Fight Inflammation

Inflammation is your body's natural response to infections and damage. As a result, it is critical to your health. Inflammation, on the other hand, can last a long period even when there is no infection or injury. Chronic or long-term inflammation is the term for this. Long-term inflammation can have a factor in almost every chronic Western diseases, such as heart disease and cancer.

Fish oil supplements containing a specific formula of omega-3 fatty acids reduced inflammation by increasing the concentration of special molecule "mediators" that regulate the work of certain components in the blood, according to a study published Thursday in the American Heart Association journal Circulation Research. Omega-3 fatty acids, in particular, can reduce the production of inflammation-related molecules and substances such as inflammatory eicosanoids and cytokines. Higher omega-3 intake has been linked to lower inflammation in some studies.