Total Balance Supplements

Dear Friend,

By the time you finish reading this page, you'll know exactly why and what kind of nutritional Omega3 supplement you should include as part of your daily health protocol.

Let's face it, almost everybody wants to live a long, healthy life. But, maintaining the strict dietary and exercise regimen needed to do this isn't so easy.

One of the best ways to "cheat," however, is to include Omega3 fish oil nutritional supplement as part of your daily routine. It's a lot easier to take a high quality supplement everyday than to avoid all fast food, eat spinach around the clock, and devote 2 hours a day to exercise.

When it comes to choosing the best fish oil tablets, consumers are really spoilt for choice. Now, in order to determine the quality of each fish oil supplement, there is one major factor at play – the level of DHA. DHA, known as docosahexanoic acid is an unsaturated essential fatty acid that we need for visual acuity, optimal neuronal functioning (learning and mental health) and good cardiovascular health. In fact, it is often called the “brain and heart” supplement.

Other equally important factors that must be present in a premium fish oil supplement is the purity, freshness and anti-inflammatory properties of the fish oil ingredient.

If you're health conscious at all then you probably already take a daily multi-vitamin. That might be a good start -- if it contains the right type of nutrients, and if the manufacturer uses the right delivery system, so that the nutrients are released in the right place at the right time.

A daily nutritional supplement is important because the foods that we eat (even if we try to eat healthy) are not nearly as nutritious as they once were. This is simply a result of modern farming practices. Many studies show that even healthy foods like spinach, tomatoes, corn, potatoes, and other crops, have a great deal less vitamin and mineral content than they did 30, 40, and 50 years ago, because of the way foods are farmed, which affects the soil they are raised in.

To make matters worse, many respected doctors, scientists and researchers believe that most chronic and life-threatening diseases are caused by nutritional deficiencies or imbalances.

Everything within the body is about balance. Too much of one substance, and not enough of another, throws that balance off. This causes damage to the cells of the body and leads to aging. For example, free radical molecules perform some necessary functions within the cells of the body, but without the balancing presence of antioxidants, they go “hay-wire” and start damaging DNA strands. This DNA damage is one of the causes of aging, but it is not the only cause.

Chronic inflammation, another example, had been linked to a variety of health problems. Arthritis is an obvious one, but heart disease and cancer are also caused by chronic inflammation. Researchers have found that synthetic anti-inflammatory drugs are not effective against chronic inflammation, although they may provide some temporary relief from joint pain and other “symptoms” of inflammation.

Natural anti-inflammatory agents present in fruits, vegetables, fish and other foods can effectively fight chronic inflammation. Other foods, such as high amounts of saturated and transfats, cause inflammation. The nutrients needed to reduce and to prevent inflammation include flavonoids, alpha lipoic acid, carnosine, turmeric, glutathione and resveratrol.

You may have heard of inflammation and the damaging effects of free radicals. But, have you heard of glycation or methylation? Glycation is even more dangerous to your health than free radicals. The process of glycation is complex, but basically, it interferes with the cells' ability
to get the amino acids that they need from the protein-rich foods that you eat.

The digestive system breaks down large protein molecules into smaller amino acids, which are then re-combined to form the different proteins that are needed to create cells, fibers, tendons, ligaments, cartilage, joints and bones. When Glycating agents, which are primarily simple carbohydrates and sugars, interfere with this process, cellular reproduction slows down.

The result is pain, muscular weakness, fatigue and eventually chronic disease. As antioxidants prevent free radical damage, carnosine, an amino acid complex, prevents glycation and is an effective anti-aging therapy.

Methylation is something like the opposite of glycation. Methylation is essential to life and if it is not working at optimum levels, you’ll start to have health problems, which may include heart disease, liver disease, depression and high cholesterol.

The body’s methylation processes naturally slow down due to age, disease and malnourishment. To restore the balance, the necessary nutrients include the B vitamins, folic acid, Tri-methyl-glycine (TMG) and SAM-e. The importance of SAM-e to improve methylation is significant. But, most supplements that contain it are ineffective, because stomach acid renders it inactive. A supplement must have what is called an enteric coating that allows it to pass through the stomach and into the small intestine, where it can be broken down and enter the bloodstream where it goes to work.

Your daily multi-vitamin probably contains some antioxidants and B-vitamins, but very few supplements on the market contain antioxidants like: flavonoids, alpha lipoic acid, turmeric, glutathione, resveratrol, B-vitamins, carnosine, TMG and SAM-e. An enteric coating is rarely included, because it costs more.

The importance of carnosine, resveratrol, TMG and SAM-e are not heavily advertised, because…again…they are expensive ingredients. A pharmaceutical company is about to release their own line of resveratrol supplements, although they are calling them prescription drugs. Those of us that pay attention to research concerning unique nutritional supplements have been taking resveratrol for years and will continue to do so, without paying the price that the pharmaceutical company will charge.

There is another problem with most vitamin supplements on the market. The antioxidants that they contain are synthetic, not natural. The synthetic versions of vitamins are “similar” to those found in nature, but they are not “identical” and they do not provide the same health benefits.

For example, numerous studies have shown the health benefits of vitamin E in the prevention of free radical damage, the improvement of circulation, for tissue repair, to reduce inflammation and reduce the risk of cancer. But, when researchers try to duplicate these results, using the synthetic form of vitamin E, it cannot be done. In fact, synthetic vitamin E may actually be bad for your health, because it is derived from toxic petroleum byproducts.

The bottom line is that most supplement companies do not use the correct form of a nutrient (natural) and they do not use the correct delivery system, which, in most cases, is a tablet with an enteric coating.

Here's where things get good.

Xtend-Life Omega 3/DHA Fish Oil tablets are the purest in the world and contains the highest level of DHA per gram. In order to optimize the health benefits of consuming the supplements, it is important that the fish oil is free from any contaminants. The product is also fresh as there are no additives or artificial flavoring used. In case you are concerned that you will be get “burping” or “repeats” as a result of the freshness, you will not.

Clinical testing has shown that the anti-inflammatory properties of Xtend-Life Omega 3/DHA Fish Oil tablets are 2.5 times more effective.

In terms of pricing and value, it outperforms other competitors taking into account the cost per gram of DHA.

You could take a handful of different pills and spend hundreds of dollars or more per month. Or, you can do what I do now and take Xtend-Life’s Omega3 DHA Fish Oil.

Over the years, I have thrown away bottle after bottle or simply pushed it to the back of the shelf.

I say stop wasting money…get healthier…and possibly extend your life span. The benefits of this supplement are explained in great detail at the Xtendlife website. Visit their site and learn more. With no exaggeration, it could be the best thing that you ever do for your health.

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