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5 Effective Supplements

Supplements, when used appropriately, definitely have healthful benefits. Let’s cover some that have evidence they work… Fish Oil Inside your cells, you have a balance of omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids. Most people’s diets are heavy in omega-6 fatty acids (especially from cheap vegetable oil), which throws the balance off. A great source for omega-3 fatty acids are fatty fish, and eating these fish or supplementing directly with the fish oil itself can improve overall health. The most noticeable results from fish oil supplementation include benefits for severe depression, joint pain reduction, and a powerful triglyceride reducing effect. Fish oil’s effect on triglycerides is so potent that it’s also sold as pharmaceutical grade fish oil, under the brand name Lovaza. Bottom line: Unless you eat a decent amount of fatty fish (e.g. salmon), fish oil is a solid option for providing a variety of health benefits. Vitamin D There are two numbers to think about with  vi

6 Overrated Supplements

If you currently take supplements, you might be losing your hard earned cash when you step foot into your local supplement store. These 6 popular supplements are so common that no one would suspect them of being little more than cleverly marketed placebos. They might even be in your medicine cabinet right now. You may have been taking these supplements in the past, but no more. Here are 6 supplements that probably aren’t worth all the rage or the cash: 1. Fat Burning Supplements The human body is a finely tuned machine, having developed the ability to store extra calories as adipose tissue (fat) for times when food is scarce. Metabolism and fat burn are controlled within fairly tight parameters. So it’s no wonder that few legal options exist to burn any substantial amount of body fat. Even the handful of mildly effective fat burners (such as caffeine) lead to much less weight loss than eating a bit less each day, or taking a daily walk. Fat burners are also fairly likely to