Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Be an Alpha, and Take Your Omega: How Fish Oil Can Decrease Health Care Costs on a Personal Level

An article from the Archives of General Psychiatry dated 2 February 2010 states that “Long-chain -3 (omega-3) polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) may be beneficial in a range of psychiatric conditions, including schizophrenia.” On a different level, a UK study published by the BBC stated that the use of Omega-3 have improved the concentration and creativity of children.

As I write about in articles as well as my upcoming book, Wealth Virtues, the attention you pay to improving your health will pay dividends in future health costs savings as well as provide you with positive physiological changes that allow you to create new ways of creating wealth. Whether you define wealth in terms of money, time, spirituality, or all three, adding Omega-3 fish oil to your daily diet will help you on your way to wealth.

In November 2009, I wrote on the balance of health and wealth (see http://www.wealthvirtues.com/journal/2009/11/20/the-balance-of-health-and-wealth/) to stress the importance of how your own personal health has a direct impact on your ability to have more money inflow over expenses and savings over debt. With all the recent emphasis on health care, very little was paid to the primary cause of the high cost of health care – our own actions and behavior. There are always some health issues that are beyond our control, but that which you can control mus be part of your daily routine.

In an article I published on Poor Richard’s Web Almanack, I wrote of the impact of high triglyceride levels in the blood and how they can affect your health ad subsequently, your pocketbook. I reprint that here, but will add to that some recent findings. the original article is at http://almanack.prwp.com/lowering-triglycerides-and-cholesterol-20050720.php.

Click here to read the full article at WealthVirtues.com

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