Fish oil can help prevent inflammatory disease as well as good heart health. You can get the recommended amount if you eat fatty fish (high in omega-3) at least twice a week. Wild caught salmon, egg yolks, and grass-fed beef are good examples. It can also be found on some nut oils, vegetable oils, (flaxseed, or linseed- try Uda oil which is found in the refrigerator aisle at health food stores)
Fish oil can lower triglycerides (plays a role in high cholesterol), help prevent heart disease, slow the buildup of plaques that cause hardening of the arteries and may help reduce blood pressure (everyday health-12/2/10). It can also reduce inflammation that leads to diabetes.
You can try a fish oil supplement if you don’t like seafood. I recommend that you invest in a good quality product because it can reduce the smell that some people complain seeps through your pores or are belched up. Most nutritionist prefers you get omega 3’s from food. Do what’s convenient, affordable, and works for you.
As always check with your doctor to make sure that any supplements don’t have any negative interactions with drugs you may be taking.
12/11/11-Sunday Workout Diary :
Day off
12/11/11 - Sunday Food Diary:
Breakfast-
1 whole wheat wrap (100 cal)
2 tbls organic almond butter (186 cal)
1/2 banana, 1/8 cup bluberries (70 cal)
A.M. Snack-
whey protein shake (125 cal)
Lunch-
grilled veggie open face sandwich (320 cal.) I took two toasted pieces of Ezekial toast, covered in cooked zuchinni, onions portebella mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, asparagus, 1 oz fat free feta, 2 oz fat-free feta, then I microwaved for 55 seconds to melt and warm. I ate with a fork and knife as an open faced sandwich. It was AMAZING, low-sodium, low oil and healthy. In a restaurant it would have cost me $12 and had 500 calories
small salad including green peppers, cherry tomatoes (55 cal)
P.M. Snack-
8 oz non fat cottage cheese(160 cal)
Dinner-
5 oz roast turkey (360 cal)
1/2 spaghetti squash, drizzle of balsamic glaze (30 cal)
1/2 cup sauté mushrooms, onions, garlic,1 tbls rosemary EVOO, italian spices (65 cal)
1 small whole wheat dinner roll (50 cal)
2 oz high cocoa dark chocolate (110 cal)
TOTAL CALORIES-1523
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