Finnish Fish Study and Your Brain, Plus Exercise

If you like fish, your in luck. Finnish researchers have determined that eating certain fish - tuna, salmon, and mackerel - do have health benefits that have long been suspected.

The protective oils in these fish help ward off silent killers, like stroke, aka brain infarcts.

Baking your fish, rather than frying seems to be a key factor in preserving the benefits of the Omega-3 fats, specifically EPA and DHA. People consuming three fish meals per week were twenty-five percent less likely to suffer from stroke than their counterparts.

This was true in older adults, 65 and older, who were part of the large study. Click on the title above to read the entire article in Scientific American.

However, eating fish, without other beneficial health habits, may not be the ticket to a long, stroke- and dementia-free life. Habits such as regular exercise, eating a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, eliminating fast food and fried foods, and reducing excess weight are also important.

While it is widely recognized that a little exercise is better than none, it is also known that moderate exercise at least 5 days per week is better than light exercise when it comes to overall health.

The University of Pittsburg published a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine in July, 2008, showing that to keep off a 10% weight reduction, women needed to exercise 55 minutes per day.

Here is the link to the study results, published by the BBC.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7530345.stm

So, eat more fatty fish, exercise at least 1 hour per day, stay away from fast food and fried foods, limit your sugar intake and refined carbohydrates, and you'll reap benefits for years to come.

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