fish oil

Sluggish Metabolism or Thyroid Issues? Reach for the Fish Oil!

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Fish oil has become all the rage. If you don’t believe me, check out a recent study in the Journal of Food Science which had researchers infusing fish oil in goat cheese (of all things) to help people get adequate amounts of the two essential fatty acids EPA and DHA. Even mainstream manufacturers are getting [...]

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Study Shows Fast Food Leaves You Depressed

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A new study in the journal Public Health Nutrition showed people who frequent drive-thrus and load their shopping cart with Entenmann’s and Twinkies suffer more depression. The study looked at 8,964 people who had never been diagnosed with depression or taken antidepressants. During the six-month study, 493 of these people were diagnosed with depression or [...]

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Build Muscle and Burn Fat? Choose Protein!

A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found eating a low-protein diet makes your body more likely to store fat around your liver, kidneys, and other organs. You might not think any type of body fat could be good, but trust me: fat hanging around these organs is especially bad. On [...]

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People With Low DHA Have Smaller Brains

A new study in the journal Neurology found low levels of omega-3 fatty acids can age your brain faster as well as lower your memory and thinking abilities. The study involved 1,575 people with an average age of 67, all of whom were healthy and free of dementia. Researchers used several measures to test brain [...]

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Tip 281: Increase Fat Burning During Exercise

The following is a guest article by my good friend and colleague, Charles Poliquin. Tip 281: Increase Fat Burning During Exercise with Strategic Nutrition to Get Lean by Charles Poliquin Increase your rate of fat burning while strength training with optimal pre-workout nutrition to get lean. By eating the right nutrients before working out, you [...]

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Fish Oil Boosts Women’s Power

Guest article from Craig Weatherby, health and science reporter for Vital Choice, Inc Fish Oil Boosted Women’s Power Older women gained more strength from exercise when taking omega-3s; Results echo findings in younger people. by Craig Weatherby Bone and muscle weakness is common among older women … and to a lesser but substantial extent, men [...]

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JJ Virgin’s Top 5 New Year Tips

I’m really happy to be able to share with you these five smart ideas from my long-time friend and colleague,  acclaimed fitness guru JJ Virgin. JJ is theauthor of “Six Weeks to Sleeveless and Sexy“, the co-star of the TLC reality series Freaky Eaters, and a contributor to the Huffington Post. – Dr. Jonny 5 [...]

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Think Kids Won’t Eat Healthy Food?

I hear from parents all the time who bemoan the fact that their kids won’t touch “healthy” food. If you’re a parent who has this particular challenge (and what parent doesn’t?) here’s a really cute and interesting video shot at the Weston Price conference. It was given to me by our friend Randy Hartnell, president [...]

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Omega-3′s Reduce Stroke Severity

ScienceDaily (Aug. 26, 2011) — A diet rich in omega-3s reduces the severity of brain damage after a stroke, according to a study conducted by Université Laval researchers. The team, co-directed by professors Jasna Kriz and Frédéric Calon, showed that the extent of brain damage following a stroke was reduced by 25% in mice that [...]

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New Study: Omega-3′s Reduce Anxiety

A new study gauging the impact of consuming more fish oil showed a marked reduction both in inflammation and, surprisingly, in anxiety among a cohort of healthy young people. The findings suggest that if young participants can get such improvements from specific dietary supplements, then the elderly and people at high risk for certain diseases [...]

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The Krill Oil vs Fish Oil Debate

For a long time I’ve fielded questions from readers about the Krill Oil vs Fish Oil debate. Krill oil comes from krill, a small crustacean that looks like a shrimp on steroids. They inhabit the cold water oceans and serve as a natural food for wild salmon. (In fact, the reason wild salmon get their [...]

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Dry Skin Nutrition

The following article comes to us courtesy of the great Jonathan Wright, MD, one of the icons of alternative and integrative medicine. Dr. Wright publishes a print newsletter, “Nutrition and Healing”. Guest article by Jonathan Wright, MD If there are enough essential faty acids in your blood, your skin will rarely be dry, unless you [...]

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