Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Omega-3 Fatty Acids KILL Cancer Cells!

Omega-3 fatty acid found in fatty, cold water fish like salmon, sardines, herring, char, trout and nuts like walnuts, Brazil and pistachio have been show to reduce the size of tumors and enhance the positive effects of some chemotherapy drugs - this the result of a study from Mansoura University in Egypt.

Omega-3 It is a major component of brain gray matter and of the retina in most mammalian species and is considered essential for normal neurological and cellular developments. The researchers found that DHA (a component of Omega-3's) acts by reducing leukocytosis (white blood cell accumulation), systemic inflammation, and oxidative stress - all processes that have been linked with tumor growth

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