Wellness is more than the absence of disease. It's a vital combination of vibrancy, vitality, abundant energy and extraordinary health. Even though many health-conscious people strive for good health by eating healthy foods, taking vitamins, exercising and leading a stress-free lifestyle, total wellness may still elude them. That's because, say authors Jorn Dyerberg and Richard Passwater, they are missing two essential wellness factors - omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA - that affect every cell, every tissue and every organ in the body. This deficiency, not yet officially recognised by the scientific and medical communities, is responsible for many modern-day illnesses, including heart disease, dementia, cancer and inflammatory diseases like arthritis. Replenishing the body with these missing factors has been shown to produce full performance, high energy and optimal health. While it's been known since Dr. Dyerberg's 1971 landmark study of the Inuit population in Greenland that EPA and DHA are needed to prevent heart attacks and promote healthy hearts, it's taken until the 21st century to learn that, by building healthier cell membranes, these fatty acids promote robust health throughout all systems in the body. They, also, help the brain by promoting life-long learning and positive mental functioning and by reducing inflammation, these omega-3s are, also, beneficial in treating all kinds of rheumatic and autoimmune disorders. More than 9,000 human studies after Dr. Dyerberg's groundbreaking research are showing the many critical contributions of omega-3 fatty acids to total health. To reduce the chance of dying a sudden death by 45 percent or a sudden cardiac death by 90 percent, heed the advice of Drs. Dyerberg and Passwater and begin taking the two missing wellness factors - EPA and DHA - now.
| Foreword | p. vii |
| Preface | p. xi |
| in the Beginning: The Discovery | |
| Unlocking the Eskimos' Nutritional Treasure | p. 3 |
| "Eiscosa What? Docosa What?" | p. 13 |
| The Missing Links | p. 31 |
| Eicosanoids and Docosanoids Fine-Tune Body Chemistry | p. 35 |
| Essential Fats | p. 47 |
| The Omega-3 Requirement | p. 61 |
| Research Gains Interest and Acceptance by Other Scientists | p. 69 |
| EPA and DHA at Work: Clinical Trials | |
| Heart Disease | p. 79 |
| Stroke | p. 113 |
| Fetal and Infant Neurodevelopment | p. 125 |
| Memory and Cognition | p. 133 |
| Alzheimer's' Disease and Dementias | p. 141 |
| Mood and Depression | p. 153 |
| Bipolar Disorders and Schizophrenia | p. 167 |
| Vision | p. 177 |
| Cell Aging and Longevity | p. 185 |
| Arthritis | p. 193 |
| Diabetes | p. 203 |
| Cancer | p. 217 |
| Guidelines and Dosages for Optimizing Your Health by Restoring EPA/DHA Levels | p. 229 |
| References | p. 239 |
| Index | p. 265 |
| About the Authors | p. 273 |
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ISBN: 9781591203001
ISBN-10: 1591203007
Audience:
General
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 320
Published: 15th May 2012
Dimensions (cm): 22.8 x 15.4
x 1.9
Weight (kg): 0.394