No Weight-Loss Benefit from Farmed Salmon

No Weight-Loss Benefit from
Farmed Salmon
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The results of several recent studies show that eating farmed salmon—
whose plant-based feed makes them high in inflammatory omega-6 fatty
acids—actually increases levels of inflammation in its consumers. And
these inflammatory omega-6 fatty acids reduce the beneficial health impacts
of a farmed salmon’s omega-3s. In addition, farmed salmon are fed
fish meal, the ubiquitous corn and soy, and are often artificially colored
with added synthetic pigments to mask their naturally occurring, unappetizing
pale gray color. By contrast, wild salmon eat an all-natural marine diet
rich in krill and shrimp, which are rich in the carotenoid astaxanthin. It is
astaxanthin that gives wild salmon their beautiful color, which ranges from
pink to orange to red across the various species. Farmed salmon are fed a
steady diet of antibiotics to grow, unlike wild salmon. Finally, the fish meal
and fish oils fed to farmed salmon have a direct impact on levels of PCB
(polychlorinated biphenyl, an industrial by-product that has been identified
as a probable carcinogen in humans).
Green Foods and Weight Loss
When barley grass is made part of a proprietary formulation containing
Super CitriMax HCA, CLA in the form of Clarinol CLA, and green tea extract,
it helps promote specific physiological mechanisms involved in
stimulating weight loss and lean body mass. When this formula is
used in combination with a healthful diet and regular exercise program,
it increases both energy levels and fat metabolism, reduces appetite,
promotes lean body mass, and provides detoxification and
antioxidant protection.
Recent Study on MagmaSLIM and Weight Control
Certified nutritionist Deborah Arneson, director of nutrition consultants
of Healing Quest Center, recently performed a study with two
servings each of the proprietary formula MagmaSLIM in combination
with Green Magma barley grass. The study showed the following results:
an increase in energy levels, an overall reduction in body weight,
and dramatic decreases in both body fat and total cholesterol. Liver
function increased as well.
Other Important Lean-for-Life Supplements
• Carnitine and ALC enhance the sensitivity of insulin receptors,
helping to decrease blood sugar and circulating levels of insulin.
Dosage information: Carnitine—one or two 250-milligram capsules
with a meal up to three times daily, or as recommended by your
health care professional. ALC—one or two 500-milligram capsules
daily in divided doses between meals.
• Maitake SX Fraction enhances insulin sensitivity for controlling
blood sugar levels. Dosage information: Take one 100-milligram
tablet three times a day between meals, as a dietary supplement
or as recommended by your health care professional.

• Gamma linoleic acid (GLA) from borage oil improves cell sensitivity
to insulin, reducing our chance of developing diabetes,
heart disease, and excess body fat. Dosage information: Take one
1,000-milligram softgel with breakfast and one 1,000-milligram
softgel with dinner as a dietary supplement or as recommended
by your health care professional.
• ALA increases insulin sensitivity by increasing the body’s ability
to take glucose into the cells. Dosage information: Take one 50-
milligram capsule with breakfast or with lunch and one 50-
milligram capsule in the evening with dinner as a dietary
supplement or as recommended by your health care professional.
• Co-Q10 enhances the metabolism, giving us greater energy and
endurance and a greater ability to lose body fat, while preventing
the energy decline seen in aging cells. Co-Q10 also works
synergistically with other antioxidants to elevate cellular levels
of vitamins C and E and glutathione and to help regulate blood
sugar and enhance insulin sensitivity. Co-Q10 also maximizes the
burning of foods for fuel, helping to normalize fats in our blood.
Dosage information: Take one to three 10-milligram softgels daily
with or after a meal as a dietary supplement or as recommended
by your health care professional.
Each of these supplements offers many other benefits as well,
and I highly recommend them for their anti-aging as well as their
weight-control properties.
Although many neurochemical and hormonal signals control appetite,
so do psychological, social, cultural, economic, and environmental
factors. Understanding the biochemical mechanisms of
why we gain fat and lose muscle is a major step toward eliminating
these unwanted problems and their potentially life-threatening
ramifications.