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A recent article in Life Extension Magazine have this interesting subject for all diabetics, or potential diabetics (we all are), regarding a new study comparing the omega 3 ingestion with diabetes risks.

An increased intake of omega-3 fatty acids may decrease the risk of developing type 1 diabetes, according to a study published in JAMA(Journal of American Medical Association)

Fish Oil News - ¿Is Stress Fattening You?

Insulin regulates fat storage in our body. Some of us, when we are stressed have the tendency to eat sweets but there is a better way to deal with emotional tension: concentrate in your breathing.

Do not try to change your breathing, just feel it, watch it, observe it…. Do it while you are reading this. Notice what muscles are working, how smoothly, it changes from inhaling to exhaling, feel every part of your body. This concentration in your breathing is by itself a therapy.

Try to make exhaling longer, just a little. Slowly, exhale a little more air. Feel the tension release.

This type of concentration in your breathing can reach every part of your body. Your muscles relax and you recharge. Your mind stops and your cortisol levels decrease…You are ready for the world again. Make this a daily practice for 5 minutes twice a day and you will feel the difference.

Fish Oil News - Study Relating Alzheimers DHA - Omega 3

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine and Saint Louis University School of Medicine will evaluate Alzheimers DHA, sponsored by the National Institute on Aging (NIA).

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Fish Oil News - High Cholesterol+History of Heart Disease+Fish Oil + Statin= Less Risks of Major Coronary Event

Fish-oil supplements added to statin therapy can further reduce the risk of major coronary events, even among patients who already eat a diet heavy in fish, investigators here reported.

Among more than 18,000 patients with hypercholesterolemia and a history of coronary artery disease, the addition to statins of eicosapentaenoic acid, a long-chain-n-3 fatty acid in fish oil, reduced the occurrence of major coronary events by 19% over statins alone, reported Mitsuhiro Yokoyama, M.D., from Kobe University here, and colleagues.

Eicosapentaenoic acid, (EPA) was associated with significant reductions in unstable angina and non-fatal coronary events, but there were no differences in either sudden cardiac death or coronary death, the investigators in the Japan EPA Lipid Intervention Study (JELIS).wrote in the March 31 issue of The Lancet.

The JELIS investigators recruited 18,645 patients from 1996 to 1999, with a total cholesterol of 6.5 mmol/L (253 mg/dL) or greater. The patients were randomly assigned to 1,800 mg of EPA daily with a statin (9,326 patients) or statin therapy alone (9,319).

EPA was given at a dose of 600 mg, three times a day after meals (to a total of 1,800 mg per day). Statin therapy was initiated with either 10 mg of pravastatin (Pravachol) or 5 mg of simvastatin (Zocor) once daily as first-line treatment. For patients with uncontrolled hypercholesterolemia, the daily dose could be increased to 20 mg of pravastatin or 10 mg of simvastatin.

The primary endpoint was any major coronary event, including sudden cardiac death, fatal and non-fatal MI, and other nonfatal events, including unstable angina, angioplasty, stenting, or coronary artery bypass graft. Follow-up was for five years, with analysis by intention-to-treat.

The ‘standard’ medical solution for high cholesterol is to prescribe a statin drug. Whereas these are generally effective in lowering cholesterol…some people pay a price…in side effects! These can range from damaged livers, muscle aches and even impotency. You may want to check this information.

The authors found that at the mean follow-up of 4.6 years, 2.8% of patients in the EPA group (262 patients) and 3.5% of controls (324 patients) had a major coronary event. This difference translated into a 19% relative reduction in the primary endpoint for the EPA group (P=0.011).

In both groups, LDL concentrations decreased by 25%, from a mean of 4.7 mmol/L (183 mg/dL) at baseline, and total cholesterol declined by 19%.

The omega-3 fatty acid was also associated with a significant reduction of 24% in the frequency of unstable angina, although there were no significant differences in the rate of either coronary death or myocardial infarction between the groups.

"The frequency of fatal or non-fatal myocardial infarction was not significantly reduced (23%) in the EPA group," the authors wrote. "However, that of non-fatal coronary events (including non-fatal myocardial infarction, unstable angina, and events of angioplasty, stenting, or coronary artery bypass grafting) was significantly lower (19%) in the EPA group than in controls."

Yet in a subgroup of patients with coronary artery disease who had already suffered a major coronary event (secondary prevention group), EPA treatment was associated with a significant 19% reduction in total major coronary events, and a 28% reduction in the incidence of unstable angina.

That the authors did not see an effect of EPA on mortality is not surprising, Dr. Mozaffarian commented. "In Japan, average fish consumption is one serving of 85 g (3 oz; 900 mg EPA and DHA) per day, and 90% of individuals eat fish at least once a week," he wrote. "Thus, most of the population is already above the threshold for preventing cardiac death. In any such population, one would expect low baseline rates of cardiac death, and little further reduction in cardiac death with additional fish-oil consumption."

He also noted that the reduction in non-fatal events was consistent with findings of observational studies of Japanese populations and some U.S populations with high levels of fish consumption.

Fish Oil News - Omega 3 and Heart Disease Protection

People with high cholesterol levels and taking statins reduced their frequency of major cardiac events by about 20 per cent when supplemented with the omega-3 of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), researchers have reported.

The research, published in this week's issue of The Lancet, followed 18 645 Japanese patients with high cholesterol levels (hypercholesterolaemia) taking statins, and randomly assigned half to receive a daily EPA supplement (1.8 g).

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Fish Oil News - Soy and Colesterol.

Some people have the idea that soy is a healthy food, specially good for the heart and hormones. It may be important to warn these people about soy’s negative influence in cardiovascular and hormonal health. It can increase homocystein and mimic estrogen hormones.

But what can we say about the noise we hear in the media these days about soy for cholesterol?. A careful review of the studies suggest that soy is not an effective way to lower cholesterol.

As a matter of fact, as more evidence started to show the American Heart Association (AHA) is backing in its recommendation to eat some soy. A studies review in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism concluded that soy components have no major impact in cholesterol.

Nevertheless, there are several foods that can help to improve your cholesterol. Specially almonds. A recent study in men showed that raw or roasted almonds helped to improve cholesterol in 4 weeks.

Fish Oil News - How to Avoid Becoming a Fat Thin Person.

Researchers at the University of Illinois divided 48 obese women into two groups. One group was put on a higher-protein diet, while the other group consumed more carbohydrates. (Both diets contained the same number of calories.) All of the women walked several times a week, but the "high-protein" group added two sessions of resistance exercise.

When the study concluded, the high-protein group had lost an average of 22 pounds - almost all of it from fat. The women on the high-carbohydrate diet lost only 15 pounds, and more than two pounds of that was muscle. In other words, 15% of their weight loss was from muscle!

Dr. Donald Layman, the author of the study, summed it up this way:

"Both diets work because, when you restrict calories, you lose weight. But the people on the higher-protein diet lost more weight. There's an additive, interactive effect when a protein-rich diet is combined with exercise. The two work together to correct body composition; dieters lose more weight, and they lose fat, not muscle."

To maximize your fat loss while maintaining or building muscle, cut back on carbs, base all your meals around a healthy source of protein, and combine interval training with resistance exercise. You won't believe how quickly your body will respond.

- Jon Herring

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Fish Oil News - Higher Level Of Certain Fatty Acid Associated With Lower Dementia Risk

Age, family history and genetic factors have all been found to increase the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that causes 70 percent of cases of dementia in the elderly, according to background information in the article. Recent studies have found that high levels of homocysteine, an amino acid that is derived from proteins in the diet and that can accumulate in the blood and contribute to heart disease, increase the risk for Alzheimer's disease and dementia. In addition, DHA, an omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid found in fish, appears to affect dementia risk and to be important for the proper functioning of the central nervous system.

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No doubt that it is better to be thin than fat, but even then, when you are not really ready to get down to your ideal weight, there are certain healthy habits you could incorporate into your daily life that will improve your overall health and well-being.

Take a look at this news from Reuters. It talks about doing some changes in diet and exercise that would benefit everybody