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262: How to Optimize Your Omega-3 Intake for Longevity and Disease Prevention | Bill Harris, PhD

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Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Inflammation

Omega-3 fatty acids have an anti-inflammatory role in the body. The most important metabolic effect of omega-3 is to reduce, slow down to buffer the inflammatory response. They change cell membrane biology because one of the ways a cell knows to become inflamed is some molecule attacks are from the outside and hits the membrane. If the membrane is rich in omega-3, that bad knocking on the door, nobody answers.

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