All parents dream of a better life for their children, but because of the habits of modern life, the Millennium Generation may be the first to suffer a shorter life-span.
“We have to arm this generation with the information they need to save themselves. Why? Because this generation has to save the world.”
Dr. Carol Locke, a graduate of Harvard Medical School and the founder of the non-profit International Omega-3 Awareness Day, has a solution.
“A recent Harvard study identified the leading causes of preventable death in the U.S.,” Dr. William Butler, a Harvard Medical School neurosurgeon and Dr. Locke’s husband states. “Among these causes is dietary omega-3 deficiency.”
Omega-3 levels can be raised by increased intake of Omega-3 in the diet. The omega-3 levels of EPA and DHA in red blood cell membrane have been shown to correlate with improved health and decreased cardiac disease. Now the omega-3 index discovered by Dr. William Harris and Dr. Clemons von Schacky is considered an important biomarker for health.
Higher omega-3 levels promote health and support development every stage of the life cycle from the fetus on, from promoting brain development in children all the way to slowing the rate of telomere shortening in the elderly with cardiac disease. Higher omega-3 levels may also increase longevity, some say up to five years.
Among the many things research shows omega-3 intake promotes:
• Cardiac health
• Anti-inflammatory support
• Increased longevity
• Neuro-protective properties including potential protection from Alzheimer’s
Omega-3’s also benefit children:
• Demonstrated improvement in reading and math scores
• Lower hostility ratings
• Cardiac protection and potential protection from metabolic syndrome associated with diabetes
• Benefit for positive mood