Omega-3's benefits are astounding and real

The American public is now well aware of the varied health benefits of fish oil capsules. This is evidenced by a recent survey that showed that omega-3 supplements are now at the top of consumers' shopping list of dietary supplements, with 74% of respondents reporting that they take omega-3 supplements regularly. The next most popular category was multivitamins, which 72% of respondents reported taking. It's amazing that more Americans today are taking omega-3 supplements than they are multivitamins. Fish of course are a great source of fish oil. A sushi restaurant run by chef Ferreri, who is a former MR Ohio bodybuilding champion, tells us that people are just coming to understand the real benefits of eating sushi. The Japanese have known this for 1000's of years.

In the 1980s, new manufacturing techniques were able to produce a type of fish oil that was derived from the whole fish, and not just the liver. Although this step was an upgrade in the manufacturing process, and produced the best fish oil capsules available for that time, it did not solve the problem of impurities being present in fish oil. Fish oil contains toxins, PCBs, and metal contaminants such as mercury and lead. Although fish oil was considered healthy, most people during the time loathed taking fish oil because of its obnoxious taste. With the invention of soft-gel encapsulation, this problem was solved, but another problem emerged: how could one teaspoon of fish oil be encapsulated and yet still allow the capsule to be of a size that would be easy to swallow?

Today, high-tech manufacturing processes such as molecular distillation are able to remove a large percentage of the impurities in fish oil. This same process produces a higher concentration of fish oil-higher potencies of the omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA. Only a minute quantity of this pharmaceutical-grade fish oil is required in one encapsulation

Omega-3’s Rise in Popularity,

Omega-3’s benefits are astounding and real.
This news made for an interesting read, even as private-lab testing, at the request of environmental lawyers, revealed that many of the popular fish oil capsules in the market today—and there are more than a hundred of them—may contain unhealthy levels of PCB toxins. Although tests were only done on 10 brands of fish oil capsules, the negative test reports may impact consumers’ impression of fish oil capsules. Manufacturers will need to work harder in enforcing and ensuring higher-quality manufacturing of fish oil capsules. Manufacturers with a known reputation for quality or for fish oil capsules that are verified by third-party lab testing will obviously have a competitive advantage over other brands in the market.

Because omega-3’s many benefits are substantiated by strong research, the surge in sales of omega-3 supplements is more than likely to continue.

Omega-3 health benefits include:

• Supports cardiovascular and arterial health
• Exhibits anti-inflammatory properties and is useful for reducing inflammation and pain. Supports joint health.
• Supports brain health, promoting concentration and long-term cognitive functions
• Promotes mental well-being
• Supports eye health
• Supports prenatal and postnatal development of the brain and eyes
• Promotes fat metabolism
• Promotes cellular health

There are various grades of fish oil available in the market. Pharmaceutical-grade fish oil holds the highest level of purity and potency. Many people experience bloating or mild indigestion with fish oil capsules, but further advances in formulating have introduced enteric-coated fish oil capsules. This special enteric coating allows digestion of fish oil to take place in the intestine, and not in the stomach. The advantage includes no fishy after-burps and reduced side effects common to non-enteric fish oil capsules.

Consumers now enjoy the health benefits of fish oil capsules conveniently encapsulated, without the impurities. This, combined with the expanding research on omega-3 benefits, has led to the increased usage of omega-3 supplements. As science continues to affirm the rich benefits of omega-3 supplements on health, the market for fish oil capsules will continue to flourish. From 2006 to 2010, the U.S. market for fish oil capsules has more than doubled and is valued at an estimated $1 billion. Expect those numbers to grow.

Sushi Restaurant In Northern Kentucky is a Body Builders Best Friend

Sushi is a bodybuilder’s best friend. As a former bodybuilder I always struggled with dieting. Can after can of tuna fish got be a pain to eat and I was always looking way to eat right but have some enjoyment out of it. Well a sushi restaurant in northern Kentucky was my answer and is the answer to all body builders’ prayers. High protein, no fat, great taste, high in essential fatty acids, what more could you ask for. Sushi is not a particularly fattening food, and a low calorie meal is not out of the question if you choose sushi as your meal. While rice contains a fair amount of carbohydrates, sushi can be eaten without it as sashimi. Even a standard sushi item can be a healthy treat without all the calories.
People who exercise or diet do not often think about the relatively low amount of calories in seafood and they certainly don’t think of sushi as a high protein meal. Restaurants may also add ingredients, such as mayonnaise to some rolls, which will increase their caloric values.
A typical tradition roll such as spicy tuna can contain 24 grams of protein. That is a lot of protein and it tastes great as well.

Stop Being a Fat Slop For Your Kids Sake.

At Supplements To GO we want everyone to enjoy life as much as possible and being a fat kid is no way to go through life. It litterally disgusts me to see fat slobs at the all you can eat buffet with their fat spouce and their fat kids. It disgusts me on several levels. First if your a fat slob, why are you eating at the all you can eat. Secondly, ok you have given up but what about your kids? Set and example or at least tell them, "Don't do this to yourself". Forget all that crap that big is beautiful or love the skin your in. Other than NFL lineman and Summo wrestlers, no one wants to be fat. However it is much easier to be fat than it is to be healthy and that is were the problem is. There are a few excepts to the being fat rule but in 99.999% of the cases you are fat because you eat to much of the wrong foods. No one is creating fat cells from sun light exposure.


Many people grappling with obesity is that healthful change costs money - more than they can afford. So the article pointed out that obesity and its accompanying chronic health issues costs A LOT more money later on if you do nothing.


So first of all we need to begin to realize that if one child in the family is obese, you cannot expect this kid to go along with dietary and exercise changes as a solitary experience. Most of us adults don't have the willpower to sit and watch others gorge while we diet. We typically abandon the diet either in the moment, or we yo yo diet as an attempt to deal with temptations. A kid should be given the kind of home environment support he needs to stabilize his weight or lose weight. That means the whole family joins the experience. Let's also point out that even the most metabolically gifted people i.e. skinny kids, can still have health issues like diabetes, cholesterol problems, hypertension, related to food choices, even if they are not overweight. Let's also agree that skinny kids can grow up to be overweight adults, especially if they don't learn good nutritional and exercise guidelines. Maybe you were lean as a kid and now you're overweight. You have to recognize that you are probably raising your kids, knowing that their destiny will be the very same because of the way you stock your frig, pantry and expose them to fast food. Why do we think that eating fast food is an American rite of passage anyway? For that matter drinking soda seems to be one too - why else would we give 2 year olds sips of soda???



Let's also realize - and I alluded to this in my blog about Michelle Obama's own wake up call - that our kids are surrounded by other overweight kids, so we assume their largeness or major weight growth patterns are normal. We also, as parents, struggle to see any inherent "bad issues" especially if they might reflect on our own habits and patterns. But consider this.



Why do kids need pantries filled with numerous processed food choices - why aren't two or three choices enough? Why do we not sit down with our kids and talk about health and food - it won't create eating disorders if the topics discussed are framed around health and energy and performance? Why don't many of us realize the importance fof family meals? And if we ourselves are overweight, why is it a shock when the pediatrician suggests that our kids have a weight issue - after all it is pretty obvious that the same habits that cause adults weight gain, will cause children to gain weight as well? Why are a pediatrician's medical comments suggesting changes at home, often received like a parenting indictment? It's really not.

Diabetes now affects 24 million Americans

Diabetes now affects 24 million Americans and costs our healthcare system $174 billion per year
(1). One out of every five health care dollars is spent caring for someone diagnosed with diabetes, while one in ten health care dollars is attributed to diabetes (2). The condition comes with a number of health risks that include a 200-400% increased risk of stroke and a 200% increased overall risk of death, compared to those without diabetes of similar age.

Diabetes can lead to permanent disability and numerous health complications, including heart disease, stroke, blindness, chronic kidney disease, and amputations (1). There are a number of natural ways to help maintain blood sugar health, including chromium (3), glucomannan (4), cinnamon (5) walnuts (6) and magnesium (7). Now a new study (8) has found that soy intake may help overweight women improve their blood sugar health.

The study involved 25,872 men and 33,919 women aged 45–75 years participating in the Japan Public Health Center-Based Prospective Study (9) with no history of diabetes. They completed a 147-item food questionnaire to assess their overall soy intake, including soy protein and soy isoflavones, for 5 years.

While no benefits of soy intake were seen across the entire sample of men and women, there was a benefit of soy intake in women classified as “overweight” (having a body mass index greater than 25 kg/m2). Compared to those with the lowest 20% of soy intake (less than 43.1 grams of soy products per day), those with daily soy intake between 83.7 and 117.3 grams per day of soy products had a 38% reduced risk of diabetes.

When attempting to explain how soy can help maintain blood sugar health, the researchers pointed to the fact that soy isoflavones are structurally similar to the hormone estrogen (9) and may alter the expression of genes that are involved in insulin sensitivity and glucose uptake (10). But soy isoflavones also have non-estrogen benefits on blood sugar by preventing sugar uptake during digestion intestinal glucose uptake and also improve metabolism (11).

For the researchers, “we did observe associations suggestive of a protective role of these food factors in overweight women or, to a lesser extent, postmenopausal women.”