What's the connection between
Omega 3 and Weight Loss?
The connection between Omega 3 and weight loss is well-established. Research published in July 2006 makes the connection between Omega 3 and weight loss even stronger. The study showed that daily doses of fish oil (which contains omega 3 fats), when combined with exercise, created weight loss with no dietary change. The study participants who took fish oil and exercised lost an average of 4.5 pounds over 3 months, with no dietary restrictions. Here's the physiologic connection between omega 3 and weight loss: Omega 3 increases fat burning ability by improving blood flow to your muscles during exercise. Omega 3 fats have also been shown to boost brain functioning and reduce the risk of stroke. So this new research gives you yet another reason to eat fish! If you like the taste of fish, the best source of omega 3 fats is from cold water and oily fish such as wild salmon that's been tested for contaminants, sardines, and herring. If you're not crazy about the taste of canned sardines or herring (although they are quite tasty on crackers with mustard...), I recommend
Wild Alaskan Salmon
(avoid farmed fish) because it is the only truly safe source of fish. Or, you can buy a liquid or pill fish oil supplement. Many health authorities are promoting krill oil now. HOWEVER, the krill are whales' primary source of food. Considering that many whales are endangered, we don't like the idea of supporting an industry that takes food, literally, right out of the whales' mouths. *****UPDATE: The NOAA just banned krill harvesting in the Pacific ocean. You can learn more
here.*****
That is why we're investigating some of the new products that use (and this will sound funny) the lipid extraction of the green-lipped mussel. From what we've learned so far, this is a highly bioavailable form of of omega-3s, so you need to take much less than with typical (fish) sources of omega-3s.
So now you know that there is a sound connection between omega 3 and weight loss. Omega 3 oils provide so many benefits, and now they also help you to lose weight! Omega 3s are the reason that Wild Alaskan Salmon is one of nature's superfoods. Want to learn more about nature's superfoods, with recipes and remedies? Go to
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