If you subscribe to my newsletter, you already know how omega-3 fats prevent the spread of prostate cancer. Looks like they may be just as effective for liver cancer.

One of the best things you can do for your health and to reduce your risk of cancer and heart disease is to take a high quality omega-3 oil. This is one of the most non-controversial recommendations to improve your health that I know of.

Fish would be a perfect solution to obtain your omega-3 fats, but I can't recommend it because most all commercial fish have been tainted with mercury and toxic solvents like PCBs for the last few decades.

That is one of the reasons I am so happy to have recently learned about krill oil.

Krill is at the bottom of the food chain and is free of all of the heavy metals like mercury, and PCBs and dioxins that are present in many fish. It is simply one of the most amazing clean source of omega-3 fats.Krill only grow about to one inch or so and are harvested in the pristine clean waters of the Antarctic.

They also are present in a phospholipid form which radically increases their absorption which allows them to work more effectively in your brain. This form virtually eliminates any belching or burping fish oil taste. It also increases absorption so you only need two small capsules a day

If you are interested in the way I now consume my omega-3 oils you can read more about krill oil here.

As for cancer in general, since it is now the number one cause of death for most Americans you will also want to review the detailed checklist I wrote last year to help you radically lower your cancer risk:

1.      Control your insulin levels: Make certain that you limit your intake of processed foods and sugars as much as possible.

2.      Of course, get appropriate amounts of animal-based omega-3 fats.

3.      Get appropriate exercise. One of the primary reasons exercise works is that it drives your insulin levels down. Controlling insulin levels is one of the most powerful ways to reduce your cancer risks.

4.      Normalize your vitamin D levels with safe amounts of sun exposure. This works primarily by optimizing your vitamin D level. If you have regular access to sun exposure then you should use fish oil, not cod liver oil, as your primary source of omega-3 fats. Ideally, it would be best to monitor your vitamin D levels.

5.      Eat according to your nutritional type. The potent anti-cancer effects of this principle are very much underappreciated. When we treat cancer patients in our clinic this is one of the most powerful anti-cancer strategies we have.

6.      Have a tool to permanently erase the neurological short-circuiting that can activate cancer genes. Even the CDC states that 85 percent of disease is caused by emotions. It is likely that this factor may be more important than all the other physical ones listed here, so make sure this is addressed. Energy psychology seems to be one of the best approaches and my particular favorite tool, as you may know, is the Emotional Freedom Technique.

7.      Only 25 percent of people eat enough vegetables, so by all means eat as many vegetables as you are comfortable with. Ideally, they should be fresh and organic. However, please understand that, frequently, fresh conventionally grown vegetables are healthier than organic ones that are older and wilted in the grocery store. They are certainly better than no vegetables at all, so don't use that as an excuse. If you are a carb nutritional type you may need up to 300 percent more vegetables than a protein nutritional type.

8.      Make sure you are not in the two-thirds of the population who are overweight and maintain an ideal body weight.

9.      Get enough high-quality sleep.

10.  Reduce your exposure to environmental toxins like pesticides, household chemical cleaners, synthetic air fresheners and air pollution.

11.  Boil, poach or steam your foods, rather than frying or charbroiling them.