Omega-3s and the Aging Body: What Seafood Actually Does**
Monday we talked about the fish. Today, what the fish actually does once it’s inside you.
Omega-3 fatty acids – the thing that makes sardines and salmon worth eating – aren’t a supplement industry invention. They’re structural. Your body uses them to manage inflammation, protect joint tissue, and keep the brain running the way it’s supposed to.
After fifty, all three of those things start costing more effort to maintain. Inflammation runs hotter. Joints announce themselves. Memory gets a little less reliable.
Omega-3s don’t reverse any of that. But they slow the conversation down.
Two or three servings of fatty fish a week – sardines, salmon, mackerel – is roughly what the research points to. Not a handful of capsules. Actual food, eaten regularly, over time.
That’s it. Not complicated. Just consistent.
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