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Our Utterly Unique Vitamin D
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We are pleased to introduce a high-quality, higher-potency vitamin D supplement … one with unique attractions!
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 .jpg?i=100209001804) .
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.
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Why Choose Vital Choice?
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After more than 20 years fishing Alaskan waters, I founded Vital Choice as your direct connection to that world of health, purity, and sustainability.
Click here to learn about the many reasons why renowned physicans like Drs. Andrew Weil, William Sears, Christiane Northrup, Stephen Sinatra, and Nicholas Perricone call Vital Choice their favorite source for wild seafood and salmon.
I guarantee your satisfaction, 100%!
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Randy Hartnell,
Founder & President
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Omega-3 Wild Salmon Oil ... Whole & Pure
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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
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Vital Choice and Vital Green
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Environmental
Stewardship Program
Vital Green™ is our pioneering environmental program that does 4 things:
1) Fights global warming by offsetting the impacts of shipping.
2) Enables recycling of foam shipping cubes via our innovative FREE program.
3) Supports seafood sustainability and promote a green partnership with our customers.
4) Offers an online, clickable e-Catalog to save trees and energy.
To learn more, and get instructions for recycling foam shipping cubes from Vital Choice, visit our Vital Green™ page.
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Dark Chocolate Deters Sun-Driven Skin Damage
New clinical findings echo earlier studies showing skin benefits from consuming raw, non-Dutched cocoa, which is the richest food source of anti-aging polyphenol antioxidants
by Linda Sparrow and Craig Weatherby
Talk about a reversal of fortune and reputation.
In just a few years, research has raised the status of chocolate from that of mere candy to amazing new heights as a likely aid to cardiovascular health.
The reversal in perceptions began when reports revealed that chocolate increases levels of several key “feel-good” chemicals in the brain, including serotonin … the same neurotransmitter boosted by anti-depressants like Prozac.
But chocolate reached its lofty new status as a super-food thanks to discoveries about its cardiovascular effects.
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About 90 percent of visible skin aging stems from sun exposure.
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Study subjects who are a special, high-antioxidant dark chocolate avoided some of the skin damage caused by UV rays like those in sunlight.
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Prior studies showed skin-health benefits from drinking raw, non-Dutched, high-antioxidant cocoa.
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By definition, “dark” chocolate consists of 65 percent or more cocoa solids.
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Only chocolate that retains the high antioxidant content of raw cocoa displays skin benefits.
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These apparent heart benefits flow from the very high levels of potent antioxidants found raw cocoa … and in dark chocolate that contains 65 percent or more raw cocoa.
Raw cocoa contains the same family of extra-potent polyphenol antioxidants – called flavanols – that make berries and tea so healthful. But compared with berries and tea, raw cocoa has even more of these powerful anti-aging allies.
And recent research shows that the benefits of flavanols and other polyphenol antioxidants extend beyond their direct antioxidants effects to anti-inflammatory influences over key genetic switches in our cells.
Cocoa’s bounty of antioxidant flavanols explains the fast-growing body of evidence indicating that raw cocoa – and dark chocolate made from raw, unprocessed cocoa – exert beneficial effects on artery health and blood pressure.
The dark, the raw, and the Dutched
The cardiac benefits seen in many studies are not detected when people eat cocoa treated with alkali … a process known as “Dutching”, which destroys most of cocoa’s antioxidants.
Unfortunately, few people who read about the heart-health promise of cocoa and ...
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Vital Recipes
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Smoked Salmon Pizza
by Syrie Wongkaew
Syrie Wongkaew is the guide to Australian & New Zealand Food for About.com, as well as a freelance graphic designer and food photographer/stylist.
But we found Syrie through her cool, food-focused blog, Taste Buddies.
Syrie’s been cooking up a storm since she was a child. Having traveled extensively and lived in Australia, Thailand and Canada, she’s developed a taste for international cuisine, and is currently training to be a chef in Sydney..
As she says, Syrie strives to eat “sustainably and ethically – free-range, locally and organically; wild seafood – not farmed, nor trawled.”
Here’s how Syrie introduces her tasty Smoked Salmon Pizza recipe:
“The pizza is best eaten at room temperature so it makes for an excellent party food. I cheated with the pizza dough and got some ready-made at my local Italian deli Duso’s on Granville Island. I have however included a good basic pizza dough recipe that I've used before, from a Gourmet magazine entry on Epicurious.”
Smoked Salmon Pizza
Serves 4
4 brown onions, sliced evenly
1/2 cup sour cream
2 tbsp ...
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Vitamin D Linked (Again) to Lower Breast, Heart, and Death Risks
Two recent population studies add to the evidence linking higher vitamin D levels to reduced health risks
by Craig Weatherby
We all know that vitamin D is even more important than calcium when it comes to bone health, because it's needed to get calcium into bones.
But it's become crystal clear that the critical health effects of vitamin D extend well beyond bones to the entire body.
Last year, American and Austrian researchers reported results indicating that that people with low vitamin D blood levels are at greater risk of death.
At about the same time, Canadian researchers published findings that affirmed earlier indications that vitamin D may protect against breast cancer.
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New population studies link low vitamin D levels to higher breast, heart, and death risks.
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The findings echo those of earlier population studies from America and Europe.
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Clinical trials are needed to prove a cause-effect relationship between low vitamin D and major health risks.
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Few Americans have the vitamin D blood levels recommended by leading university researchers.
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Now, the results of a new University of Colorado analysis of health data from 3,400 Americans affirms the prior reports linking low vitamin D levels to higher death and heart risks.
And a Columbia University study published in June once again links low vitamin D levels to higher breast cancer risks.
Let’s take a closer look at both of the new American studies.
National survey data links death and heart risk to low vitamin D levels
The results of a “case-control” study indicates that older people with low blood levels of vitamin D may be 2.5 times more likely to die from any cause – and three times more likely to die from heart disease.
These risks were calculated in comparison to people with adequate levels of the “sunshine and seafood” vitamin.
To arrive at the new findings, a team from the University of Colorado-Denver School of Medicine compared medical data ...
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Reefnet Pink Salmon Returns!
Limited offering of this rare catch ... get your reefnet pink now or wait until 2011
Folks who snagged some of our 2005 or 2007 offerings know that reefnet-caught Pink Salmon is a treat not to be missed.
More than any other species of wild salmon, the delicate texture and flavor of Pink Salmon decline quickly under normal fishing conditions.
This is why most pink salmon gets canned ... and it’s why we only buy Pink Salmon when it’s been caught in ways that preserve its quality ... such as the rare reefnet method. (Look below for video of our recent visit to the reefnet rigs.)
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Reenet rigs off Lummi Island, with salmon-spotters in towers
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Developed by Northwest natives, reefnetting is an ancient, environmentally superior fishing method that produces salmon of the very highest quality.
Most of the few remaining reefnet rigs are anchored just off Lummi Island, a quick car-and-ferry journey from our home base in Bellingham, Washington.
Our good friends at the Lummi Island Wild Co-op run some of the rigs, and they hand-picked the best of their 2009 Pink Salmon harvest exclusively for Vital Choice.
The supply is very limited and there’ll be no more until 2011, because wild Pacific pink salmon only return every two years.
Don't wait to snare your share of this rare, savory treat!
Rare, sustainable fishery nets premium quality
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Sustainable & solar-powered
Reefnetting is environmentally superior in several ways:
• There's no “by-catch”, because restricted or unwanted species are freed unharmed.
• Fuel use is minimal because the fish come to the catchers.
• Many of our Lummi Island reefnetters' winches are solar-powered.
The operation uses very little fossil fuel … just enough to power the small tenders that ferry men and fish to and from the shore.
By reducing fossil fuels to even lower levels, solar power cements the reputation of Lummi reefnetting as one of the “greenest” and most sustainable fisheries on the planet.
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The fresh-caught quality of our Pink Salmon is the result of a unique fishing method and careful post-harvest handling.
Reefnetters take advantage of flood-tide currents that lead migrating salmon over underwater reefs and into shallow waters.
The gear consists of two small, narrow, stationary rafts with a net suspended underwater between them. The crews wait for the flood tide to bring the harvest, and as salmon rise up to clear the reef, spotters in the rigs' trademark towers call out for the net to be raised.
They catch only a few salmon at a time, which are immediately placed into a small net cage suspended in the sea.
This interlude relaxes the fish and allows time for the lactic acid in their muscles to dissipate, ensuring optimal flavor.
As soon as they're ready, the salmon are plucked from the sea and placed in insulated totes full of slush ice.
At the end of the day, they're ferried a short distance to shore, where they're cleaned, processed, and flash-frozen to preserve their fresh flavor and delicate texture.
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Broccoli & Buddies Help Keep Arteries Clear
New evidence shows that eating broccoli helps keep arteries clear by boosting the body’s anti-inflammatory defenses against plaque build-up at critical bends and kinks
by Linda Sparrow and Craig Weatherby
Somehow, people have long sensed that plant foods were good for them. And for decades, parents have pressured kids to eat broccoli, without quite knowing why.
Starting in the late 1960’s, population studies began linking diets high in fruits and vegetables to reduced cancer and heart disease rates.
Broccoli’s long been the butt of jokes … but it’s also been the focus of efforts to verify any possible health benefits of green vegetables … and identify the compounds responsible.
About 30 years ago, research began providing hints that broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables might possess special cancer-prevention potential.
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Don’t overcook your crucifers
Boiling broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables for more than 30 minutes greatly reduces their anti-cancer powers, because their sulforaphane and other beneficial glucosinolate compounds end up in the water.
Instead, steam, sauté, or microwave them until just tender enough to enjoy.
No significant loss of glucosinolate compounds occurs after steaming cruciferous vegetables up to 20 minutes, microwave cooking them for up to 3 minutes, and stir-frying them for up to 5 minutes (Song L, Thornalley PJ 2007; WMS 2007).
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The cruciferous vegetables include broccoli, cabbage, kale, chard, collards, kohlrabi, Brussels sprouts, turnip, rutabaga, bok choy, and cauliflower. ("Cruciferous" is the common name for members of the Brassicaceae family, which also encompasses mustard seeds and greens and wasabi.)
The members of this vegetable family are rich in carotenes, glucosinolates, and other compounds believed responsible for a variety of health benefits.
Their probable benefits include antioxidant effects, healthier intestinal flora, enhanced clearance of toxins and carcinogens, and reduced risks of cancer and cardiovascular disease (Vasanthi HR et al. 2009).
New findings add artery health to broccoli’s benefits
The results of a study from Imperial College London (ICL), suggests that broccoli may protect critical areas of our arteries from disease by boosting a natural defense mechanism (Zakkar M et al. 2009).
The new findings reveal a previously unknown effect of sulforaphane – a chemical that belongs to a group of compounds called glucosinolates, which are credited with some of the presumed anti-cancer properties of broccoli and ...
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