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Show Your Heart Some Love with Omega-3 Fatty Acids

February 16, 2016

In honor of Heart Health month, we’re passing along some great information on how to show your heart some love with omega-3 fatty acids.

Omega-3 fatty acids are a type of “good” fat that is essential for health and development. There are more than a dozen types of omega-3 fatty acids found in nature. But the two most common, and perhaps most beneficial, are DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid).1 Both DHA and EPA are found naturally in animals, while another omega-3 called ALA (alpha-linolenic acid) naturally occurs in plants such as nuts, seeds, and leafy green vegetables. Current research shows that omega-3s occurring in fish oils (DHA and EPA) are a more reliable source than omega-3s occurring in plants.2

DHA and EPA may help reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.3 While studies are still underway to understand this relationship, research suggests that DHA and EPA may benefit the heart by:

• Reducing inflammation in blood vessels to improve blood flow3
• Slightly lowering blood pressure3
• Improving the function of endothelium (the interior lining of blood vessels)3
• Decreasing the rate of plaque build-up3
• Decreasing triglyceride and lipoprotein levels3
• Lowering the risk of blood clots, which can lead to heart attack or stroke3
• Lowering the risk of arrhythmia (an irregular heart beat) that can lead to heart attack or stroke3

Prenatal Vitamins with DHA

Omega-3 fatty acids have numerous benefits for an expecting mother’s heart. But DHA also has benefits for her growing baby, including an important role in brain development. Taking a once-a-day prenatal vitamin with DHA can help ensure expecting moms and their babies get the daily amounts of DHA that their bodies need.

The Prenate® Vitamin Family has several prenatal vitamins with DHA to help cover nutritional gaps, including Prenate® Pixie, a small softgel designed for easy swallowing. But it’s also mighty, with 11 robust, highly absorbable nutrients to support mom and baby from preconception through pregnancy and beyond. The DHA in Prenate® Pixie is derived from fish oils and is readily absorbed by the body.

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This post is brought to you by the Prenate® Vitamin Family, a line of prescription prenatal supplements designed to enhance preconception, prenatal, and postpartum nutrition in women. Talk with your doctor about how taking a daily prescription prenatal or postnatal vitamin could help support a healthy pregnancy and postpartum wellness.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

WARNING: Accidental overdose of iron-containing products is a leading cause of fatal poisoning in children under 6. Keep this product out of reach of children. In case of accidental overdose, call a doctor or poison control center immediately.

WARNING: Ingestion of more than 3 grams of omega-3 fatty acids (such as DHA) per day has been shown to have potential antithrombotic effects, including an increased bleeding time and International Normalized Ratio (INR). Administration of omega-3 fatty acids should be avoided in patients taking anticoagulants and in those known to have an inherited or acquired predisposition to bleeding.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

WARNING: Accidental overdose of iron-containing products is a leading cause of fatal poisoning in children under 6. Keep this product out of reach of children. In case of accidental overdose, call a doctor or poison control center immediately.

WARNING: Ingestion of more than 3 grams of omega-3 fatty acids (such as DHA) per day has been shown to have potential antithrombotic effects, including an increased bleeding time and International Normalized Ratio (INR). Administration of omega-3 fatty acids should be avoided in patients taking anticoagulants and in those known to have an inherited or acquired predisposition to bleeding.

This site and its contents are an information resource only, and are neither intended to nor should be used in replacement of your doctor or other prescribing professional’s medical guidance, recommendations or advice. Neither this site nor its information should be used or relied upon for any diagnostic, medical, treatment, nutritional or other purpose. All aspects of pregnancy, including whether pregnancy is right for you, and the nourishment and care of your child, should be made with your doctor and other appropriate medical professional, and in consideration of your and your child’s particular medical history. Avion Pharmaceuticals, LLC (“Avion”) makes no representation, warranty or other undertaking that this site or its information are appropriate for you or your child’s specific needs or issues, and further expressly disclaims all damages, losses, injuries or liability whatsoever incurred or alleged to have been incurred in consequence of your reliance on the information on this site. Avion does not endorse any test, procedure, treatment, remedy, therapy, cure, nutritional regimen, method or other activity or undertaking that you and/or your doctor or other medical professional may elect or recommend. By visiting this site you agree to these terms and conditions and acknowledge that you have read and understand the same. These terms and conditions, together with any information on this site, may be amended, restated or otherwise changed from time to time and at any time by Avion within the sole, absolute and uncontrolled exercise of its discretion. You acknowledge and agree that Avion has no duty or obligation to keep you informed of any amendments to, restatements of or other changes to these terms and conditions or this site, and that you are solely and exclusively responsible for apprising yourself of the same.

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