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Lose Weight With Omega-3?

January 18, 2012 Joel Panetta Nutrition, Supplements

By Kevin DiDonato MS, CSCS, CES

Omega-3 fatty acids may be associated with many different health benefits.

From lowering cholesterol to improved blood sugar control, omega-3 fatty acids may be the MOST important nutrient you need to include in your daily routine.

Now, there may be another feather in omega-3’s proverbial cap.

For people with increased risk factors for developing chronic disease, omega-3 fatty acids may prevent or decrease your risk factors.

Granted, there are factors that you can’t control.

Family history, gender, and age are all risk factors that you are UNABLE to change.

However, conditions like physical activity, diet, and weight loss are risks that you CAN control.

Controlling your weight may significantly decrease your risk for developing chronic diseases.

Being overweight by as little as 10, 20 or even 30 pounds, may lead to significant metabolic damage to the cells of your body.

And this weight may significantly increase inflammation.

Inflammation may be the start of many chronic diseases.

However, omega-3 fatty acids may be a POWERFUL nutrient to include in your diet.

Confused?

Give me a minute to explain…

Omega-3 Fat and Low Calories Diets

Omega-3 fatty acids are essential fats that your body is unable to make.

So including food rich in omega-3 fatty acids or a high quality krill oil supplement, may increase your circulating DHA and EPA levels.

There is a growing body of evidence that omega-3 fatty acids may increase FAT LOSS.

Powerful antioxidants, such as Astaxanthin, may reduce inflammation and possibly lead to weight loss.

Omega-3 fatty acids, especially DHA and EPA, may INCREASE fat loss in all individuals, even if you have just a few pounds to lose..

Researchers aimed to see how effective omega fatty acids are in reducing weight and improving lipid profiles.

They recruited 32 obese participants and prescribed a very low calorie diet, and either a placebo or an omega-3 supplement.

The results were AMAZING!

The first 4 weeks, the participants were on a very low calorie diet, and the remaining 10 weeks they were on a weight maintenance diet.

At the end of 4 weeks, the placebo group lost 6.54 kg while the omega-3 group lost 6.87 kg.

At the end of 10 weeks, they were measured again.

The placebo group lost an additional 1.57 kg while the omega-3 group lost another 1.69 kg.

Seems pretty insignificant, right?

Just wait!

Both groups improved their metabolic profiles, but only in the omega-3 group, was there a loss of BODY FAT, more than the placebo group.

The TRUTH About Omega-3 and Weight Loss

Being overweight by as little as 10, 20 or even 30 pounds may increase inflammation and lead to significant metabolic changes.

This inflammation may increase your risk for developing chronic diseases, mostly heart disease.

Omega-3 fatty acids have been known to promote better heart health, better blood sugar control, and even FAT LOSS.

Including omega-3 fatty acids and a healthy diet, may promote weight loss and FAT LOSS.

The use of ultra-potent Krill oil may increase your omega-3 fatty acid intake.

And this may increase fat loss and promote a healthier metabolic profile.

Don’t you owe it to yourself and your health?

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Giving up Diet Coke and Detox….

August 5, 2011 Faizal Enu Body Weight, Cardio, Nutrition, Strength, Supplements

Right now I am in Day 19 or a 30-Day detox. So far the results are amazing. Here are some of the highlights:

* I started the detox at 178 lbs. Admittedly, this was right after a two-week period where I was focused on double kettlebell/barbell lifting and putting on mass. Today I weighed myself in the morning and weighed in at 169 lbs. 9 lbs in 2 1/2 weeks in nothing to sneeze at. I have never lost weight that fast. What is strange is that weight loss was really not the goal.

* I am still doing double kettlebell and barbell work. Most detoxes starve you and use stimulants to keep you going. The detox I am using focuses on clean food, elimination of toxins, and elimination of allergens.  For a lot of people, if this doesn’t happen, you are just beating your head against the wall.  Wipe the slate clean and start over.

* I used to drink 4-6 Diet Cokes a day. I have been doing that for about 9 years.  I am have not had any. The biggest things that I have noticed are that I am more hydrated (important, averages 97F down here) and, more suprisingly, food cravings are waaaaaaaaaaaay down. I wouldn’t have thought so, but the difference is amazing.

* I have spent a lot less on food. While less toxic items are more expensive, when you don’t have cravings you don’t waste your money on non-quality stuff and you eat less in general.  Diet sodas are at least $1.25 at a gas station.  Use the money you save to get better meats.

* My sleep quality is way up. This has to do with cortisol. Most peoples cortisol levels are upside down, especially those who rely on nervous system stimulants.

* I am not hungry every 2-3 hours. If you are, your blood sugar ain’t right. If you CAN’T go over 3 hours w/o eating, when do you think you will burn fat.

* Have I been perfect on this detox? No. I am being pretty strict? Yes. Am I getting results? Bigtime YES.

* I have learned a little about my body and how it reacts to food.  For one, I think that even though I love it, I think breads and pasta don’t work well with me.  Rice is another.  Sometimes you don’t discover that kind of stuff unless you go without it.

* Also, if you focus on eating lean animal meats and vegetables, you are really not going to be hungry very often.  Also, per nutrient value, these foods are the cheapest.  It is kind of funny when people think they are taking their nutrition serious when they buy organic cookies.

If you are interested in learning more, send me a message at faizalenu@yahoo.com.  If you weight loss/performance goals have stalled, a detox may jump start your progress.

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Faizal S. Enu, RKC is a kettlebell instructor, boot camp leader, and strength/conditioning coach based out of Tampa, FL. He can be reached at 813-951-7470 or faizalenu@yahoo.com.

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The Secret To A Better Lovelife

March 15, 2011 Joel Panetta Supplements, This & That

[ Editor's Note: Fitness author Jon Benson shared this letter with me and gave me permission to share it with you. ]


Today we need to chat about your hormones.

Yeah, I chat a lot about hormones. That’s because I have been to Hormone Hell and back. Twice.

I’ve lived to tell the tale.

It’s scary… and it’s one of those hidden illnesses that you might not even know you have.

I had it at 27. I did not affect my love-life, but that was probably due to my youth. If I did not treat it then, I would have no love-life or drive at ALL right now.

I treated it with drugs. That is all we had back then.

Today I use a combination of therapies, many of which are natural….

1. I train with weights to increase testosterone-levels naturally.

2. I train and do cardio before eating in the morning do increase gH levels naturally without drugs.

3. I cycle my calories to increase my thyroid levels naturally.

As you can see there are many ways to increase your hormone levels naturally.

But it’s not all exercise and nutrition. Now we have several “botanical” supplements: Herbs and other natural helpers to help the fight.

I wish I would have known about Dr. Lucille when I was 27.

She’s the expert in that field. Herbs, nutrition for hormone help, and how to protect your body IF you have to take drugs to help the problem like I do.

I listen to her. So should you.

Here’s her site:

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The best thing about having your hormones optimized is energy.

Yes, you will burn more body-fat.

Yes, you will increase your love-life and your desire to have intimacy.

Yes, you will increase your resistance to disease and common illnesses.

But I think MORE ENERGY is the best.

I have the energy to do anything I want at just about any time I want.

Here's an example:

Today I had to go to the funeral of a dear friend. She passed away after struggling with a lifetime of various illnesses, many of which were made worse by lifestyle choices. Some she had no control over.

We all loved her dearly.

We drove until 1:00AM this morning. I got up early for the funeral but not early enough to eat breakfast.

I had a large lunch afterward and then we headed back -- another 3 hour boring drive in traffic.

Even with all of this emotional stress, my body only needed a 2-hour nap to pop right back into high gear. I could literally go and workout now at almost 11:00pm if I had to.

I'm glad I don't because I have a night of packing ahead of me for a business trip!

Still, the point is simple:

Hormone Health = Greater Energy

Most people do not exercise because... get this....

They do not FEEL like it.

I don't mean "feel like it" as in they would rather do something else, although that is the case sometimes.

I mean "feel like it" in the sense that they have NO energy to do it.

They are tired, run-down after a 9 to 5 day, and feel zonked.

You too?

If so, you need this info...

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Remember: More energy, more love-life. More workouts that burn fat. More done in the day.

More living… in the best way possible.

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Does bread make you fat?

September 30, 2010 Joel Panetta Nutrition, Supplements

This is from Jayson Hunter at Pro/Grade Nutrition.

Question: Does Bread Cause Stomach Fat?

The simple response is it depends on which type of bread.

Avoid the breads that contain white flour, refined flour, enriched flour, enriched wheat flour, enriched bleached flour and wheat flour. There are more, but these are the big ones you need to look out for.

Why do you need to avoid these?

Because it is really just processed sugar. When these ingredients are used you also don’t normally see a good fiber amount, which means you have nothing to help slow down the rush of sugar into your blood and the spike in insulin levels.

This leads to fat storage and more importantly belly fat storage.

So what bread can you eat to avoid belly fat storage?

Look for 100% whole grain bread or sprouted grain bread. Both are excellent choices because they contain more the good stuff that gets stripped out with the other breads.

When you get more of the entire grain you get a higher fiber level and a heartier grain. This leads to a slower rise in blood sugars and a lower insulin response.

The result: Less calories stored as belly fat.

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Holiday Calorie Control Tip #1

December 10, 2009 Joel Panetta Supplements

I know you know this.

You know you know this.

Fail to plan, plan to fail.

You can’t just HOPE you’re going to behave yourself at holiday parties. You can’t just do the same old things you’ve been doing. You can’t just miss breakfast. have a light lunch and then go to a party filled with temptation and not go a little insane on the cheese platter ;-)

You have to plan your meals.

You have to plan your workouts.

You have to set your goals in stone.

You don’t want to be the person that comes out of the holidays 5 to 10 pounds heavier, do you?

If you don’t plan your strategy from preventing it, well, you can PLAN on getting some new clothes that fit your new size.

This is far from doom and gloom. You can still enjoy your favorite foods at parties. You can still have a great time.

But what you can’t do is just free-for-all it and stuff your face with everything put in front of you. You know that.

Tell you what: Plan on taking a nice 30 minute walk this weekend and do some solid thinking about what your plan will be. And when you get back home, put it on paper and commit to it.

And think about how great you’ll feel about yourself when January comes after you’ve followed your plan. Oh, and be sure to reward yourself to by doing something special for yourself.

Yours in health,
Joel

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A FRUIT That Pumps Up Your Muscles With Nitric Oxide?

December 3, 2009 Joel Panetta Supplements

By Jeff Anderson:

Those of us who eat 45lb iron plates for breakfast LIVE for that awesome “pumped up” feeling you get after an intense set of bicep curls, right?

That muscle “pump” is the result of a naturally occurring molecule, nitric oxide (abbreviated “NO”), that dilates blood vessels, increasing blood flow throughout your body.

Bottom line…

…the more nitric oxide you have in your body, the more of a “pump” you’ll get from your curls, flyes, presses, etc.

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That Work EVEN BETTER Than Expensive Name Brands…
…For Mere PENNIES On The Dollar!

(And yes…the “pump” DOES help increase muscle size as over time by promoting capillary expansion, increasing blood pathway size, and increasing nutrient update.)

So how can you increase your natural levels of nitric oxide for a better pump?

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How To Increase Nitric Oxide NATURALLY…
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Sure, nitric oxide supplements (NO2) have become all the rage in the supplement industry for nailing that “pump”.

I even include my own personal “do-it-yourself” nitric oxide booster supplement in my “Homemade Supplement Secrets” book at www.MakeYourOwnSupplements.com.

But here’s an even EASIER way to naturally increase NO2 for more muscle gains…

About 30-45 minutes BEFORE your workout…

…eat an ORANGE!

Oranges are high in VITAMIN C which are a potent “protector” of nitric oxide levels in your body, thereby making more available during your workouts.

Then, in your post-workout protein shake, throw in ANOTHER orange (preferred) or pour in about 1 cup of natural orange juice.

This double shot of vitamin C will pack a powerful pump punch that will have you feeling good…and looking good!

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Here’s My Favorite Post-Workout Smoothie…
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In a blender, combine:

=> 1 cup of fat free plain yogurt

=> 1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla soy milk

=> 1/4 cup raw honey

=> 1 whole orange or 1 cup natural orange juice

=> 5 frozen strawberries

=> 1/2 frozen banana

=> 2 Tbsp canola or flax oil

=> 2 scoops vanilla whey protein isolate powder

Blend…chug…BUILD! ;-)

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2 Little Known Fat Burning Facts

November 10, 2009 Joel Panetta Nutrition, Supplements

Carbs, carbs, carbs. That’s what everyone seems to want to talk about. How do I avoid carbs?

Well, what you should be talking about instead is, “How do I get more lean Protein into my eating plan?”

Now THAT is the right question.

You see, Protein is where it’s at. Check out these two little known facts about protein:

1) Protein requires more calories to digest than carbs or fat. This is called the “thermic effect of food.” In other words, your body uses more calories to digest protein than other nutrients. Pretty sneaky, huh?

2) Protein provides satiety. That’s a fancy way of saying you feel fuller for longer when you eat protein ;-)

Good sources of Lean Protein come from foods such as:

Fish, eggs, poultry, lean beef…

But some people have trouble eating enough protein each day. Some people would like it to be more convenient for them.

If that’s the case with you then I have VERY good news. And it’s news I’ve been waiting to tell you for some time now.

My buddies over at Prograde Nutrition have finally released their pharmaceutical quality whey protein.

You see, not all Protein powders are created equal. Prograde Protein:

- Delivers unparalled purity through low-temperature mirco-filtering

- Is naturally sweetened with Stevia

- Contains 5.3 grams of branch chained amino acids per serving

- Mixes instantly with just a spoon

- Enhances absorption and digestion via lactase and Aminogen digestive enzyymes

Look, I’ve been waiting patiently for Prograde Protein to come out. But as usual, Prograde just would NOT release this product until they could get it as close to perfect as possible.

The best part is they are putting it on sale this week to celebrate it’s launch. You can get it at 10% off this week ONLY. Just go to GetPrograde.com and you’ll find all the details. Including the coupon code to use when you order to get the 10% off your order.

But you need to hurry. For one thing, the special price ends this Friday, November 13th at 11:59pm EST. The other thing is, well, I cannot begin to tell you how highly anticipated Prograde Protein has been. There’s a very good chance they’ll be out of stock well before Friday even gets here!

So get yours NOW.

Yours in health,

Joel

PS – Prograde Protein is NOT just some run of the mill protein powder you can find anywhere. They’ve really hit a home run with this one.

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Cheap Old School Supplement That Burns Fat Fast!

October 12, 2009 Joel Panetta Nutrition, Supplements

Cheap Old School Supplement That Burns Fat Fast!

By Jeff Anderson

All but lost is a little-known “Old School” supplement that used to be one of pro bodybuilding’s Top Gun supplements for when competitors were trying to shed crazy amounts of body fat, but needed to hold on to as much muscle as possible.

Why haven’t you heard of it as often?

Well quite frankly, over the years, individual supplements just haven’t been as “sexy” as the high priced “breakthrough formulas” being marketed…and not as profitable for the supplement companies!

So what is this amazing (yet boring) supplement that can dramatically increase fat-burning while helping keep the muscle mass you’ve worked so hard for?

It’s called “Medium Chain Triglycerides” (MCT’s) and it’s one of those supplements that has been PROVEN to work!

MCT’s most often come in the form of an oil (either by itself in supplement form or in coconut oil) and is itself a FAT…

…a fat that actually BURNS FAT!

You see, MCT’s are digested differently than other fats.

For one, they CANNOT trigger fat storage no matter how much you take!

Weird…but TRUE!

Also, they produce a LOT of energy and are burned very quickly, thereby saving your muscles from being broken down for fuel during cycles of intense training.

I suggest using the complete formula in “Homemade Supplements” first because I show you how to use it in combination with a few other cheap supplements to create a KILLER personal supplement you can make yourself!

(You can learn how to make your own supplements at www.MakeYourOwnSupplements.com)

However, you can also take a tablespoon by itself during dieting cycles when you need extra energy but don’t want to increase your calories.

The best times are immediately upon waking or about 20-30 minutes before weight training.

Give this “lost supplement” a try if your goal is to burn body fat while you’re still training with weights.

It’s a VERY powerful addition to your supplement program that won’t cost you a kidney!

About:
Jeff Anderson (The Muscle Nerd)
The “Muscle Nerd”, Jeff Anderson, is a world-renowned fitness consultant and author, most noted for his cutting edge research in natural bodybuilding and fat loss.

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Obama, Health Care and Common Sense.

September 9, 2009 Joel Panetta Rants & Raves, Supplements

WARNING! – You may not like this post.

Is it ok for me to say the health care debate is making me SICK? Like ABC (The All Barack Channel), SWINE FLU get the public in a mass panic sick.

I know it’s a VERY touchy subject. I know people have VERY strong opinions about it.

But what nobody really wants to talk about is the fact we could simplify the heck out
of this by doing one thing:

Take better care of ourselves.

We have this incredible love affair with making things so complicated. It’s absurd really.

Small, simple changes to the way we live our lives and the entire country would be SOOO
much healthier.

Let me give an extreme example:

I heard of a story of someone eating TWO Big Macs every day for lunch. Yes, two of them.
And yes, EVERY day. At least that is what I was told.

Now, this person started at around 300 pounds when they made one simple change to their
life that caused them to drop 50 of those pounds very quickly.

Can you guess what it is?

This person started eating ONE Big Mac for lunch every day instead of two.

Is that ideal? Of course not.

Is it a start? Sure is.

Now, I’m afraid I do not know what happened to this person. I hope they used this as
a starting point and went on to make similar changes and shed a whole lot more weight.

But the moral of the story is simple: We’re making things a whole lot harder than
they need to be.

Small changes add up to BIG results. They always have and they always will.

Does it solve all our problems? No.

But does it solve a lot? Yeah, it really does.

So what do you do now? I suggest you read this awesome special report on
Six of the Most Powerful Antioxidants to help you better understand the role
nutrition plays in the anti-aging process.

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Yours in health,

JP

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that may have confused you in the past.

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Build muscle & burn fat…WITHOUT PROTEIN?

August 20, 2009 Joel Panetta Rants & Raves, Supplements

Subject: Build muscle & burn fat…WITHOUT PROTEIN?

Ok, fair warning gang…

This is going to sound completely INSANE (but I can
PROVE this is true)!

What if all those articles you’ve read about “how much
protein you need” to build muscle were 95% FALSE?

What if I told you that your body can actually GREATLY
increase its muscle-building and fat-burning (yes…at the SAME TIME!) even in the ABSENCE of protein?

Would you believe me?

Well, it turns out that there’s a “long lost” 24 year
old research study that actually showed that for *short cycles*, limiting the amount of protein you
consume can actually SKYROCKET your body’s natural “anabolic hormone” production.

(We’re talking about your “natural juices” like
TEST0STER0NE and GR0WTH H0RM0NE that are powerful
muscle-activators and fat-melters.)

How much of an increase?

How does 1,000% over average levels sound?

(No…that’s NOT a typo! Up to ONE THOUSAND PERCENT!)

And get this…there were no side effects and it was
accomplished WITHOUT steroids, or even supplements!

In fact, the secret lies in a hidden natural “trigger”
that’s lying in your body RIGHT NOW, just WAITING for you to “pull it” and safely unleash a flood anabolic
h0rm0nes that you can literally FEEL coursing through your veins!

Got your attention now?

Good!

Here’s how it works…

The process is called “Natural Hormone Triggering”.

At precise stages of your weight training program, you
initiate a cycle of PROTEIN DEPRIVATION where you
consume only a minimal amount of protein.

Now of course you would think that by not taking in any
protein, your body wouldn’t have the ability to
actually grow any muscle, right?

WRONG!

You see, through simultaneous manipulation of 8
specific “Anabolic Factors”, your muscles, not finding the protein “building blocks” it needs to build new tissue,
will send a call to your pituitary gland.

As a result, testosterone, IGF-1, and growth hormone
production will skyrocket…shooting your muscle gains through the roof…

…while simultaneously blow torching away body fat!

(I warned you this was going to be controversial…
didn’t I?!)

But there’s a problem here…

Unfortunately, you can’t just “stop taking protein”
and expect your hormones to jump throught the roof!

Instead, you must use a very specific cycle inserted
at a very specific point in your program and only in a very specific combination with the “8 Anabolic Factors”!

=> If your cycle is too long…it won’t work!

=> If your cycle is too short…it won’t work!

=> Too little protein…it won’t work!

=> Too much protein…it won’t work!

=> If you ignore ANY of the other 8 Anabolic Factors…IT JUST WON’T WORK!

Want to learn how YOU can take advantage of this intense
training method?

Well my friend, Jeff Anderson, has actually RE-RELEASED
his groundbreaking manual (TODAY!) that walks you through the entire process STEP-BY-STEP.

His “Optimum Anabolics” program has been a best seller
since 2002 when it was first released and it’s even been used by PRO BODYBUILDERS as a “steroid-alternative”!

(Yes…it’s THAT powerful!)

Optimum Anabolics has now been revised in this special
“2nd Edition” and includes the most cutting edge and
up-to-date information to take your gains to the next
level.

You can see all of the details AND some incredible
“before & after” pictures of his test subjects at:

Click To See “Optimum Anabolics”

But you have to HURRY!

(I know you’ve heard this before, but…)

Jeff is celebrating this week’s re-launch with a
special pricing deal AND bonus he said he’s cooked
up, but only for THIS WEEK.

So DON’T sit on this one!

Here’s the link one more time where you can take
advantage of this week’s big release:

Click To See “Optimum Anabolics

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Have a great one….
JP

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