Fish oils have long been considered one of the most effective supplements for managing arthritis symptoms such as joint pain and swelling. But new research suggests a little-known British weed could be just as potent
A study by the University of Moncton in Canada has found that British hedgerow weed Ahiflower can offer similar benefits as fish oils when it comes to joint health.
The plant, otherwise known as Buglossoides arvensis, could be a great way for vegans to manage joint pain and swelling and reduce inflammatory markers.
The research looked at the impact of different polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) on the development and progression of rheumatoid arthritis.
Scientists explored the effects of PUFA supplements and diet on inflammatory markers, platelet microvesicles, ankle thickness and cytokine release.
Although they found that diets supplemented by PUFAs didn't prevent arthritis, ankle swelling was significantly reduced.
This was true for both fish oil and ahiflower oil supplements, thereby proving that ahiflower oil can have similar benefits to fish oils.
Naturally wild and now agriculturally grown, British Ahiflower contains a full spectrum of healthy fats.
These include ALA omega-3, SDA omega-3, and GLA omega-6 fatty acids.
Each bloom of the Ahiflower produces up to four seeds which are then pressed to produce an omega-rich healthy oil.
The result is a higher quality and quantity of omegas than any other seed oil ever produced.
In fact, Ahiflower is now thought to be the greenest, cleanest, most complete and balanced omega source.
Each acre of ahiflower produces as much omega-rich oil as 320,000 anchovies!
Ahiflower supplements
Wiley's Finest is one of the UK's leading suppliers of ahiflower oil products, with its CatchFree Omega derived from ahiflower and marine algae.
Two capsules of CatchFree Omega combine over 700 mg of fish-free Omega-3s, including 500 mg DHA Omega-3, 25 ug of Vitamin K2, and 25 ug of Vitamin D3 for heart and brain health and overall health and wellness.
• Ahiflower oil has up to four times more effective omega-3s than flax
• Ahiflower is a regenerative crop - meaning it gives more back to the soil than it takes out
• It is an excellent flower for pollinators - bees and butterflies etc.
• 80% of people do not get enough omegas from their diets
• Every cell in your body contains and needs omega 3s + 6
"We have long-known the multiple benefits of ahiflower for people on a vegan or vegetarian diet and are proud of our complex yet potent plant-based formula," says Paul Farquhar, managing director of Wiley's Finest UK.
"To know that our CatchFree oil can help people with chronic symptoms is highly rewarding."
Alexa Mullane is a Nutritional Therapist and Nutritional Advisor to Wiley's Finest.
"It is great news to see yet another study that shows plant-based alternatives can provide significant health benefits," she says.
"Omega-3s are an essential part of our daily health routine as they are crucial for brain, heart, eye, and reproductive health.
"They optimise our brain function, improving focus, IQ and memory.
"They also have anti-inflammatory effects and have been shown to reduce the risk of dementia.
"Yet studies show most of the UK population, and especially vegans, vegetarians, and flexitarians are deficient in omega-3s.
"In addition, the majority of the UK population don't eat enough oily fish each week as the government recommends."
Vegans, vegetarians, and flexitarians are commonly deficient in the essential nutrient, omega-3.
DHA omega-3 is crucial for brain, heart, eye, and reproductive health.
Doctors recommend consuming 250-500 mg per day.
Even vegetarians who eat eggs and dairy foods, their intake is, on average, only 20 mg DHA per day compared to the suggested.
A large population study in vegetarians reported that more than half of the subjects consumed no DHA at all.
"Our study provides insight into the contribution of PUFA supplementation in modulating the pro-inflammatory phenotype of platelets in RA pathology," says Angela M. Laevski, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Université de Moncton.
"As well as this, it suggests that low concentrations of dietary ahiflower oil may have a similar anti-inflammatory potential to that of dietary fish oil."
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