Can Omega 3 Help With You Quitting Smoking?

There's a natural tactic to help you quit smoking, and it'll also help your brain and heart—without any side effects. This isn't a pitch for a drug, it's the truth about omega-3s, according to research from the University of Haifa, Israel.

The researchers investigated how omega-3 supplements impacted smokers, defined as people who smoked an average of 14 cigarettes a day and who had been smoking for an average of 11 years. Those on a 30-day omega-3 supplement regimen enjoyed an 11 percent decrease in number of cigarettes smoked. They also experienced a significant decrease in nicotine cravings.

6 Surprising Inflammation Causes.

The last time you were bitten by a mosquito or stubbed your toe, you likely noticed some redness and swelling, plus maybe a little heat and itchiness. Those are all classic signs of inflammation, a part of your body's natural response to infections and injuries. Thankfully, acute inflammation like this usually only lasts a few hours or a couple days.

But lower-grade inflammation can be lurking in your body—without any of the telltale symptoms of that itchy bite or throbbing toe—for months or even years. "This is the inflammatory response gone awry," says Joel Linden, PhD, a professor in the division of inflammation biology at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology in California.