At Mind Performance Health Personal Training including Omega 3 fatty acids are crucial in to include to help aid our clients body composition results.

Studies carried out have noticed by taking a 3g daily dose of a combined dosage of EPA and DHA increased metabolic rate by 14% and burned around an extra 200 calories daily. Daily fat also oxidised at an increase of 19-27% with this daily dose.

Needless to say, omega 3 intake has benefits towards your weight loss journey.

When we talk about Omega 3 fatty acids, we include the following into the discussion:

• DHA – Docosahexaenoic Acid
• EPA – Eicosapentaenoic
• ALA - Alpha-Linolenic Acid

DHA and EPA are shown in research to have the most benefits, for example DHA has been studied and seen to have a large positive response in the brain and EPA can be seen to have a large benefit with areas like joint health... Both forms of Omega 3 compliment each other throughout the body with the benefits they provide.

Why are Omega 3s one of my favourite supplements for overall health and performance:

• Reduction in blood triglycerides
• Decrease pre-menstrual syndrome negative symptoms
• Promotes brain and eye Health
• Pregnancy development
• Improve cardiovascular health
• Helps auto immune issues
• Improves sleep quality
• Decreases heart disease
• Reduce blood pressure
• Reduces cognitive imbalances like anxiety and depression
• Increase HDL Cholesterol (You want this in a higher range)
• Decrease LDL Cholesterol (You want this lower)
• Decreases inflammation
• Increases insulin sensitivity
• Increases muscle anabolic sensitivity
• Improves joint pain and bone health
  

As you can from above there are a large number of benefits.

The importance about improving all the above for body composition?

Optimising the above makes you a fat burning and muscle building machine!

Daily Intake of Omega 3 fatty acids

Most of us do not get enough omega 3s in our diet. Eating wild Salmon 3 servings a week would be a great way for you to hit your omega 3 status. However, supplementation can be an easier way if you do not get it in your whole food nutrition.

Supplementation Dosage

EPA and DHA combined total of 3g daily intake. You can achieve this with QUALITY fish oil tablets or liquid.