The American Heart Association now recommends adding Omega-3 fish oil to your diet. After studying over 11,000 patients who had suffered a heart attack within the past three months they found that those who took fish oil supplements had a 41% decrease in the risk of sudden death, and a 45% decrease in the chance of dying from heart-related diseases.

Consider these alarming facts:

Heart disease is the #1 killer of men and women (far greater than cancer!)

70 million Americans currently suffer from heart disease and don’t know it

Both men and women can develop heart disease as early as age 45.

1,600,000 people suffer a heart attack every year.

Many of these people passed physical exams and showed no signs of heart disease prior to their heart attack.

500,000 of these people will die. (By comparison, the #1 cancer - lung cancer - results in an average of 157,000 deaths per year).

In fact, for 150,000, their fatal heart attack will be the first and only sign of heart disease.

To achieve optimum health you should increase your intake of Omega-3 levels to help prevent heart disease. The American Heart Association dietary guideline recommends eating fish several times a week. Most Americans don’t eat fish that often. Eating fish has its negatives as well. Fish high in Omega-3 often contain unhealthy levels of chemicals such as dioxins, PCB's, pesticides, and dangerous amounts of mercury. Unfortunately, the benefits of eating fish could be offset by the dangers of contamination.

So what can you do? The best alternative is to take Omega-3 fish oil supplements, provided they are produced under pharmaceutical grade conditions. (Not all Omega-3 products are the same) Pharmaceutical grade means that they are produced under the exact same standards required for the production of prescription medication. The manufacturer must follow the Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations (GMP) that have been developed and promoted by the US food and Drug Administration. These regulations require that manufacturers of products such as nutritional supplements, take proactive steps to ensure that their products are safe, pure and effective.

It's a fact that you may very well develop and suffer from heart disease. We all need to learn how easy it is to improve our health by taking Omega-3 fish oil supplements as a part of our daily regimen in light of the seriousness of heart disease.

Katie Shaw

www.haveahealthyheart.com