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Vital Bonus Options June 3 - 9
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Alaskan Sablefish
Smoked Alaskan Sockeye
Pacific Albacore Tuna
(No Salt Added)
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Certified for Sport™ Salmon Oil + Vitamin D
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Omega-3s and Vitamin D support the special physical and mental demands placed on serious amateur and professional athletes.
So that they can benefit from both nutrients worry-free, we sought the prized Certified for Sport™ seal of approval from NSF, which assures athletes that our NEW Certified for Sport™ Sockeye Salmon Oil + Vitamin D3 is free of contaminants and all substances banned by sports federations worldwide.
• Fish-gelatin softgels
• Potency & purity certified by NSF
• 1000 IU of Vitamin D3 per softgel
• 200mg total Omega-3s per softgel
• No artificial additives, colors, or preservatives
• No dairy, starch, wheat, yeast, sugar, or soy
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We'd Love to See You!
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Catch us at an upcoming event:
Oregon Convention Center, Portland OR, August 11-15
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Vital Choice & 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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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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Pain May be Relieved by Omega-3 Byproducts
Study in mice suggests that omega-3s from fish could ease pain … and form the basis of a safer new class of potent analgesic drugs
by Craig Weatherby
Non-prescription analgesic drugs like aspirin and ibuprofen make life more bearable for millions of people suffering from all sorts of pain.
But these so-called “non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs” – NSAIDs for short – come with serious side effects that kill or injure thousands of Americans every year.
Estimates of the annual deaths in the United States attributable to NSAIDs vary from 3,200 to higher than 16,500 (Cryer B 2005; Lanas A et al. 2005).
And among elderly Americans alone, there are an estimated 41,000 hospitalizations related to NSAIDs each year (Griffin MR 1998).
Current NSAIDs alleviate pain and inflammation by blocking the action of one or both of two cyclooxygenase (COX) type enzymes … either the COX-1 enzyme and/or the COX-2 enzyme, depending on the drug.
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Key Points
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Mouse study shows that resolvins – compounds the body produces from omega-3s – possess powerful pain-reducing properties.
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Omega-3-dreived resolvins could present a safer new class of analgesic drugs.
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Fish oil cannot produce quick, noticeable pain relief, but the new findings suggest that diets rich in omega-3s may help blunt pain over time.
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The COX-1 enzyme promotes inflammation, but drugs – such as aspirin, ibuprofen (e.g., Advil), and naproxen (e.g., Aleve) – that block it can produce gastric bleeding, duodenal ulcers, kidney problems, and cardiovascular complications.
Scientists developed COX-2 drugs such as Celebrex and Vioxx to get around the adverse gastric effects of COX-1 drugs … but it turned out that they, too, can cause gastric injury.
And sharp increases in cardiovascular complications led to withdrawal of Vioxx from the market in 2004.
Clearly, it behooves the medical community to find alternative analgesics that do not work in the same way.
We’ve reported on the recent discovery that when we metabolize omega-3s from fish – especially DHA – they yield critical ...
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Woof & Meow Dept.
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Pets and Omega-3s: Experts and New Book Shed Light on Overlooked Topic
The recommendations in a new book find support from a consortium of omega-3 experts
by Craig Weatherby
We just discovered a great new book about the role of omega-3s in canine health.
Canine nutrition expert Steve Brown presents what must be the most exhaustively researched resource on the diets dogs have eaten over many millennia.
He finds evidence that most dogs ate diets that were high in protein, with balanced fats – including omega-3s, sometimes in large amounts (as with salmon-loving wolves) and usually included a few fruits, vegetables and grasses.
Here’s what holistic veterinarian Doug Knueven, DVM said about Unlocking the Canine Ancestral Diet:
“I find this book to be enlightening and invaluable. I especially like the fact that his guidelines can help balance canine diets no matter what the caregiver's level of commitment is to the ancestral diet. Dry food feeders can greatly enhance their pet's nutrition with just one homemade meal a week.”
Brown presents a compelling analysis of dogs' nutritional needs, and provides practical ways to meet them in his "ABC" diet plan, which owners only need to provide one day per week.
Here's what Brown means by an "ABC" diet:
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Add high-quality protein with hearts, eggs, and sardines
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Balance the fats with sardines
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Complete the nutrition with hearts, eggs, sardines, and vegetables.
He also custom-tailors to each animal's weight and to an owners' preferences for various kinds of commercial dog food (dry, wet, etc.).
Interestingly, his conclusions and concerns about adequate intake of omega-3s by dogs are echoed by academic experts in the Omega-3 Learning consortium, as outlined below.
Academic experts endorse value of omega-3s for pets
Recently, a group of nutritional biochemists, doctors, and veterinarians formed a new educational web site called Omega-3 Learning.
As they say, the purpose of this scientific consortium is to “communicate, develop, disseminate and advance the understanding of the nutrition and health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids to the world”.
The latest issue of their newsletter alerted us to two informative articles for pet owners. These are some key excerpts, with our clarifying comments added ...
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Vital Recipes
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Sablefish with Shallot Vinaigrette and Herb Salad
We want to acknowledge reader J.T. Smith, who sent us this week’s sablefish recipe, which hails from Bon Appétit magazine. We’re presenting it in a slightly modified version.
As J.T. told us, “I received my sablefish and berries today, and cooked the sablefish this evening. As I did not have miso and other ingredients in the kitchen I used an Epicurious recipe which was simply outstanding!”
Sablefish with Shallot Vinaigrette and Herb Salad
Adapted from Bon Appétit magazine, August 2005
Vinaigrette for Sablefish and Herb Salad
1/3 cup minced shallots
2 tablespoons fresh organic lemon juice
2 teaspoons (packed) grated organic lemon peel
Herb Salad
2 cups each Italian parsley, basil, dill, and arugula or nasturtiums
1 cup mesclun salad mix or arugula
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Blend vinaigrette ingredients in a small bowl. Mix Herb Salad ingredients in a
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Sprinkle sablefish fillets with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook fish until just opaque in center, 3-4 minutes per side.
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Arrange fish on plates and pour 1 tablespoon vinaigrette over each. Toss salad with remaining vinaigrette and serve with fish.
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Atavistic Eating Dept.
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Cooking Fish Over Fire: Our Guide to Great Grilling
Prep and grilling tips; The pros and cons of fuel sources; Safety considerations, including good news about herbs
by Craig Weatherby
Fire brings out the best in fish, and to facilitate your fish-over-fire adventures, we offer some basic tips. It's easy to grill fish to perfection, as long as you don’t get distracted, and forget to take it off the fire!
General guidance
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Fish with an abundance of natural oils—like King or Silver Salmon, Sablefish, and Mackerel—are least likely to stick. To retain the moisture in leaner wild fish and seafood such as our Sockeye, Scallops, Halibut, and Albacore Tuna, brush it lightly with with Olive or Macadamia Nut oil before cooking.
Continue reading on our Blog ...
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Did Humans Evolve on Fishy Diets?
Scientists discover that the diets of our early ancestors were rich in aquatic animals containing omega-3 DHA; Findings support the idea that the human brain grew large thanks to loads of DHA
by Craig Weatherby
Scientists have been debating why and how the human brain started outgrowing the brains of other mammals, starting about two million years ago.
The human brain is built from fatty acids, and omega-3 DHA, which is essential to brain cell structure and to thinking and memory, constitutes about 60 percent of the fatty acids in our brains.
Humans can convert plant source omega-3s into DHA, but do so very inefficiently. The only foods naturally rich in omega-3 DHA are fish, shellfish, algae, and animals that eat heavily aquatic diets (amphibians, crocodiles, hippos, etc.).
Accordingly, some researchers – led by renowned British brain researcher Michael Crawford, Ph.D. – have suggested that our immediate evolutionary ancestors must have eaten ...
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