We all know that people start experiencing health problems as they age.

Our eyesight starts decreasing, our joints start hurting, and we might even experience high blood pressure and heart problems.

Now what if I tell you all of that happens because you’re missing one key nutrient from your diet?

I bet that caught your attention.

But right now, you might be a bit skeptical. “How can this be possible? How can one nutrient affect my health so significantly,” you might wonder.

1. Omega-3 boosts heart health and prevents cardiovascular disease.

Cardiovascular disease is a multi-billion dollar industry, as the number one cause of death around the world, every year.

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease. A study from the American Journal of Hypertension shows that omega-3 fatty acids lowers blood pressure in people with hypertension.

You may not know this, but our blood has a form of fat called triglycerides. And high levels of that blood fat puts you at risk for heart disease.

Omega-3 plays a powerful role by naturally lowering elevated triglyceride levels, maintaining ideal blood pressure levels, to keep your heart healthy and prevent cardiovascular diseases.

3. Omega-3 reduces joint pains and helps prevent arthritis and osteoporosis.

Osteoporosis (weakened bones) and joint pains are a major problem that cause bone fractures every three seconds.

And hundreds of millions of people worldwide are affected by it.

Bones are made up of water, minerals (mainly calcium and phosphate), and matrix proteins in the form of collagen. Omega-3s increase the amount of calcium your gut absorbs, enhance the effects of vitamin C, and strengthens the synthesis of bone collagen..

This reduces the friction and inflammation caused when joints rub together. And that reduces joint pains, and helps prevent the development of arthritis.

5. Omega-3 helps your body heal faster when you’re injured.

This is especially important because your body’s ability to heal itself starts slowing down as you age.

Blood takes longer to clot, scars take longer to heal, meaning that it takes you longer to recover when you’re injured.

Two types of omega-3, EPA and DHA, stimulate blood circulation and cause fibrin to respond faster — fibrin is the protein that helps you heal when you’re injured by clotting blood and forming scars.

If you’ve read this far, I’m sure you understand how important it is to invest in your health. As we get older, our body starts aging, and we start experiencing health issues.

And by now, you know just how crucial omega-3 is to your health — and you even understand the science behind it.