Colon & Digestive Health

Omega-3 again linked to lower colorectal cancer risk

Saturday, February 24th, 2007

Increased intake of omega-3 fatty acids may cut the risk of colorectal cancer in men by a whopping 66 per cent, but only in men not taking aspirin, suggests new research.
Omega-3 has been identified as one of the super-nutrients taking the food and supplements industry by storm. Much of its healthy reputation that is seeping […]

The good oil for chemo patients

Sunday, March 12th, 2006

By Sheryl Taylor
National Nine News medical reporter
To look at him, you’d never know Michael Isles is into his fifteenth cycle of chemotherapy for colon and liver cancer.
“I’ve still got my hair I haven’t had any mouth ulcers and there are many other side effects that I haven’t been affected by at all,” he says.
“I’m very […]

Resolvin may be the secret of fish oil’s healthy effects

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006

Researchers at Harvard University have found a nanomolecule, resolvin E1, which is formed in the body of EPA, a fatty acid present in fish oil. Resolvin E1 seems to be a potent antiinflammatory agent which explains many of the fish oil´s health effects.Epidemiological and dietary studies strongly indicate that omega-3´s provide tremendous health benefits for […]

Adventures in High-EPA Fish Oil