$LBGE Heart Disease: Given today's typical dietary habits, finding additional sources of Omega-3's is more important than ever. To help offset that negative dietary trend. Chia contains the perfect ratio of 3:1 (3 Omega-3's to 1 Omega-6). Omega-3's are clinically proven to lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels, stabilize heart arrhythmia, lower blood pressure, act as a natural blood thinner and increase HDL ("good") cholesterol.