Thursday, November 19, 2009 VOLUME 6 ISSUE 316   FORWARD TO A FRIEND Table of Contents Vital Bonus Options Nov. 19 - 25 Deep-Frying Blocks the Heart Benefits of Fish Omega-3s in Smoked or Canned Salmon vs. Fresh Fish Broiled or Grilled Wild Salmon with Blueberry-Cilantro Salsa Holiday Shipping Deadlines Starch Fuels Aging ... Fruits and Veggies Fight Back Vital Bonus Options November 19 - 25 Choose from among our Bonus Options ... ... then start shopping to earn your reward!   Silver (Coho) Salmon Weathervane Scallops Omega-3 Wild Sockeye Salmon Oil Sockeye Nova Lox  Frozen Organic Blueberries   Click here for Bonus Details & Instructions ... ... all offers include Free Shipping! Shop Vital Choice ... 3 Easy Ways!    Click a link below • Try our e-Catalog • Call 800-608-4825     Wild Seafood • Alaskan Salmon • Smoked Salmon & Sablefish • Alaskan Cod • Albacore Tuna (troll-caught) • Alaskan Halibut • Alaskan Scallops • Alaskan Sablefish (Black Cod) • Canned Salmon, Tuna, Mackerel, & Sardines • Alaskan King Crab • Spot Prawns (raw) • Pink Shrimp (cooked) • Salmon Sausage & Burgers • King Salmon Candy • Salmon Caviar (Ikura) • Salmon Pet Treats   OM3s & Vitamin D • Omega-3 Wild Salmon Oil • Vitamin D3 in Salmon Oil   Organic Foods • Organic Nuts • Organic Dried Fruits • Organic Trail Mix • Organic Frozen Berries • Organic Extra-Dark Chocolate • Organic Teas • Organic Seasonings • Organic Oils & Balsamic Vinegar   Sampler Packs, Specials, Extras • Special Offers • Dr. Perricone Packs • Dr. Northrup Packs • Dr. Jonny Bowden Pack • Product Sampler Packs • Grilling Planks • Cookbooks     Gifts • Gift Certificates • Gift Packs   Try our paperless, clickable e-Catalog or request a free paper Catalog. Catalogs for Clinics: Point People to Good Food!   Many health practitioners and wellness providers display Vital Choice catalogs to help their patients and clients find great seafood and supplements.   Each catalog includes a special offer that people will thank you for providing!   Just fill out our quick Catalog/Brochure Request Form.   And we can now offer clinics our new brochure on Omega-3s in Seafood & Health. Reviewed by doctors and experts, it clarifies a critical but often-confusing subject.   For information or to request extra catalogs and brochures, please send an email to arnie@vitalchoice.com. Our Utterly Unique Vitamin D   We are pleased to introduce a high-quality, higher-potency vitamin D supplement … one with unique attractions!   Each tiny, 300 mg softgel capsule of Vital Choice Vitamin D3 in Wild Sockeye Salmon Oil provides a generous 2,000 International Units (IU) of vitamin D3.   D3 is the preferred, natural form of this amazing vitamin, and ours is certified pure and potent by NSF .   Better yet, our D3 comes in a base of whole, unrefined, certified-pure, sockeye salmon oil, certified sustainable by the MSC .   Each Vitamin D3 softgel contains 45mg of omega-3s, but health authorities recommend 500mg of omega-3s per day, so it doesn't replace fish oil.   A 3,000mg daily serving of our Sockeye Salmon Oil provides 460mg, so if you also take one Vitamin D3 in Salmon Oil softgel per day, that would bring your supplemental omega-3 intake to a perfect 505mg! World's Finest Fish Oil ... Whole and Pure Our "whole food" Omega-3 Salmon Oil supplements contain only unrefined oil from wild Alaska Sockeye Salmon: a fish whose renowned purity is reflected in the pristine contents of our naturally colorful capsules. Unlike standard fish oils, our naturally pure Sockeye Salmon Oil does not need to be chemically refined: a process that can damage omega-3s. Instead, our oil's purity and potency are certified by NSF. As a result, our whole, unrefined Sockeye Salmon Oil retains all of the omega-3s (EPA & DHA), vitamin D, phospholipids, and fatty acids natural to whole Sockeye Salmon.  The rich orange hue of our Salmon Oil comes from its natural complement of astaxanthin: the super-potent antioxidant pigment that gives Sockeye their distinctive color and protects our Salmon Oil's abundant omega-3s from oxidation. In addition, ours was the first Salmon Oil supplement certified as sustainably sourced by the Marine Stewardship Council. We encapsulate our Salmon Oil in pure fish gelatin, and offer special varieties for special needs: • Smaller Softgels (500 mg) • Liquid Salmon Oil for children and folks who may have trouble swallowing our 1,000 mg softgels • Lemon-Flavored Salmon Oil for folks who experience bounce-back. Vital Choice Salmon Oil (top left) vs. two standard fish oils Omega-3s in Smoked or Canned Salmon vs. Fresh Fish Customer query echoes a common question; The answer surprises many, and is reassuring We recently received this query, and it’s one many folks wonder about, and Vital Choice founder-president Randy Hartnell penned this response:   Dear Vital Choice, Do smoked and canned salmon contain as much omega-3s as fresh salmon does?   Thanks, JR   Dear JR,    The answer to your question depends on the smoking and/or cooking process used.   Generally speaking, the more moisture (water) that's removed from fish by smoking or cooking, the greater the percentage of various nutrients left behind, including omega-3s.   Cold smoking – the process used for our salmon and sablefish nova lox – removes the least amount of moisture, so it has the least impact on the omega 3 levels.   Drier smoked salmon (aka "hot smoked" or "kippered") loses more water, leaving a higher level of omega-3s per serving.    Below are omega-3 values taken from the USDA Nutrient Database (Release 22, 2009), for a variety of sockeye salmon species and preparations.   Note that omega-3 levels within a single salmon species (e.g., sockeye, king, silver) can vary dramatically depending upon the time of year and each fishes' area of origin, so the differences in omega-3 content shown here may not be fully attributable to method of preparation.    Omega-3s (EPA + DHA) per 100g serving  USDA data unless otherwise noted. Raw sockeye salmon – 1.16 grams* to 1.18 grams Sockeye salmon (cooked with dry heat) – 1.23 grams Canned sockeye (drained solids with bone) – 1.45 grams Canned smoked sockeye – 1.57 grams Smoked sockeye (fillets with skin) – 2.43 grams Smoked king salmon – 0.45 to 0.52 grams (45 to 52 mg) Smoked Yukon king salmon – 1.25 grams*  *Vital Choice test data   For your information, canned salmon is cooked under pressure to a maximum of 245° F (see our FAQ on this subject).   Also, be aware that freezing does not reduce the omega-3 content of salmon, so the omega-3 figures for fresh salmon apply to frozen salmon as well.    But because omega-3s will oxidize over time in the freezer, we advise people to keep our frozen fish portions and fillets in their original, airtight vaccum packs and consume them within two to three months of purchase.   I hope this answers your question ... please let us know if you have any others!     Best regards,   Randy Hartnell, President Vital Choice Wild Seafood & Organics [PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION] Back to cover page

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