13 Ways To Get More Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Hi Everyone,

I found a great post over at Diet.com by Shauna Shultz, Diet.com Chief Nutritionist

We have all heard about Omeg-3 Fatty Acids and that they are a must for good health. But what exactly are they?  How do we easily incorporate the necessary amount in our daily diet without hiring a personal nutritionist? Read on to find out how!

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The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, American Dietetic Association, American Heart Association and many other health organizations call for eating more Omega-3 rich foods.

So, what are these Omega-3 fatty acids and where can we find them? In this blog, we’ll give you the scoop on Omega-3 fatty acids.

What are they?
These essential fatty acids are building blocks of fat – our body can’t produce them so we must obtain them from our diet. Another essential fatty acid, Omega-6, is readily obtained in our diet. However, Americans may benefit from increasing the amount of Omega-3’s and lowering the Omega-6’s in their diet to improve the balance to an optimum level.

Why are they good?
Omega-3’s are believed to lower the risk of heart disease, reduce the risk of dying from a heart attack, boost immunity and reduce artery inflammation. They may even benefit other inflammatory diseases such as Alzheimer’s and arthritis and lower blood pressure, along with reducing the effects of mood disorders.

Omega-3 fatty acids are polyunsaturated fats and can raise “good” or HDL cholesterol when substituted for saturated and trans fats in the diet.

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Rev Your Metabolism: Burn fat fast!

Hi everyone,

 Here is another great workout that I came accross.  This is from http://www.self.com/

Learn how to burn more fat, even while you are sitting on the couch!

The workout

These multitasking moves, designed by Kira Stokes, an instructor at Reebok Sports Club/NY in New York City, will create sleek, sexy curves and accelerate your metabolism. How? By building lean muscle, which burns about three times as many calories as fat. Twice-a-week strength sessions, in fact, can rev your engine so dramatically that your body will automatically zap up to 150 extra calories every day, even when you’re sitting on the couch. That can really add up!

You’ll need A pair of 5- to 8-pound dumbbells, a resistance band or piece of tubing tied into a loop and a stability ball

Try it Do two sets of 15 reps of each toner twice a week, giving your body a day to recover between strength sessions.

Include cardio Also do 40 minutes of heart-pumping activity three days a week. It will be challenging, but it’s the ideal dose to deliver a postexercise metabolism boost, a study in Obesity notes. Your body’s calorie-burning furnace will remain fired up for 24 to 48 hours after you swap your sneaks for sandals, says study author Gary Hunter, Ph.D., of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, adding, “You can burn 150 bonus calories a day.” Coupled with our toners, that’s 300 calories daily that are gone, poof, history, in addition to the tons you’ll torch doing the routine.

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