The Steelers and Their Secret Weapon?
I'm preparing for another road trip back to Long Island. I'm hoping Spring isn't far away since these bones could use a little sunshine.
I found a very interesting article today, published in the inaugural issue of Sports Health: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach. It's a medical publication, and wouldn't have much appeal for the average sports fan.
Just take a look at the title, which was "Evaluation of Lipid Profiles and the Use of Omega 3 Essential Fatty Acid in Professional Football Players." Most would find the box score of a Celtics game more fun, but I love this kind of stuff. So let my nerdish obsessions work in your favor.
To sum up the article, 36 Steelers were provided with pharmaceutical grade fish oil, and then given a VAP(R)Cholesterol Test. The researchers were looking for emerging cardiovascular risk factors, and determining if omega 3 EFAs (essential fatty acids), the kind 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.
This doesn't surprise me, judging by the bodies when they line up to play. These guys are massive, and linemen are considered "light" at 280 pounds these days. A 300 pound lineman is now common. When their careers end, the sheer body mass catches up with them.
In the study, the VAP Tests verified that pharmaceutical grade fish oil improved the Steeler players' good cholesterol, and lowered damaging particles and triglycerides. Higher levels of triglycerides are associated with diabetes and cardiovascular disease, by the way.
The pharmaceutical grade fish oil taken by the Steelers may not have benefited them in the game against the Cardinals, but it surely benefits them in the much longer game of life. These guys are big, strong, tough, and a little crazy. You have to be to play professional sports.
And the fact is, many of them die much too young, often from heart attack and stroke. Giving these Sunday warriors pharmaceutical grade fish oil is a big step in the right direction.
And pharmaceutical grade fish oil isn't just for 300 pounders, or professional athletes. It will help virtually everyone who chooses to take it, from assisting in the flushing of your arteries, to stopping migraines, to helping quell joint pain.
If you want to extend your reservation at this grand hotel, get some now, and keep taking it. - 17269
I found a very interesting article today, published in the inaugural issue of Sports Health: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach. It's a medical publication, and wouldn't have much appeal for the average sports fan.
Just take a look at the title, which was "Evaluation of Lipid Profiles and the Use of Omega 3 Essential Fatty Acid in Professional Football Players." Most would find the box score of a Celtics game more fun, but I love this kind of stuff. So let my nerdish obsessions work in your favor.
To sum up the article, 36 Steelers were provided with pharmaceutical grade fish oil, and then given a VAP(R)Cholesterol Test. The researchers were looking for emerging cardiovascular risk factors, and determining if omega 3 EFAs (essential fatty acids), the kind 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.
This doesn't surprise me, judging by the bodies when they line up to play. These guys are massive, and linemen are considered "light" at 280 pounds these days. A 300 pound lineman is now common. When their careers end, the sheer body mass catches up with them.
In the study, the VAP Tests verified that pharmaceutical grade fish oil improved the Steeler players' good cholesterol, and lowered damaging particles and triglycerides. Higher levels of triglycerides are associated with diabetes and cardiovascular disease, by the way.
The pharmaceutical grade fish oil taken by the Steelers may not have benefited them in the game against the Cardinals, but it surely benefits them in the much longer game of life. These guys are big, strong, tough, and a little crazy. You have to be to play professional sports.
And the fact is, many of them die much too young, often from heart attack and stroke. Giving these Sunday warriors pharmaceutical grade fish oil is a big step in the right direction.
And pharmaceutical grade fish oil isn't just for 300 pounders, or professional athletes. It will help virtually everyone who chooses to take it, from assisting in the flushing of your arteries, to stopping migraines, to helping quell joint pain.
If you want to extend your reservation at this grand hotel, get some now, and keep taking it. - 17269
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If you want to increase your heart health and energy levels, Dr. Bill recommends this kind of pharmaceutical grade fish oil.
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