Archive | July, 2009

More on Wild Salmon

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video More on how salmon promotes health and human performance. In addition to astaxanthin, which I wrote about in a previous post, wild salmon is also a great source of omega 3 fatty acids. The omega 3 fatty acids found in fish oil are [...]

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The Health Benefits of Green Tea

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video The primary and most well known active constituents in green tea are polyphenols, flavinoids, and catechins. The most well researched catechin in green tea is epi-gallo-catechin-3-galate. Don’t be concerned with the big names. However they do provide a wide array of antioxidant benefits [...]

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New Research on Obesity / Tracking Obesity in the U.S. / Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Provide Solutions

  You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video An important video about obesity. A CBS News report states that healthy eating and physical activity are key components in reversing the trend toward greater obesity in the United States. According to the Center for Disease Control / the CDC one third of [...]

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Salmon As A Human Performance Food

Salmon As A Human Performance Food

One of the little known nutrition facts about wild salmon is that it contains high concentrations of of the fat soluble antioxidant and carotenoid astaxanthin. The red color of salmon is a by product of the presence  of astaxanthin. Its uncommon molecular structure is a cofactor in the provision of antioxidant benefits. Keep in mind that [...]

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