The Relationship Between Omega 3 and ADHD

By John Collins

Omega 3 and ADHD have been found to be linked together as omega 3 fatty acids cure this condition. ADHD is the name given to a condition of hyperactivity in growing children. It mainly occurs as a result of DHA deficiency in the body which is an important omega 3 fat.

Omega 3 acids are also known as essential fatty acids or EFA’s. This means that our body is incapable of manufacturing these fats on its own. We have to obtain them from food sources.

Mother’s milk is composed of adequate amounts of omega 3, especially DHA and EPA. This is because these fats are required in early development years and they also help to prevent diseases common in small growing children, which sometimes even prove to be fatal.

ADHD or hyperactivity is one of these diseases or health conditions which should be cured. In this condition, the child refuses to eat anything and becomes out of control. These children should be given sources of omega, particularly fish and fish oil to control this condition.

Doctors have also recognized the connection between omega 3 and ADHD. They advise pregnant women to increase their intake of fatty acids in order to ensure proper growth of the infant. Later on, mothers also need omega 3 in large quantities during lactation or breast feeding.

Fish is the richest known source of DHA and EPA. It is also a healthful source since it provides vitamin A and many other minerals and vitamins in large quantities. Health specialists advocate the use of fish oil capsules, since fish oil provides adequate quantities of both fatty acids sufficient to fulfill a day’s needs.

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L-Glutathione Can Eliminate Toxins in the Liver

By Darrell Miller

L-glutathione is the reduced form of glutathione, and is a tripeptide synthesized in the animal and plant tissues from glycine, cysteine and glutamate. Commonly known as GSH, it contains thiol groups that are maintained in a reduced state, and is a very powerful antioxidant, considered to be the key antioxidant and protective substance in the body.

Glutathione can reduce any disulfide groups in the cytoplasm within the body of the cell, and ensures that the cytoplasm is a strongly reducing medium protecting against oxidation. It has a synergistic effect with other antioxidants to protect the body against free radicals and oxidizing agents that cause so much damage to the body through what is commonly referred to as ‘oxidative stress’. However, there is more to it than that and it attaches itself to toxic chemicals and drugs in the liver and renders them into a state suitable for elimination from the body.

These toxic materials include poisonous pesticides, hydrogen sulfide, carbon monoxide, heavy metals such as mercury, cadmium and chromium and many other substances that we come into contact with due to present day pollution of our atmosphere and foodstuffs. Glutathione can also help protect the body from the effects of chemotherapy and evidence is suggesting possible links with the control of some cancers, diabetes, atherosclerosis and many other degenerative conditions caused by free radical attack and the effects of pollutants.

The way that GSH acts in the cells is that the redox state of the glutathione-glutathione disulfide couple is critical to the health of the intercellular and intracellular fluid. GSH in the reduced state of glutathione reacts with an oxidative agent such as hydrogen peroxide to form the oxidized form, glutathione disulfide and water. It hence mops up oxidizers such as peroxides and free radicals within the cytoplasm of the body’s cells, and also in between the cells. The disulfide is then converted back to GSH by the combined action of the enzyme glutathione reductase and NADPH (the reducing agent nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate).

The cycle then repeats so that two molecules of glutathione continue to reduce damaging oxidizing agents without themselves being consumed. In so doing, the NADPH becomes oxidized. A continuous supply of NADPH is needed to allow GSH to undergo these biochemical reactions, and up to 10% of our blood glucose is used by the pentose phosphate pathway by which NADPH is synthesized.

Since this cycle consumes no glutathione, it would appear that a supplement is unnecessary. However, this is not the case since the molecule takes part in other reactions in the body, particularly in the elimination of toxic heavy metals from the body. Mercury is highly reactive with the thiol that GSH is, and so will bind to form a stable Hg-sulfydryl bond in the liver. This mercury-glutathione chelate is unable to bind to other proteins or gain access to the body cells, and is eventually harmlessly secreted. The same is true of many other heavy metals that are reactive with thiol’s.

In this way the body is protected from the harmful effects of these heavy metals. However, it results in the loss of the glutathione, and the pollution of modern day living can take a heavy toll of the GSH content of our bodies. For this reason a glutathione supplement is recommended, especially for city dwellers that may be exposed to more heavy metals than those residing in rural areas.

However, the form in which this supplement is taken is very important, because the human digestive tract contains a significant amount of gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase. That is an enzyme which apparently destroys glutathione before it can be absorbed. However, it can be absorbed directly into the bloodstream by dissolving the pill between the teeth and inner cheek. It has also been suggestion that the supplement could be administered by injection.

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Taking Fish Oil Supplements to Increase the Baby’s Hand-eye Coordination

By Micheal Thomas

Many medical researches have proved the positive effects fish oil omega 3 fatty acids have on adults and children. People suffering from a long series of medical conditions (ranging from cancer, mental issues, and inflammatory diseases) are being prescribed omega 3 supplements. The richest natural sources of these essential acids are fish and a series of vegetables and fruits, but fatty fish are preferred because they contain the two types of essential fats the body can use (DHA and EPA), while fruits contain the ALA fatty acids, which has to be transformed into DHA and EPA.

A recent medical study has shown that fish oil supplements, if taken by pregnant women, increases the hand to eye coordination of their babies as toddlers.

The test was conducted on almost 100 pregnant women, who had been given 4g of fish oil supplements or 4g of olive oil supplements daily, from the 20th week of pregnancy until the babies were born. The babies and their mothers were monitored until they reached two and a half years of age. At this point, they were tested using a series of internationally validated tests whose purpose was to measure growth and development. Elements such as language, behavior and hand to eye coordination were measured. 72 children began the test, of which 33 belonged to the fish oil group, and 39 in the olive oil group.

When it came to language skills and growth, scientists have not witnessed any significant differences between babies belonging to the two groups. But there was a different story when it came to measuring the child’s eye to hand coordination. Children whose mothers had been given fish oil supplements scored significantly higher scores in hand-eye coordination than those whose mothers had taken the olive oil supplements.

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Risks of Prohormones

Since prohormones essentially turn into anabolic steroids in the body there are also some potential risks. There are many side effects of anabolic steroids and since the pro hormones can react within the body to create the estrogens that case these side effects users should be prepared. Since the enzymes in the body that cause these reactions and side effects is very limited the amount that occur will be as well. That is the upside to pro hormones because you get the benefits of anabolic steroids without too many of the risks of side effects. Nevertheless, they are still fairly new and so it is difficult to say what the true risk of side effects really is.

If you decide you want to use prohormones then there are some things you should keep in mind. First of all, these are not unlike other bodybuilding supplements you may be using or have used in the past. The ultimate results are based on the weight training program you are involved in as well as the weight gain diet. If you are truly dedicated to your diet and training then the prohormones will have the effect you want. If you are not then you should wait until you are before trying to use these. Since these supplements are not cheap you will want to be committed to a program so that they supplements will do the job you want them to. But you must do your part as well in order to get the results you are hoping for.

Before you begin using pro-hormones you should do some research and make sure you understand exactly what these supplements are and what they will do within your body. In order to have success with these supplements then you must know what they are and how they work. Otherwise, they could have some serious side effects that you were not anticipating.

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What Are Prohormone Supplements?

Pro-steroids, known as prohormones, were the legal form of steroids before they were banned in 2005. However, before then these pro hormones showed up in 1996. Many people considered these pro-hormones to be much like creatine or performance enhancers. Then, these pro-steroids really gained national attention when Mark McGuire announced that he had used andro, short for androstendione, to enhance his performance.

Once it was known that this amazing baseball player was taking these supplements people in sports and the bodybuilding industry were debating about whether these supplements were effective and if so should they be allowed. The first versions were quite expensive and nobody is sure if they actually worked despite costing an arm and a leg. However, the more recent versions certainly work and they help people add lean muscle mass all the while reducing gaining fat. When used safely and by educated people these pro-hormones are really effective.

Basically, prohormones are hormones but when they are swallowed and digested an enzymatic process turns them into anabolic hormones. This is basically taking a hormone and letting the body convert it to an anabolic steroid rather than taking the anabolic steroid outright. There really is no difference. The fact that natural enzymes are required to change these pro-hormones into anabolic steroids is what kept them from being illegal. However, eventually not even that could save them.

The way these hormones work is they increase the body’s level of anabolic hormones and in turn this stimulates androgen receptors that help people get bigger and build muscle. The cause a reaction in the body so that more nutrients are used to build muscle and reduce the availability to store fat.

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Discover Why It’s Easier To Lose Weight With Creatine

Some people like supplements and some don’t. A nice truism right? Well if you can’t decide yet, or are pro supplements then read on.

Now, there are some facts to consider:

1. creatine doesn’t damage kidneys even when it’s used in super doses
2. creatine doesn’t even do any additional harm to people who already have kidney problems
3. there have yet to be discovered negative effects of taking creatine
4. it has been proven that creatine heightens mental capabilities
5. creatine enhances your strength
6. creatine doesn’t give you the so called bloated look
7. etc

The research has been done for you, it’s all over the internet and published in medical papers. As with all supplements there is always the problem when you think that it’s unnatural to eat powder or whatever form your creatine is.

And I agree, every-time that I take creatine it doesn’t feel natural to do so. But the effects are observable, you can see yourself being able to do just a bit more than naturally. Note that this is not the placebo effect as it has been discarded by research in double blind studies.

So how is this connected with losing weight?

Well think about it. Losing weight is not all about doing cardio exercises, but you are doing even more good for your body when doing exercises with weights. So if you are able to do just a bit more… Let’s just say that you’ll look just a bit more leaner in a few months.

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Does Hydroxycut Live Up To Its Claims Of Being The Best Weight Loss Pills Ever?

Hydroxycut is one of the most advertised fat burning pills on the market. It is a supplement that claims to increase weight loss when used in conjunction with exercise. Like other supplements being marketed as fat burning pills, it claims to be the best weight loss pills available.

Hydroxycut made headlines for over a controversial compound that it contained called Ephedra. This compound is banned by FDA. Now you can get a Ephedra-free product that claims to increase your metabolism and energy while suppressing your appetite, therefore cutting caloric intake and hence causing weight loss. Claims made by there manufacturers are pretty bold. They say that Hydroxycut can decrease body fat by 8%, and increase norinephrine by 40%. Among the most important ingredients in this product are:

Hydroxagen™: This is a compound which has been shown to decrease the activity of the enzyme which is responsible for the conversion of excess carbohydrates into fat. This subsequently makes it extremely effective for low fat diets. There may some added advantage of it curbing hunger and cravings.

Guarana Extract: Guarana, is the herbal form of caffeine and this has been shown to stimulate fat stores and resulting in fat being utilized as energy. Caffeine also facilitates the effectiveness of ephedrine, thus making it a more potent.

L-Carnitine: This is an amino acid that has been reported to carry fats to the interior of cells where it can be metabolized as energy. The addition of L-carnitine is an absolute necessity to get fat burning.

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Whole Food Vitamin Supplements – What You Must Know

If quality and natural matters to you, then make sure the source of your vitamins is whole foods. Is your supplement a synthetic (made up in lab) vitamin? If it is a whole food vitamin then the company will usually be proud to advertise as such and list the source of the vitamin. Here are the critical points you should know about whole food vitamins.

Don’t ever select a vitamin based solely on price point. There are significant reasons why one vitamin is cheaper than the other. When you decide on what is an acceptable quality, then comparison shop for that similar quality vitamin so you are comparing oranges with oranges and apples with apples. Watch out for companies with well recognized names who have purchasing power. Read the label even more.

Your body prefers to absorb vitamins and other nutrients from natural or whole foods. In other words, these are foods in their natural, unprocessed or unpolished states. Therefore, most health and wellness experts agree that whole food sources of vitamins and minerals and other nutrients are superior. Synthetic may mimic but will not be superior as good as natural. Your body will absorb and utilize the whole food vitamins more than synthetic.

The fewer additives the better and the fewer opportunities there are for allergic reactions. Remember, avoid artificial flavoring and colors. The supplement market is very competitive; the better the quality the better and more prominent the labeling stating such. Vague labels with minimal information are strong indicators of lower quality.

Find out if your vitamin is made by a company with rigorous quality control standards that are validated by a third party certification provider such as the NSF or ISO. Your vitamin needs to be NSF or ISO certified. Why would you take any dietary or nutrition supplement made by a company without one of these certifications? NSF certification for example assures the consumer that the product has been tested and will continue to be tested through periodic audits. In other words, the certification of a product is continuous, not a one time process. The product should have the high quality ingredients and manufacturing process that a company claims.

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Kakadu Juice – The World’s Most Powerful Antioxidants!

Scientists from Sydney discover a Native Australian Bush Food that is many times more nutrient dense than Goji Berries, contains over 300% the level of antioxidants in Blueberries and is a highly rich ‘natural’ source of Folic Acid and Iron and this “New Australian Health Product” – “Kadadu Juice” containing Native Bush Foods could make many modern-day nutritional supplements obsolete!

From some of the world’s harshest landscapes ~ comes the world’s most nutritious plant foods like:

Kakadu Plum which holds the World Record for Vitamin C content, Tasmanian Pepper Berry hailed as the World’s Strongest Antioxidant food and a polygodial-rich food plant traditionally used as a bush medicine by indigenous Aboriginals of Australia. illawarra plum A very close rival to the pepper berry for the title of strongest antioxidant. Plus a host of other super potent plant foods like; Blueberries, Quandong, Wild Rosella, Acai, Goji, Mangosteen, Pomegranate, Green Tea, Cherry, Flax, Barley Grass, and Grape Seed.

One major thing that separates Kakadu Juice from many of the competing brands is that it is the first product to release that is not 60% or more plain water. It is the first truly concentrated product with real value for money. Secondly Kakadu Juice contains a unique blend of very powerful native bush foods. Thirdly it is a complete product, not just an antioxidant, or a vitamin product but a rich source of all the major essential nutrients. See www.SuperWonderJuice.com for more information. Fourthly it is proudly Australian.

Australia’s unique wild plant foods have sustained the world’s longest living culture ~ the Australian Aborigines for thousands of years. The health benefits of these fruits, herbs and spices are gaining global attention as emerging research reveals record levels of natural Vitamins, Antioxidants and Unique Phytonutrients.

Now after many years of research, testing and development, these newly recognised, world-leading Australian food plants are blended with exotic foods from around the world in an exquisite nutrient dense SUPER BEVERAGE known as (see front cover photo) Kakadu Juice.

Can Kakadu Juice make you healthy and wealthy?

Well, consider this quote from the book “The Wellness Revolution – How to Make a Fortune in the Next TRILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY” where author Paul Zane Pilzer says “Teaching consumers about such products and services, intellectual distribution, is the greatest opportunity now and for the foreseeable future”.

The Wellness Revolution is here and Australia is staking its claim with a world-beating functional food beverage that offers a refreshing mix of innovation, integrity and value for money in an industry tired of the ‘hot air’ that seems to keep many direct sales companies afloat. Kakadu International has created a no-hype opportunity for people to stake their own claim in the burgeoning Wellness Industry by offering ordinary people a way to get involved with a great Australian company and learn how to create additional income from drinking and sharing Nature’s tastiest liquid bounty.

Thanks to the work of dedicated people like Dr. Kowalski, Vic Cherikoff and the tireless efforts of those in the CSIRO and other home-grown agencies, awareness of and the subsequent demand for Australian Bush Foods has created a viable industry that is now established and thriving. In similar fashion to the progressive growth of the Organics industry, Australian Bush Foods are now experiencing an organic growth all of their own.

With the emergence of scientific research into the Native Bush Foods, they’ve entered the record books for their nutritional and medicinal potency – something that Wellness industry entrepreneurs have a very healthy interest in. As a pioneer in this emerging sector of the Australian economy, Kakadu International, creators of Kakadu Juice, is proud of the knowledge that every bottle of Kakadu Juice is not only making people healthier but also providing employment for Aboriginal Australians.

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Omega 3 Fatty Acids – A Possible Treatment For Blindness

Children born prematurely suffer from a series of complications and the highest risk they have is to go blind, as the eyes are the last organs which are formed. Medics suggest that a supplement of omega 3 fatty acids can save their sight. The disease is called retinopathy and it occurs if children are born before their eyes have finished growing. These children experience a loss of blood vessels in the eye, which means that the retina does not get enough oxygen.

The lack of oxygen sets off alarm signals that spur new vessel growth, but these new vessels become deformed. Toward the end of the disease, the retina can come loose, and when that happens, there’s very little medics can do.

Scientists at Sahlgrenska Academy conducted a study on mice suffering from retinopathy which were given food enriched with either omega-3 or omega-6. Mice that ate omega-3 initially lost fewer blood vessels in their retinas than mice that ate omega-6, and they evinced only half as much abnormal vessel growth.

Their retinas also showed lower inflammatory activity. Another aspect scientists conducting the study observed was that after the initial loss of vessels, our studies indicate that the vessels grew back both more rapidly and more effectively in mice that were fed omega-3. It is believed that this is caused by an enhanced oxygen supply and a dampening of the inflammation alarm that otherwise can lead to the formation of abnormal vessels.

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