Here Is How To Get Omega-3 Without Worrying About Mercury
Add these 6 Mercury-free foods enriched with omega-3 to your diet
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4 min readOct 24, 2020
It is seldom believed that a vegan diet cannot provide all the nutrients that a human needs, but someone who has been Lacto-vegetarian her whole life(now a transitioning Vegan) I can assure you that one can get all the micronutrients and macronutrients from a plant-based diet.
Omega-3 Fatty acid is an essential fat, which the body cannot make it's own. So it is important to eat food that contains omega-3 acid.
There are three kinds of omega-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and alpha-linolenic (ALA).EPA and DHA are found in fishes while ALA is found in plants.
The omega-3 fatty acid has many benefits.
- Reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases
- Helps in maintaining Lipoprotein( Good Cholesterol)
- Lowers blood pressure
- Helps in weight loss
- Helps in preventing Skin cancer
- Improved sense of wellbeing
- Improved Attention
Along with these benefits, omega-3 also helps in mental diseases like
