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Fish oil is derived from the tissue of oily fish. The fish feed on green matter such as plankton which is how we get the essential fats (omega 3). Before grain fed beef came along we could get much more omega 3 from eating grass fed beef. Although you can still buy grass fed it's more expensive or most people just buy from their local supermarket which is obviously grain fed.
The average Australian is deficient in omega 3 so the best source of omega 3 is trough a quality fish oil supplement.
The health benefits are plentiful. Fish oil helps us to lose body fat by making up a portion of the cell lipid layer which in effect improves insulin sensitivity. If you want to lose weight you want to be as insulin sensitive as possible. The more bodyfat you carry the more insulin resistant you are meaning you are going to store fat easier. Fish oil provides us with the essential fat omega 3 which our bodies can't produce, therefore we must get into our diet to be able to function optimally.
The thing I personally like most about fish oil is it reduces inflammation. When you are overweight you are inflamed, making you at a much higher risk of chronic disease. It helps speed the process of detoxifying waste products in your body, it also helps reduce levels of cortisol in your body and helps lubricate your joints and cells. The flow on effect results in the ability to build lean muscle more effectively and generally just feel healthier.
I attended a recent lecture with Charles Poliquin one of the leaders in the fitness industry who has done many studies over many years and come up with a formula I use for all my weight loss clients. Supplementing with 1 gram of fish oil per percentage of body fat to reduce inflammation. One catch is you can't just use any fish oil. I order my fish oil from Canada and get only the purest quality liquid. If you were 25% body fat if you had capsules that would mean 25 capsules a day! That's why I use liquid.
The reason I don't purchase fish oil from Australia is the process in which the fish oil is extracted. They use solvents which leaves traces of heavy metals which obviously is not going to help the detoxification process.
The average Australian is deficient in omega 3 so the best source of omega 3 is trough a quality fish oil supplement.
The health benefits are plentiful. Fish oil helps us to lose body fat by making up a portion of the cell lipid layer which in effect improves insulin sensitivity. If you want to lose weight you want to be as insulin sensitive as possible. The more bodyfat you carry the more insulin resistant you are meaning you are going to store fat easier. Fish oil provides us with the essential fat omega 3 which our bodies can't produce, therefore we must get into our diet to be able to function optimally.
The thing I personally like most about fish oil is it reduces inflammation. When you are overweight you are inflamed, making you at a much higher risk of chronic disease. It helps speed the process of detoxifying waste products in your body, it also helps reduce levels of cortisol in your body and helps lubricate your joints and cells. The flow on effect results in the ability to build lean muscle more effectively and generally just feel healthier.
I attended a recent lecture with Charles Poliquin one of the leaders in the fitness industry who has done many studies over many years and come up with a formula I use for all my weight loss clients. Supplementing with 1 gram of fish oil per percentage of body fat to reduce inflammation. One catch is you can't just use any fish oil. I order my fish oil from Canada and get only the purest quality liquid. If you were 25% body fat if you had capsules that would mean 25 capsules a day! That's why I use liquid.
The reason I don't purchase fish oil from Australia is the process in which the fish oil is extracted. They use solvents which leaves traces of heavy metals which obviously is not going to help the detoxification process.
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