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Have you ever wondered if what you know about omega 3 is accurate? Consider the following paragraphs and compare what you know to the latest info on omega 3.
Adding fats to your diet is essential if you want to live a healthy lifestyle that results in feeling and looking great, but it has to be the right kind of fats. Essential fatty acids fall within this category and are a crucially important addition to anyone’s diet.
Omega-3 essential fatty acids are made up of two components: DHA (which stands for docosahexaenoic acid) and EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid).
The best source of DHA and EPA are fish, especially salmon, seaweed, shellfish and algae. Furthermore, you can also get omega-3’s from unrefined whole grains, dark; leafy greens and certain nuts and seeds like walnuts, flaxseeds and pumpkin seeds. This second group contains ALA (alpha linolenic acid) which your body then converts to EPA and DHA.
Your best bet, however, is to get your omega-3’s from seafood because your body converts only about 15 percent of dietary ALA to EPA and much less to DHA.
What do you do if you don’t like, and absolutely refuse to eat, seafood? Well, fortunately you can get omega-3’s in capsule form. Not everyone’s stomach can handle these capsules, but try them out for one month. It’s an extremely convenient way to add omega-3’s to your diet.
When purchasing omega-3’s in pill form, you’ll notice some products also contain the other two components of essential fatty acids: omega-6 and omega-9. Stick with the products that contain only high amounts of omega-3’s. Most people already get high amounts of these two fatty acids from their diet, and it’s this lack of omega-3’s that is potentially the culprit behind many health problems today.
Think about what you’ve read so far. Does it reinforce what you already know about omega 3? Or was there something completely new? What about the remaining paragraphs?
When adding omega-3’s to your diet through pills, look for 1,000 mg pills and take 3-9 per day with food depending on your current health status and healthy living goals. Your Doctor or physician should be able to consult with you about this.
Solgar Vitamins have some very good omega 3 products available at www.solgar.co.uk
So now you have a good introduction into omega-3 fatty acids and the different ways to add them to your diet, but what are the health benefits associated with them?
Plenty! Here’s a quick list and you can also easily do some research by searching for “benefits of omega-3″ in your favorite search engine.
If the above doesn’t get you excited about this proven, inexpensive and easy-to-get fatty acid supplement, then check your pulse!
It’s an addition to your diet that will help improve your health by leaps and bounds.
I hope that reading the above information was both enjoyable and educational for you. Your learning process should be ongoing–the more you understand about any subject, the more you will be able to share with others.
Pilates was created by Joseph Pilates, during the First World War. It is an exercise that primarily focuses on strengthening and creating a better looking stomach and buttocks. it also increases your flexibility improves your posture and strengthens the body’s muscles.
You do not only exercise the body, you also exercise your mind with the breathing concentration needed to complete your pilates abs exercises. By making the whole body tighter pilates would be the perfect exercise for someone who wants to tone up those abs.
There are several different pilates abs exercises such as, plank. This is when you are in the push up position and you are using your elbows to support your body weight. You then contract your abs holding this position for 30 to 60 seconds and repeat as many times as possible.
There is also the 100s position, in which you lie flat on your back with your legs together and straight. Lifting your head and shoulders off the ground you pull in your abs. You then lower your legs as close as possible to the ground while keeping your back on the ground. Inhale and exhale for 5 seconds each time and then repeat one hundred times.
Most fitness programs and people teach you the more you do the better it is, however pilates teaches you that the quality of each movement is much better than quantity. So, for example instead of doing 50 leg raises, opting to do 20 reps would be better because you get tired less quickly. You can then focus on holding every move and maintaining the quality of it instead of just powering through 50 and getting it over with.
There are many different pilates abs exercise videos available on the market to show the exercises in action, however you should always consult your physician before you choose to begin any new exercise program.