Why did it sell so well in the Wild West, despite slippery opposition from “learned doctors?” Because it had a lot of obvious benefits for people who seldom ate healthy fats. Today, we still see widely publicized articles po-pooing omega oil’s benefits, even though the weight of the evidence in their favor is considerable. Could it be because Big Pharma would like you to believe that only their “pharmaceutical grade” omega oils are beneficial?
References
Omega-3 supplementation may slow stress-related accelerated aging
Healio Minute, April 20, 2021
“Omega-3 supplementation may slow accelerated aging by altering the body’s response during and after a stressful event, according to study results published in Molecular Psychiatry. With this study, we wanted to see whether omega-3 supplementation could help to block the cellular toll of short-term psychological stress,” Annelise A. Madison, MA, of the Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, told Healio Psychiatry. “Prior to this study, higher omega-3 levels were linked to lower inflammation and slower cellular aging, but it was unclear whether omega-3 supplementation would alter the stress reactivity of biomarkers that are important to the cellular aging process. In this randomized, controlled trial, we looked at the impact of 4 months of omega-3 supplementation on peoples’ blood levels of certain inflammatory markers, cortisol and telomerase, the enzyme that rebuilds the ends of chromosomes to ensure healthy cell division.”
Daily vitamin D, fish oil supplements protect older adults from autoimmune disorders
“CNN (1/27/2022, LaMotte) reports, “Taking daily vitamin D and fish oil supplements may help protect older adults from developing autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, thyroid diseases and polymyalgia rheumatica,” investigators concluded. In the study, “people age 50 and older taking 2,000 IU (International Units) of vitamin D3 for over five years had a 22% lower relative rate of confirmed autoimmune diagnoses.” Additionally, the study revealed “a possible link between taking 1,000 milligrams of omega-3 fatty acid (fish oil) and a reduction in autoimmune disorders, but the association was not statistically significant until possible cases of autoimmune disease – not just confirmed cases – were factored into the analysis.” The findings were published online in The BMJ.”
CBD eases emotional exhaustion, burnout symptoms in study of frontline health care workers
Healio Minute, August 16, 2021
“Cannabidiol may help reduce emotional exhaustion and burnout symptoms among frontline health care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to results of a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open. Cannabidiol (CBD) is a nonpsychotomimetic phytocannabinoid with a favorable safety and tolerability profile,” José Alexandre S. Crippa, PhD, of the department of neuroscience and behavior at Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo’s Ribeirão Preto Medical School in Brazil, and colleagues wrote. “The drug has been reported to have anxiolytic effects in healthy volunteers and patients with social anxiety disorder at doses ranging from a single administration of 300 mg to 600 mg to daily administration of 300 mg for 4 weeks. Cannabidiol has also been found to have antidepressant and anti-inflammatory effects in preclinical studies.”
