The Wonders of Fish Oil

March 17, 2008

Keith Scott has recently put together a great list of the reported benefits of fish oil. Check it out below:

Reported Benefits of Supplementing with Fish Oil:

Fat Loss and improved body composition - Research has shown that fish oil seems to turn on the body’s fat burning mechanism and even better, it was shown that most of the fat loss was in the abdominal region. Yes, your belly fat!*
Fights Inflammation - reduces the inflammation causing substances in the body. Inflammation will kill you eventually. It wreaks havoc on your body and long term health. Not to mention it is responsible for painful conditions around the body. Fish oil can help with muscle soreness and joint pain
Improves Cardiovascular health -Fish oil lowers triglycerides, reduces the likely hood of blood clots, can lower high blood pressure, reduces chance of stroke.
Mental Health - Reduces depression, and elevates the mood. It was even found that fish oil supplementation in children with ADHD dramatically improved their symptoms.
Healthy Eyes - Fights Macular Degeneration, Glaucoma and dry-eye syndrome
Boosts the immune system - Less time being sick, and better fight against colds and other illness.
Increase s.ex drive - Do I really need to explain this any further?
Helps with menstrual pain - Women rejoice!
Improves digestion - So many people out there live with digestion problems. This supplement can really help with some of those issues.
Fights Osteoporosis
Helps to prevent cancer
Lowers the risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease
Helps with Asthma
Helps with Multiple Sclerosis
Helps with skin problems - Eczema, and psoriasis. I can personally attest to this benefit. All of my life I battled with Eczema, and never won until I started using fish oil. Now, I rarely get an outbreak and if I do, it is short lived.
Helps with Diabetes
Can lower stress
Reduces headaches
Helps with Fibromyaglia

Written by Mike Roussell · Filed Under Better Health

a HEARTy eating plan

March 14, 2008

Men’s Health

How hard is it to get the heart health benefits of a reduced carbohydrate diet? It isn’t that hard. Research from Univ. Cal Davis showed that dropping your carbs to 30-40% of calories will allow you to start yielding the benefits (e.g. lower triglyceride levels). In the April 2008 issue of Men’s Health (page 50) I wrote a research blurb about one of these studies (see picture).

Written by Mike Roussell · Filed Under Blog