Greetings, it's Eric Bakker, The Naturopath. Thanks for coming back. We're still talking
about essential fatty acids. Are you still with me? We've done a lot of these videos now.
You might be bored. There's always cat videos to watch on YouTube if you're bored,
or dog videos, whatever you guys get into out there.
Right. Six benefits to the digestive system for fish oil. Let's talk about that.
I read an interesting study by a lady, Dr. Cristina Menni from King's College in London,
reduced oxidative stress in the gut. "We found that specific bacteria have been linked to
lower inflammation and lower risk of obesity.
This is for people with high intakes of omega-3." So what the lady is saying here
is when the omega-3 went up in the diet, research showed inflammation dropped,
and also the production of better bacteria and more diversity, as we'll see in a minute.
So reduced oxidative stress is a big one for fish oil in the gut, reduced damage.
The second one is reduced inflammation in the gut. All right. So, many studies have shown
links between improvements in people with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease who
take fish oil regularly. So inflammation goes down, oxidative stress goes down.
The third one, candida killing power. It's true. I've definitely looked at studies that show
that when the omega-3 intake is good in the diet,
omega-3 actually can kill candida albicans on contact. All right. It kills different
yeast species as well, apart from candida. So it actually can help to eradicate yeast infection.
The fourth one, constipation. I've found that when a person takes two to 3000 milligrams
daily of a good quality omega-3 fish oil, the bowels function more easily. It makes sense
because omega-3 also improves the biodiversity of the bacterial species in the colon while reducing
inflammation and also improving function of the gallbladder, triggering easier release of bile
and a softer stool as a result. So the texture of the stool improves when people take, regularly,
oil in their diet. These are the reasons why if you look at Mediterranean people,
all the patients I saw over the years when I was in Australia, I saw people from
Greek and Italian backgrounds that never had bowel problems ever, and they were drinking
lots of olive oil and also having fish in their diet. So oils really help the bowel.
The fifth one, appetite reduction. Those who take omega-3 three times a day,
one capsule with meals, may notice a pattern more and regulated appetite,
which can lead to an improvement in weight control for many people. This is a personal observation
that people definitely have more satiety, feel better. When you start taking omega-3 regularly
with egg dishes and meat dishes, for example, you'll certainly notice more satiety there
and less interest in going to the refrigerator after your meal at night.
Number six, better gut micro-biodiversity. So a study published in the journal Scientific Reports
finds that people who eat foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids have more bacterial diversity in their
gut than people who don't. So, of course, more diversity means you're going to crowd out the bad
bacteria and yeast and have more chance of having the beneficial species operating there to confer
greater benefits to your health. And that's it. Those are the six things. Thanks for tuning in.