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FATS AND ARTHRITIS
Many health resource web sites talk about fatty acids and how it affects our daily lives. Aside from all the negativity surrounding fatty acids such as saturated fats found in meat and dairy products and trans-fatty acids - which may be worse than saturated fats- trans-fatty acids are found in processed foods that contain hydrogenated vegetable oils.
Essential fatty acids, EFA’s, also called Omega-3 and Omega-6, are important for many of our body’s functions such as fighting the effects of arthritis..Researchers from Harvard Medical School may have uncovered the reason why EFA’s contained in fish oils may help in the fight against arthritis. The EFA’s found in salmon and mackerel have an important class of fats – called resolvins - and are derived from Omega-3 fatty acids that have been found to have a high concentration in fish oil.
Resolvins stop the migration of inflammatory cells to sites of anti-inflammatory fats in humans. A form of this fat, dubbed E-1, is believed to play a substantial role in controlling inflammation.
There are drugs on the market such as Celebrex and Vioxx that contain a Cox-2 inhibitors designed to block inflammation. However, a major pitfall to these Cox-2 inhibitors is that it also inhibits the creation of Resolvin E-1 which according to the Harvard Medical School research states that the end result is that the body is unable to synthesize the fat. Thus while the drugs are designed to reduce inflammation, it is possible they may be undermining our body’s most important methods for achieving the same effect.
Please Note: An excellent source of natural EFA’s is salmon. When eating salmon, be sure it is wild Alaskan Salmon not Atlantic salmon. The Atlantic salmon is farmed salmon. Although it may have microscopic traces or no traces of mercury, the salmon is however fed chemicals in its food as well as antibiotics. Wild Sockeye Salmon has been noted to have extremely low trace amounts of mercury. You will pay more, but it is worth it.
Another source of wild salmon is canned wild Alaskan Salmon. Make sure it is packed in water and labeled as “Wild Alaskan.” It can be labeled as red, blueback or sockeye salmon. Not only does it contain a high source of EFA’s but also is loaded with calcium.
You can find further information on “First Fish Oil Study” in the March 7, 2005 issue of the “Journal of Experimental Medicine.”   Infinite Health Resources does not at any point, for any circumstances suggest that you do not follow or stop medical advice of your physician. We do not advocate any drugs that has not been prescribed by your physician, nor suggest that we are medical doctors nor are we giving medical advice. Infinite Health Resources is here purely as a resource. |
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