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If you want to help your children have healthy brain development, there is no better addition to their diet than omega 3 fats. This article will show you how they work and how to select the best source.
Healthy brain development is aided by the addition of quality fish oils containing omega 3 fats. The main two fats are called DHA and EPA but it is the DHA fats that are responsible for most of the benefits.
The DHA fats are essential for healthy tissue and proper mental health, helping to reduce the incidence of anxiety and depression.
In studies with children, taking daily oils resulted in better concentration, improved verbal ability, better vocabulary and also superior motor skills. In some cases, even the child's IQ level was raised.
It has long been known that these oils were important for healthy brain development in unborn babies, but only more recently have young children and adolescents been studied more. It has been found that children with ADHD and Autism tend to have very low levels of DHA omega 3 fats in their brains.
These natural oils are of course extremely beneficial for the whole family!
For men (and women), they can reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke by up to 40%, preventing the artery walls from hardening and preventing blood clots from forming. They are also shown to be good for treating and preventing prostate cancer.
For women, they help to reduce the symptoms of PMS and the menopause and recent studies show that these oils can help to prevent breast cancer too. They have also long been associated with anti aging benefits for the skin and some premium oils today with added antioxidants can really reverse the signs of aging effectively.
The best way to get the right amount and balance of these omega 3 fats for healthy brain development, is to use a quality, distilled fish oil supplement.
When it comes to children, you need to ensure you get the purest oils possible, so that all the mercury, lead and other toxins have been removed. Check on the label or website that the oil has been molecularly distilled as this removes all the toxins.
As DHA fats are the most important, make sure any oil you use has at least 25% DHA fats and about half that amount of the other less useful ones called EPA. Again, the label should provide all the information you need.
If you give them enough omega 3, you are giving your children the best shot at having healthy brain development and improving their overall health and future well-being too.
If you would like to find out more about the pure DHA fish oil supplements I personally take and give to my children (aged 4 and 6), visit my website below.
