Ample evidence has already shown that eating fatty fish and supplementing with fish oil can help reduce heart-attack risk. One study found that eating fatty fish regularly reduces the risk of fatal heart attack by 50%. Several others have also found that people getting high amounts of the fats from fish have a lower likelihood of sudden heart-related death.

Eating fish can improve the function of the heart muscle, prevent clots from forming and blocking the blood vessels of the heart, and can help reduce blood pressure and inflammation.

Flax seed has been part of a human diet for centuries. Ancient records indicate that before 5,000 BC, Egyptians carried flaxseed in their medicine bags. Later in history, Hippocrates wrote about using flax for the relief of abdominal pains, and in 8th century France, the King considered flax so important for the health of his subjects that he passed laws and regulations requiring its consumption. Therefore, it appears that flax has been part of a healthy diet for many centuries.