The ‘forgotten omega’ that might just save your heart

For millions of Americans, the “forgotten omega” might just be a lifesaver!

If you think that I’m talking about omega-3s — the fatty acid I’ve told you so much about that’s found in fish — I’m not.

And amazingly, this other, little-known omega might even be a more powerful way to protect your health.

The problem is, the only places where you’ll find decent amounts of it are in a shrub that grows high in the Himalayas or in a treat that you may not have eaten since Uncle Bob brought some back from his Hawaiian vacation.

A numbers game

If omega-7s are new to you, join the club.

While omega-3s get the lion’s share of publicity, omega-7s have been largely ignored. And that’s a real shame.

Because while omega-3s have a ton of health benefits, it’s possible that these other, lesser-known omegas may top all others in terms of slashing your risk of heart disease and diabetes.

Some new research has found how omega-7s can significantly reduce a marker in blood that is a telltale sign of inflammation. It also discovered that omega-7s can lower triglycerides (a kind of fat found in your blood that is a measure of heart health), lower so-called “bad” cholesterol and up the good kind, and decrease insulin resistance.

But there’s even more good news about omega-7s.

Research has also found that it can help lower what’s called “visceral fat” — a dangerous kind of “deep” body fat that can wrap around major organs. And that could also mean a decrease in that “muffin top” you keep stuffing into your waistband whenever you sit down — the one that’s almost impossible to diet away.

In fact, it’s starting to look like omega-7s are the new darlings of the scientific world. I’m sure it won’t be long until Big Pharma tries to imitate it in the laboratory and get a super-expensive drug on the market.

But here’s the thing: While omega-3s are found in lots of foods, omega-7s are a whole other story.

If your diet includes a fair amount of fatty fish such as wild salmon, walnuts, and seeds such as chia seeds, you’re golden where omega-3s are concerned. But the richest source of omega-7s is a plant that grows high in the Himalayan Mountains called “sea buckthorn.” This rare shrub produces what many have dubbed “miracle berries,” bright orange little berries that have been used for centuries to treat health problems.

And while tiny amounts of omega-7s are found in fish, it’s almost impossible to get enough from fish alone. Actually, the only other really good source happens to be the macadamia nut!

So unless you climb mountains in Tibet, live in Hawaii or can afford to fill your shopping cart with these nuts, your food sources of omega-7s are pretty much slim to none.

Luckily, however, omega-7s can easily be found in many different brands of dietary supplements. You may see omega-7s listed in the ingredients, or you may just see it referred to as “palmitoleic acid,” which is the purified form used to make supplements.

Another great find from the study I told you about earlier is that those amazing heart-healthy benefits (including the drop in cholesterol and lowering of inflammation) were achieved in only 30 days.

So here we have a readily available, safe supplement that can protect your heart, lower amounts of deadly body fat and slash your risk of diabetes — and do it all in just a month.

While I’m sure Big Pharma is going to try, I dare them to come up with something that can compete with that!

“Omega-7 fatty acids: Little known supplement lowers cholesterol naturally” Gary Greenberg, November 29, 2016, Newsmax, newsmax.com