OMEGA -3s BURN BODY FAT IN 3 DIFFERENT WAYS “First off, they allow the body to burn fat in situations where fat burning is turned off, such as after a high-carb meal or after high-intensity exercise (where the body preferentially burns glycogen).” “Secondly, high amounts of omega-3s increase insulin sensitivity. If your body is sensitive to insulin, less insulin is produced after a meal, which means less fat is stored. Similarly, if the body is sensitive to insulin, and the hormone is properly managed, more stored fat is released and incinerated each day.” “Thirdly, omega-3s increase the heat of your cellular “furnaces”, which are otherwise known as the mitochondria and the peroxisomes. Omega-3s make these organelles burn more and more energy, thus turning you into a fat-burning machine.” As if that weren’t enough to convince you, including more omega 3 in your diet is considered one of the simplest and most effective ways to reduce inflammation. And don’t think I’m just talking about sports injuries. I’m talking headaches, everyday muscular aches, chronic joint pain, arthritis, poor exercise recovery … what’s more, if you’re not consuming foods high in omega 3, or a good quality omega 3 supplement, then not only are you not helping reduce inflammation, you’re actually compounding the problem! top 10 Omega 3 foods 1)Pasture-raised Meats 2)Omega-3 Enriched Eggs 3)Edamame 4)Wild Rice-Wild rices inclusion on this list should come as no surprise -- because its not a rice, but a grass. (For that matter, its not always wild. Most so-called wild rice in North America is grown on farms.) 5)Walnuts 6)Canola Oil 7)Flax 8)Beans 9)Sustainable Seafood-Its good thing for human nutrition that some fish live in cold waters. Some of the fats in coldwater fish consist of long, kinked carbon chains, which fill up space to add insulation. These are high-quality omega-3 acids, the EPA and DHA that are essential to human life. Atlantic salmon, bluefin tuna, Atlantic mackerel and anchovies are especially good sources. 10)Omega-3 Enriched Dairy Foods- Like beef cattle, cows (and goats and sheep) that are grass-fed produce milk with higher amounts of omega-3. More accurately, these animals are forage-fed, a term that also includes legumes and other non-grain feedstuffs. Also like beef cattle, the levels of fatty acids will vary with the breed of animal, the type of grass they eat, where theyre raised and the time of year the milk was produced. For example, animals that are raised in colder climates where grass isnt available year-round might be given soy meal or silage, such as corn stalks and cereal grasses, during the winter. Animals fed such mixed diets produce milk with higher ratios of omega-6 to omega-3 acids. The less grass theyre fed, the higher the ratio please like and share
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