the restrictions suggested by the US | | | | in our diets today is fish, not more seed or vegetable |
| Government that pregnant women should restrict | | | | oil. Finding a good Omega 3 EPA DHA supplement will |
| their intake, too many studies show the benefits to | | | | take some digging. With many food grade fish oils on |
| developing fetuses and children for us not to look | | | | the shelves today, it is very important the oil be of a |
| closely. It is time to turn to alternatives. Dr. Joseph | | | | pharmaceutical grade. A simple prick test of a capsule |
| Hibbeln, one of the world's leading authorities on | | | | will let you know the quality. Find a pure liquid form, |
| Omega-3 fatty acids, in interviews and articles, states | | | | bottled in glass, which is essential for the oxidation |
| the critical importance of DHA for pregnant women | | | | process, and make sure they are the manufacturer, |
| and their unborn child. As the child's brain develops, | | | | not the supplier. Capsules hide a host of things which |
| DHA is essential for developing neural pathways and | | | | is why many suffer indigestion. |
| neurons so that the brain grows more synapses. As | | | | Lois Smithers spent years researching Omega 3's and |
| Dr. Hibbeln further states, this timing is essential for | | | | sea-based health solutions, and credits Omega 3 with |
| children. In other words, you only have one time to | | | | ending years of painful chronic inflammation. She and |
| get this right. The question arises, how much DHA is | | | | Deb Morgan own Sea-Based Health, LLC, focusing on |
| enough for pregnant women? According to The | | | | the latest Omega 3 news. |
| Lancet study, moms-to-be should eat a minimum of | | | | |