Fish oil, aspirin may beat disease
The key to beating a host of devastating chronic disease, such as Alzheimer’s disease and arthritis, may lie in fish oil and aspirin. Researchers found that both aspirin and fish oil work together to combat the inflammation responsible for heart disease, stroke, cancer, arthritis and Alzheimer’s.
The key to beating a host of devastating chronic disease, such as Alzheimer’s disease and arthritis, may lie in fish oil and aspirin.
Researchers from the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston found that both aspirin and fish oil work together to combat the inflammation responsible for heart disease, stroke, cancer, arthritis and Alzheimer’s.
Fish oil, coupled with aspirin has been found effective in taming inflammation connected with many diseases.
Both aspirin and omega-3 fatty acids from fish are known to have anti-inflammatory effects. Recent research reportedly proves when taken together they can control the overactive immune responses associated with long term illnesses.
When inflammation in the human body occurs, it is the body’s natural response to injury and foreign bodies. When a harmful or irritating element affects a part of the body, there is a biological response to try to remove it. The symptoms of inflammation show that the body is trying to heal itself.
However, if the person suffering has a highfat diet, too much body fat or is a smoker, there may not be a break from the irritants, so the immune system can lose control, increasing risk of disease.
Long term inflammation can become chronic which can then damage heart valves and brain cells, causing strokes and promoting resistance to insulin, which leads to diabetes. It is also associated with the development of cancer.
The common over the counter painkiller aspirin is used by millions of people to keep heart attacks and strokes at bay. The drug is used to thin the blood, which reduces the risk of clots.
Found in oily fish, particularly salmon and sardines, omega-3 is also found in chicken, nuts, kale and spinach as well as vegetable oils.
