Did The Pittsburgh Steelers Have A Secret Weapon
I'm getting ready for another road trip, and then I'm going to be settling in for a couple of months in Long Island. Hopefully Spring isn't far off, and the sunshine is coming quickly. Really quickly, because these bones don't like the cold much anymore.
Today I read an article published in Sports Health: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach. It's a medical publication, and those always make for pretty dry reading ordinarily.
To prove my point, what I read was titled "Evaluation of Lipid Profiles and the Use of Omega 3 Essential Fatty Acid in Professional Football Players." I am sure most of you would have opted for the box score of a Celtics game as more interesting, but this sort of stuff fascinates me. By now you might have guessed I'm slighty nerdish. But, it all works in your favor.
To make it easier for you to understand, 36 members of the Steelers were given pharmaceutical grade fish oil, and then evaluated using what is called a VAP(R)Cholesterol Test. What they were looking for was emerging cardiovascular risk factors, and determining whether omega 3 EFAs (essential fatty acids), found in pharmaceutical grade fish oil can reduce these factors.
Each participant was given 2560 mg per day during the period of study of EPA/DHA omega 3 fatty acid supplements.
A partner in the study, Dr. James Erlick (who is also Chief Medical Officer of Atherotech), has found professional football players have a higher risk statistically than normal for future cardiovascular disease and sudden heart attack.
Watching games these days, it's pretty easy to see why. These guys are gigantic. 280 is considered "light" for a lineman and 300 pounds is now commonplace. This weight will catch up to them sooner or later. Usually sooner.
Back to the study. The VAP Tests found that pharmaceutical grade fish oil improved good cholesterol in Steeler players, and lowered triglycerides and damaging particles. By the way, high levels of triglycerides are associated with cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Taking the pharmaceutical grade fish oil may not have helped much when they played against the Cardinals, but it will help them after the game's over, for the rest of their lives. These guys are tough, big, strong, and kind of crazy. After all, they play professional sports.
And too many die too young, often from strokes or heart attacks. Giving these gridiron players pharmaceutical grade fish oil is a definite step in the right direction.
Keep in mind that fish oil is not just for professional athletes, or just 300 pounders. It can help virtually anyone, from helping to quell joint pain to assisting in the flushing of your arteries to stopping migraines.
If you want to extend your stay at this grand hotel, get on the bandwagon. - 17274
Today I read an article published in Sports Health: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach. It's a medical publication, and those always make for pretty dry reading ordinarily.
To prove my point, what I read was titled "Evaluation of Lipid Profiles and the Use of Omega 3 Essential Fatty Acid in Professional Football Players." I am sure most of you would have opted for the box score of a Celtics game as more interesting, but this sort of stuff fascinates me. By now you might have guessed I'm slighty nerdish. But, it all works in your favor.
To make it easier for you to understand, 36 members of the Steelers were given pharmaceutical grade fish oil, and then evaluated using what is called a VAP(R)Cholesterol Test. What they were looking for was emerging cardiovascular risk factors, and determining whether omega 3 EFAs (essential fatty acids), found in pharmaceutical grade fish oil can reduce these factors.
Each participant was given 2560 mg per day during the period of study of EPA/DHA omega 3 fatty acid supplements.
A partner in the study, Dr. James Erlick (who is also Chief Medical Officer of Atherotech), has found professional football players have a higher risk statistically than normal for future cardiovascular disease and sudden heart attack.
Watching games these days, it's pretty easy to see why. These guys are gigantic. 280 is considered "light" for a lineman and 300 pounds is now commonplace. This weight will catch up to them sooner or later. Usually sooner.
Back to the study. The VAP Tests found that pharmaceutical grade fish oil improved good cholesterol in Steeler players, and lowered triglycerides and damaging particles. By the way, high levels of triglycerides are associated with cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Taking the pharmaceutical grade fish oil may not have helped much when they played against the Cardinals, but it will help them after the game's over, for the rest of their lives. These guys are tough, big, strong, and kind of crazy. After all, they play professional sports.
And too many die too young, often from strokes or heart attacks. Giving these gridiron players pharmaceutical grade fish oil is a definite step in the right direction.
Keep in mind that fish oil is not just for professional athletes, or just 300 pounders. It can help virtually anyone, from helping to quell joint pain to assisting in the flushing of your arteries to stopping migraines.
If you want to extend your stay at this grand hotel, get on the bandwagon. - 17274
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If you're looking to improve your heart health and skin energy levels, Dr. Bill recommends this kind of pharmaceutical grade fish oil.
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