Benefits;

• Improves fat loss
• Reduces inflammation throughout the body and alleviates joint pain
• Improves focus, concentration and mental acuity
• Assists with healthy mood balance
• Strengthens immune function
• Supports cardiovascular health
• Promotes healthy skin and hair

Essential fatty Acids (EFA’s) are required for proper body function however the body cannot produce them on its own; they must be supplied through diet and supplementation.

It is VERY difficult to achieve proper amounts of Essential Fatty Acids (EFA’s) through dietary sources.

What do Fish Oil’s do in your body?

Improves fat loss;

• Has a positive effect on your metabolism and weight control. Taking fish oil will boost weight loss, and also reduces insulin resistance.

Provides Lubrication and flexibility;

• For muscles, joints, blood vessels, lungs, hormones, reproductive functions and digestive system.

Increase Energy;

• Red blood cell production (More blood means more oxygen is available to those hard-working muscles, which increases stamina).

All cells in the human body are surrounded by a membrane composed mainly of EFAs;

• The body’s entire system functions on the basis of an osmotic interchange between cells, so healthy cell membranes will allow a greater flow of nutrients in and toxins out.

Shorten recovery time from fatigue;

• Encourage the blood to bring oxygen to muscle cells.

• Allow cells to absorb the nutrients needed for recovery.

Increase brain function;

• The brain is made up of 60% fat, which is derived from good dietary sources.

• EFAs are useful in improving memory, attention span and learning ability in children as well as adults.

• Increase mood, reduce symptoms of depression and fatigue.  

• EFAs make up the cell membrane of Neuro-transmitters of the brain.

For more information listen to our Radio Show on Omega Fats

Oh Glorious Kale!

Kale is widely referred to as a super food. This is because it is full of nutrients such as vitamins A, C, and E, fiber, calcium, manganese, and loaded with sulfur containing phytonutrients which have been shown to protect against many kinds of cancer including breast and ovarian.

 Super Hero Food Is More Like It.

Ingredients;

1 Head of Kale

5 tbs Coconut Oil

2 tsp Sea Salt

Cooking instructions;

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F and Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

2. Wash and ensure kale is VERY dry.

3. Remove kale leaves from their spines putting them onto the cookie sheet (kale spines can be kept and used to make nutrient rich broth).

4. Melt coconut oil and add sea salt.

5. Drizzle oil and salt over the kale coating all leaves.

6. And that is all! Place cookie sheet in the oven and cook for 20-30 min until crisp. Baking until the edges brown but are not burnt. Watch closely – burning can happen fast.

 Enjoy!

You can add kale chips to a salad, steamed vegetables, pasta dish or just eat them on their own. A absolutely delicious and guilt free snack.

Serving Size: 1 cup

Calories: 43, Fat: 1.3g, Carbs: 7.3g, Protein: 2.5g

Have you ever said ‘I’d love to lose that last 5lbs – 10lb – 20lb?’ – Of course you have, we ALL have.

But what you really want is to lose is excess fat, not muscle, not water weight, especially not fatty deposits protecting your organs.

Losing weight and losing fat is not the same thing. Just because you lose weight, does not mean you lose fat, and just because you lose fat, does not mean you lose weight

The Answer Is NOT starvation!!

-Not eating enough calories results in;

• Muscle loss,
• Dehydration,
• Slower fat burning - your body will always adapt to a lower calorie intake.

-If you consume less calories per day than your body is using for energy you will lose energy not fat, and your body will start burning up your energy stores to make up for the energy deficiency.

-Unfortunately, the energy stores used to make up for this caloric deficiency are not your stored fat, but instead it’s your body’s protein and carbohydrate stores that will pick up the extra work load.

-Your body will leach the protein and carbohydrates from your muscle cells; causing your muscle mass to reduce.

-Your metabolism is then forced to decrease (a low metabolism = slow or no fat burning). Your body now requires less energy to maintain its new lower body weight, which is why your body conserves energy by slowing down the metabolism.

Bottom Line: if you can’t maintain that lower calorie intake for the rest of your life, you will gain your weight back when you get tired of starving yourself!