Top 5 Food Sources Of Omega-3 Fats

By Cassandra Forsythe-Pribanic, PhD, RD

Omega-3 essential fatty acids, specifically EPA and DHA, which are the omega-3s found in seafood and fish, are special fats that our bodies do not make, but need for many essential functions. They have multiple and profound health benefits for every body, which include and are not limited to:

• Decreased risk and incidence of cardiovascular disease; healthier blood cholesterol profile
• Improved eye health, and reduced age-related eye degeneration
• Enhanced metabolism of dietary and endogenous fat
• Ideal neurocognitive development in infants and children
• Lessened PMS symptoms

However, very few of us consume enough DHA and EPA, mostly because we don’t know where or how to get them in our diets. Since very few goods contain these omega-3 fats, everyone needs to make an effort to get in as many of them as they can.

Today we’re going to make it easy for you and identify the top five sources of EPA and DHA fats so you and your family can be healthier, starting now!

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What Does Acai Berry Really Do??

Jayson Hunter, RD, CSCS

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Acai berry has been tagged one of the super fruits of the world.  It got most of its popularity from being mentioned on Oprah with Dr. Oz discussing what he felt were powerful foods everyone should be eating.

He mentioned Acai berry as a powerful antioxidant fruit and briefly mentioned that there was 1 study conducted that indicated there may be potential for it to help with weight loss.

That is all the scam artists had to hear.  They could have cared less about the proven health benefits.  They wanted the word weight loss mentioned so that they could go and promote acai berry as a miracle weight loss product.  No science has ever been behind it yet tens of thousands of people have been duped into buying acai berry to help lose weight.  All that happened to them was loss of money because once they gave these scammers their credit card the charges just kept coming and you couldn't turn it off.

Acai berry is not a weight loss ingredient.  It has never been proven to be a weight loss ingredient.  Everything you see with acai berry and weight loss is all hype and false.

OK, now that we have that out of the way lets talk about what acai berry really is and how it can actually benefit you.

Acai berry is a powerful antioxidant fruit.  What this means is it provides antioxidants that fight off and kill 'free radical' molecules in our body.  These free radicals scientists are starting to show may lead to many diseases and illnesses we get such as cancer.  So we want to kill as many of these as we can and not let them build up in our body.

The reason acai berry is so powerful is because it is grown in a region of the world where the sunlight is real intense.  Well, to survive this fruit needs to develop its own antioxidants to fight off the sun's strong oxidizing UV rays.  What results is a fruit with high levels of anthocyanins, which is a powerful antioxidant. 

The great thing is these powerful anthocyanins are still beneficial even when we consume the acai berry fruit.  Through technology scientists have been able to take this fruit and freeze dry it into a stable powder that still contains all the health benefits of the real fruit.

To give you some examples of how powerful acai berry is as an antioxidant acai berry contains 10-30 times the anthocyanins as red wine.  It also has 10 times the antioxidant potential of grapes.

Acai berry is actually a very powerful fruit that is good for you, but don't consume it thinking it will help you lose weight faster.  Consume acai berry to help you fight off the free radicals that are damaging your body that may lead to serious diseases.


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Avoid These Foods And Lose Weight Faster - Part 2

Avoid These Foods And Lose Weight Faster - Part 2

(What To Eat Instead, Too)

By Cassandra Forsythe-Pribanic, PhD, RD

Weight Loss Offender: HIGH-FAT, HIGH CARBOHYDRATE FOODS

When you mix fat and simple carbs it stimulates even more fat storage and increases your risk for heart disease. Avoid these fatty, carby foods and swap them with these healthier options.

DON'T EAT: POTATO CHIPS
INSTEAD EAT: BAKED CHEESE CRISPS
WHY: It should be a no-brainer to understand why potato chips are offensive: it’s a fried white potato with salt. However, many people still consider potato chips an easy, acceptable snack. Even though today’s potato chips contain little to no trans fat, they’re still a fattening combination of high-glycemic carbs and oil.

INSTEAD: Cheese crisps are a healthy home-made alternative to chips providing a rich source of calcium.  Recently UK researchers evaluated the health implications of diets high in cheese and dairy products in healthy middle-aged men. They found that increased consumption of full-fat dairy products did not negatively affect heart disease or diabetes risk or increase body weight.

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Avoid These Foods And Lose Fat Faster

Avoid These Foods And Lose Fat Faster

(What To Eat Instead, Too)

By Cassandra Forsythe-Pribanic, PhD, RD

We’re all looking for a better-looking and healthier body, but in today’s day and age, even the brightest minds are confused on what they should eat. We’re going to make it easy for you to identify foods that you should avoid, and ones that you should focus on. Use this list below when you’re out shopping to ensure you don’t pick items that will set you back in your fat-loss quest.

Weight Loss Offender: LOW PROTEIN, HIGH SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE FOODS

 

Foods containing a large amount of carbohydrates from simple sugars like high fructose corn syrup and sucrose are shown to be less satisfying and more likely to increase your risk for diabetes and heart disease than those rich in complex carbohydrates and fiber.

 

These offending foods also are more likely to make you gain weight than lose it. Here are 7 foods that you should avoid, and healthier substitutions that will help you reach your hot body goal. 

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One Rule To Optimize Your Workouk

Happy Tuesday Everyone.

I figured this would be a great time to share this killer article with you. It's from my friends and partners over at Prograde Nutrition.

Bottom line: Recent research shows any strength training workout should be followed by proper post-workout nutrition.

It's all right here ==> 1 Rule To Optimize Your Workout

Enjoy!


Yours in health,
Matthew

PS - I'm not kidding around. Do NOT waste your workout by fueling your body with junk afterward.

Find out what the RESEARCH shows: 1 Rule To Optimize Your Workout

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I'm a proud Prograde partner

Hey All,

Just a note about changes to the blog.

I am sure you noticed that I switched from two columns to three, and that there is now an add for Prograde Nutrition over there on the left.

Over the course of the past two years many of my friends, colleagues and teachers have commented on the transformation I have gone through physically. Along the way I have found a few professionals out there whose ideas, writings, and products have helped me make that change.

One of the cool things about having formed Mercer Health and Fitness Inc. is that I can now share those ideas with you. Sometimes as a member of an affiliate program as is the case with Prograde Nutrition.

Whats Happening
In the very near future you will see a page with all those links in one place. That page will have listed the trainers, sites, and blogs that I have found helpful. Some I will be "proud partners" with (a fancy way of making sure my readers know that I have made a financial partnership), and some will be just a link to an interesting blog or forum.

You will also see some adds on the left hand side of the blog for the companies I am teaming up with to get the word out on quality products. By clicking on those banners you will also be helping me make my rent.

I will only be teaming up with people whose products and services I have used and am happy with.

When possible I will be keeping a small amount of stock on hand so that if you are a student, client or co-worker you can pick up some product from me directly.

Prograde Nutrition
Today I would like to tell you that I am a proud Prograde partner. I have been using Prograde products for over two years and have been very happy with the products, the results I get, their customer service, and their educational approach towards promotions.

A few things stick out for me with this company:

• The company is headed up by Registered Dietitians and Fitness professionals.
  
• They are a GMP Rated facility.
  
• They are recommend by many of the top pro-trainers
• High quality products shipped to my door at the same cost or lower than what you get from a local health store.
• At the end of each article written the author of the post gives footnote references that leads to the studies they got their information from. You can actually go read the studies yourself and make up your own mind. (This is the first time I've seen this from a nutrition company.)
• Awesome tasting products shipped to your door
• Prograde provides products sweetened with Stevia, which helped me kick the sugar addiction
  
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Prograde take a very educational approach in their advertising, so from time to time you will see on this site articles re-posted from the Prograde archive. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

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