Want To Lower Your Resting Heart Rate? Eat More Omega-3 Fats

Your heart rate can reveal a lot about your health—an elevated resting heart rate (RHR) is a risk factor for heart problems like hypertension, plaque buildup, heart failure, and even early death (it's actually a sneaky good longevity, too)

Exercise and physical fitness is one of the most known ways to improve your heart rate, but what you eat also impacts it. And omega-3s are one of the best (if not the best) nutrients that can help lower your high heart rate. 

Omega-3s and heart rate

Omega-3s target heart rate in various ways—the most direct one, however, is by acting on the electrical excitability of heart tissue cells. 

Each pump of the heart is powdered by electrical impulses, and omega-3s seem to prolong the time between those signals, therefore decreasing your heart rate. 

They may also work by increasing the rest-and-digest (or parasympathetic) side of the nervous system and decreasing the fight-or-flight side (or sympathetic) to promote a lower RHR.

Getting more omega-3s in your life

There are so many reasons to up your intake of omega-3s (most of us truly aren't getting enough)—not only do they help lower a high heart rate, but they also support brain health, vision, mood, and immunity. 

If you do want to focus on heart rate, though, eating five or more servings of fatty fish every week is a good place to start. Choose from fish like salmon, anchovies, sardines, and tuna. And if five servings seems like a lot, then start with two and work your way up. 

Supplements can also be an easy way to significantly increase your omega-3 intake. With Arbonne, we go straight to the source instead of relying on fish. Daily Omega delivers essential omega-3 fatty acids directly from algae and Ahiflower oil so you can nourish your body with a vegan alternative without the fishy aftertaste. The capsules are fresh-tasting, orange essence-scented and designed to support your heart, brain and skin from the inside out. Sustainably sourced and consciously formulated, Daily Omega makes it simple to round out your wellness routine.

WHY IT'S DIFFERENT: Daily Omega skips the fish and goes straight to the source—algae—where omega-3s originate. Combined with Ahiflower oil, this formula delivers broad-spectrum omega support in a form that’s gentle on the planet and your senses.