Fish Oil

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"13 REASON TO TAKE FISH OIL

1 Cell membrane health: EPA and DHA insure that cell membranes remain healthy. This means that the membranes are flexible and contain larger numbers of insulin receptors that are more receptive and responsive to circulating insulin. This results in decreased fat storage in the adipocytes (fat cells)
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2 Fish oils turn on the lipolytic genes (fat burning genes)

3 Fish oils turn off the lipogenic genes (fat storage genes)

4 Fish oils diminish C-reactive proteins, a newly identified risk factor associated with various inflammatory diseases, including atherosclerosis, angina, coronary heart disease, heart attack, stroke, congestive heart failure, and diabetes. The DHA fraction of the fish oil seems to be one most responsible for that protective effect. DHA also has the best ability to reduce blood pressure

5 Increase utilization of fat stores from the adipocytes

6 Preferential utilization for energy production once stored in the adipocytes

7 Reduced inflammation from physical training

8 Pain management from the reduced inflammation

9 EPA regulates blood supply to the brain which is essential in maintaining focus in weight training sessions. DHA is important in brain membranes, memory, and cognitive function

10 Fish oils increase serotonin levels (the happy neurotransmitter). Therefore, fish oils will decrease incidence of depression, anxiety, panic attack, and reduce carbohydrate cravings

11 Fish oils will improve your cardiovascular risk profile by lowering VLDL, triglycerides, homocysteine, fibrinogen, and increasing HDL levels. Combining fish oils with plant sterols will improve lipid levels even more than either alone

12 Fish oils can also decrease blood pressure by several mechanisms. These include increases in the vasodilatory compound, nitric oxide, reducing vascular inflammation, blocking the constrictive elements in the vascular wall such as the calcium channels reducing blood viscosity, and inhibiting a blood vessel constrictor (thromboxane). Lipoprotein (a) is another CVD predictor that can be lowered by fish oils (a 19% reduction was seen with natural, stable fish oils and just 4% with a highly purified fish oil)

13 Fish oils are a great stress fighter. Supplementation with n-3 fatty acids inhibits the adrenal activation of steroids, aldosterone, epinephrine, and norepinephrine (catecholamines) elicited by a mental stress, apparently through effects exerted at the level of the central nervous system. Therefore, for the same amount of stress, one will produce fewer stress hormones if consuming fish oils on a regular basis."



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The whole article is a well worth read.

[Ali]

I take cod liver oil with my breakfast and tea as well as multivitamins/minerals and zinc supplements. I have no idea how much difference it all makes, but I'd rather have a slight excess of my body's nutritional needs than not enough!

As I said to you earlier my diet isn't amazingly varied at the moment, but it's the best I've found so far to keep me feeling healthy. I've experimented with eating loads of different stuff in the last couple of years and the best for my health and even keeping my overall mood stable is "low GI" food - ie no sugary stuff, instead I eat "whole" carbs, plenty of protein and fat. A little bit of higher GI stuff (like white bread) is okay if I'm doing a big training session, but otherwise I avoid it.

[SikTh]

You could also take Flaxseed oil if you want a vegetarian option. It's ultra high in B vitamins, omega 3, fibre and antioxidants.

[Ali]

Damn - just realised I haven't been taking mine for the last week.

I stopped taking my multivitamins after I typed in what I was eating at [Only Registered Users Can See LinksClick Here To Register] and realised I was getting pretty much enough of my vitamins and minerals just from my daily diet - and overdoing it with this stuff can actually make your body run worse. But I didn't mean to stop taking the fish oil, it has a lot of benefits

[Danno]

I love flaxseed, I have that in pretty much one meal a day.
It tastes awesome too.

IO used to take fish oil capsules, but I started getting nasty fishy burps and I have quite alot of fish in my deit anyway. So I swaped that out for flax seed!

[Duncan]

For all your nutritional needs come to powerhouse fitness!

[LeTom]

I eat quite a bit of fish in my diet as I know it's rather healthy but didn't know Exactly exactly how. I find this verily useful! =D
(Side note, I sometimes ponder about if I'm eating too much fish as I tend to think of Mercury poisoning... Opinions on Mercury poisoning?)

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