DHA Improves Memory

Recent research published online in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association illustrates a benefit for docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplementation in a clinical trial of individuals with age-related cognitive decline (ARC). DHA is a long-chain omega-3 fatty acids found most prominently in algae, fatty fish and fish oil supplements.
Participants included 485 individuals aged 55 and older with complaints of mild memory loss. The subjects were given a daily dosage of 900 milligrams of DHA or a placebo for 6 months. Memory and learning tests were given at the beginning of the study and at 12 and 24 weeks.
At the end of the study period, the group receiving the DHA supplement had improved test scores that correlated with an increase in plasma DHA levels. At 12 weeks there were no significant differences in the test scores of the two groups. However, at 24 weeks the group taking the DHA had a 2-fold reduction in the number of learning and memory errors tested compared to the placebo group.
The results of this study are the first to clinically confirm that DHA meaningfully improves memory and learning functions in healthy adults with age-related cognitive decline. Since it is estimated that up to one-third of the aging population in the U.S. will experience a decline in cognitive function with age, the benefits of a daily DHA supplement can have a significant impact on public health.

Reasons Why People Can't Shed Fat

I wanted to share two vital reasons that many people find it impossible to shed fat...


Refined, Processed, Pre-Packaged Substances Masquerading as Food

Grocery stores are packed with stuff that manufacturers call food. An average grocery store is 47,500 square feet. and contains around 45,000 items. But, a lot of the content is far from healthy. These pre-packaged foods are made with loads of chemicals that our body sees as UFO's. In fact, our bodies have no idea how to process many of these chemicals and so it ends up storing these UFO type substances as fat in the body - to save us from toxic overload. Which puts a HUGE burden on normal body functions.

Even though we have access to all these pre-made goodies they are "cheap" - cheap calories, cheap or devoid of nutrients, cheap on the satisfying scale. Many of our bodies are actually STARVING for good nutrients, but are obese.

What you need to understand is that calorie counting is SO LAST DECADE. Instead learn how to choose high quality foods that are easy to prepare & pack a huge nutritional punch!


Chronic Dehydration

One of the first questions I ask prospects and clients is about their hydration. The answer I typically get is - "I could be drinking more." Or "Does diet coke count?" Or "I'm never thirsty." It's been estimated that nearly 80% of the worlds people are chronically dehydrated. This is a huge health challenge and a major problem to all sorts of PREVENTABLE health problems including obesity. Water transports nutrients into cells and transports toxins out of cells. Without proper hydration levels the body becomes malnourished, toxic, acidic and weak. Which leads to further fat storage.

Stregthen The Stomach To Make It Flatter

Too often people try to flatten their bellies the wrong way. They do only one ab exercise, the abdominal crunch over and over.This is not an efficient way to flatten you belly. Abdominal crunches work only one area of your abdomen- the part along the front of your belly along the belly button. Unfortunately, this happens to be the one area of the belly that's often the strongest on people. So, as as exercises, crunches simply make an already strong area even stronger, which lead to muscle imbalances. To create a slender waist and flat belly, you must strengthen your entire abdomen. The best place to start is with an abdominal muscle called the transverse abdominus. This core like muscle wraps around your pelvis, just below your ribcage. It's the muscle you use when you suck in your gut or cough or sneeze. It's also the most neglected of the abdominal muscles, primarily because so few traditional exercises work this area. Your transverse abdominus is very important because it helps hold your internal organs in place and helps support the lower back and stabilize the torso during heavy lifting. Doing exercise such as vacuums and planks will help to create a strong transverse abdominus.

Toxic Chemicals In Personal Care Products

How many times a day do you wash your hands? What about doing dishes or brushing your teeth? Most of us do these things throughout the day. Unfortunately, many products like hand soap, toothpaste and dish soap contain a toxic chemical called triclosan. This chemical is being widely used in the U.S. despite evidence that it is a real and imminent threat to public and environmental health.Many of us buy products containing triclosan, perhaps unknowingly, simply because chemical companies have marketed it in such a way to make us believe the product is more protective against illness. Triclosan products like soap, toothpaste, deodorant and makeup are often labeled as "antibacterial," "antimicrobial," "Microban" or "Biofresh." Despite FDA expert advice that antibacterial soaps are no more effective than regular soap and water in fighting illness, the dangerous substance is still allowed in too many consumer products.One of the worst things about triclosan is it persists in the environment and is recognized, like BPA, as an endocrine disruptor -- a substance that interferes with the body's hormones. There have been massive recalls and new legislation to ban BPA in products like baby bottles and food containers, but there's been very little done about triclosan, which could be just as damaging.