Benefits of Fish Oil

1. Fights Stress

 If you are stressed out or have high cortisol getting enough fish oil is an obvious choice. Fish oil lowers cortisol and counters mental stress.

2. Healthy Skin and Hair

Fish oil can reduce the risk of sunburn and skin cancer.  It can improve the overall appearance to hair, complexion and eye health. 

3.  Reduce Inflammation

As we age, we feel pain in our joints due to inflammation and can be damaging to the body.  This can delay recovering from injury.  Fish oil reduces joint pain, supports bone health and improves digestion.

4.  Athletic Performance

Athletes who do intense exercise and longer durations need oxygen and nutrients to reach their muscles to assist in a faster recovery time. Taking fish may lower muscle inflammation which leads to a quicker recovery and ability to train more often.

5. Fat Loss

Reducing stress is one way to improve your body configuration.  Getting adequate fish oil may also help lose body fat.  Fatty Acids in fish oil can increase insulin sensitivity.  Insulin is what regulates our blood sugar and can either store it as fat or use it to reload muscle glycogen (the energy source in muscles)

6.  Muscle 

Research shows that taking fish oil daily increases protein synthesis up to 30 percent which produces a substantial muscle building effect.  So, if you’re looking to increase muscle, decrease fat, fish oil in your diet will help.