Swim into Slim with these Omegas

April 26, 2017
Ann Louise Gittleman, PhD, CNS

Ann Louise Gittleman, PhD, CNS

Award-winning nutritionist and New York Times bestselling author.

When it comes to hunger and tummy fat, your hormones are key.

Similar to how the thyroid hormone controls metabolism and insulin is driven by excess carbohydrates, hunger and stress hormones affect your appetite and belly. By resetting hormones, you will effortlessly increase insulin sensitivity, stabilize blood sugar levels, reduce that fight or flight urge, and preserve more lean muscle mass while you fast track your weight loss.

Love that Leptin

Leptin is a long-term chemical messenger for your appetite. If you never feel quite satisfied after a meal, then your leptin is too low and somewhere out in left field. High leptin levels are the ticket to speedy slimming and when this hormone is signaling correctly, it should actually decrease your appetite.

As a key appetite hormone, it would stand to reason that levels of leptin should be lower when you’re thin and higher when you’re overweight. So, you would think that overweight people would have less of an appetite, but this isn’t how it seems to work. People that are overweight and have high leptin levels somehow don’t get the signal to stop eating and stop storing fat. They develop a condition called leptin resistance, which is similar to insulin resistance where the body is no longer sensitive to the appetite-decreasing effects of leptin.

Both leptin and insulin resistance are triggered by an excess of refined carbs, sugar—especially fructose (fruit sugar)—and not enough exercise or sleep and too much stress. Leptin resistance, however, is especially frustrating when it comes to long-lasting fat loss because it has a habit of actually increasing the level of visceral fat—the fat that is deep within the abdomen.

Leptin is balanced primarily by omega-3 fats, like fatty fish and fish oils. From a dietary standpoint, the essential fats from the omega-3 rich fish (salmon, sardines, anchovies and mackerel) as well as EPA- and DHA-rich fish oil can stabilize leptin levels by helping to balance brain chemistry.

Since more than 60% of the brain is made from fat (primarily the ones that cannot be synthesized by the body, but must be eaten in the form of foods), I would say that these omega-3s are pretty darn important to trigger specific brain receptors which control leptin and ghrelin.

In terms of weight loss, in a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, individuals who consumed fish oil and walked for forty-five minutes three times a week lost up to 5 pounds more than the control group. Reams of research demonstrate how fish oil can make you thinner, soothe arthritis, improve focus, protect the eyes, balance blood sugar, and boost brainpower.

Get Hooked on Omega-3 EPA & DHA Fish Oil

New and improved, UNI KEY’s Super-EPA formula now contains more EPA! In this day and age, it’s nearly impossible to get the omega-3s you need from diet alone. So, we’ve searched the world over for the best source of omega-3 fish oil safe from toxic levels of heavy metals, PCBs and dioxins.

Super-EPA is packed with a pure, concentrated source of omega-3 EPA and DHA. With 480 mg of EPA and 240 mg of DHA per softgel, this fish oil supplement provides the ideal daily dose and ratio of these omega-3s. Harvested from small-bodied fish (sardine and anchovy) from pristine South Pacific waters, this fish oil naturally has a lower concentration of contaminants. From there, it undergoes molecular distillation to remove any traces of heavy metals, PCBs and dioxins—all confirmed by stringent laboratory testing for purity and potency. As an added bonus, the anchovy source means you also get rare omega-7s, found to reduce harmful fats in the blood and boost good cholesterol!

For a limited time, UNI KEY is offering this new and improved version at a 20% discount. Simply add it to your cart and this will be automatically applied. This is a great opportunity to stock up for a slim summer!

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Ann Louise Gittleman, PhD, CNS, is an award-winning New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty books including The Fat Flush Plan series and her latest book, Radical Metabolism. She’s been rewriting the rules of nutrition for more than 40 years and is internationally recognized as a pioneer in the field of diet, detox and women’s health issues. 

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3 Comments

  1. Lisa

    So interesting to know that leptin can be raised by taking EPA. I’m very happy about that. Thanks for the information. I love the Super EPA and have taken it for years.

    Reply
  2. Val

    Can you tell me if this product is balanced with the omega 6’s please? Thank you.

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    • Team ALG

      Val, the Super EPA Omega 3’s will help you balance the omega 6’s in your diet. Ideally you would have a ratio of omega 6: omega 3 of 4:1 or even 1:1 but the average diet has a balance of 15:1 Most people do need to supplement with omega 3’s for this reason.

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