If you're reading this, there's a 9 in 10 chance you're not getting enough omega-3 fatty acids. A new global review published in Nutrition Research Reviews from researchers at the University of East Anglia, University of Southampton, and Holland & Barrett confirms what this is happening worldwide. After analyzing omega-3 recommendations across 42 countries, they found that 76% of the global population isn't meeting recommended intakes of EPA and DHA. If anything, that number is conservative, since recommended intakes are often the minimum to avoid deficiency, not the optimal amount. In our practice, we see omega-3 supplementation help tremendously with autoimmune conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, mental health challenges including depression and anxiety, skin problems, and improved metabolic and cardiovascular health. The researchers concluded that supplementation is often required to meet recommended intakes, particularly during pregnancy and for those with low fish consumption. I recommend eating cold-water fatty fish or shellfish a few times per week and supplementing with about 1 gram per day of high-quality fish oil. However, most people do not like fish or do not eat enough. In that case, a good quality omega-3 supplement would be beneficial.

A groundbreaking study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine has revealed something absolutely amazing about the role of the Sun in human health: a deficiency of sunlight could be as harmful to human health as smoking cigarettes The study titled, "Avoidance of sun exposure as a risk factor for major causes of death: a competing risk analysis of the Melanoma in Southern Sweden cohort," was conducted by Swedish researchers on a population of almost 30,000 women. They assessed the differences in sun exposure as a risk factor for all-cause mortality, within a prospective 20-year follow up of the Melanoma in Southern Sweden (MISS) cohort. The women were aged 25-64 years at the start of the study and recruited from 1990 to 1992. When their sun exposure habits were analyzed using modern survival statistics they discovered several things. Because cancer risk increases along with biological age, the longer you live, the higher your cancer risk will be. Therefore, because increased sunlight exposure actually increases your longevity, it will also appear to increase your risk of cancer. But this does not necessarily mean that sunlight is intrinsically "carcinogenic," which is commonly assumed. "Nonsmokers who avoided sun exposure had a life expectancy similar to smokers in the highest sun exposure group, indicating that avoidance of sun exposure is a risk factor for death of a similar magnitude as smoking."

Modern vitamins and supplements are a MASSIVE, TOXIC scam. Almost every vitamin on the market is sourced from China and made by fermenting bacteria with sewer sludge, metals, corn syrup, and other garbage. And that is not an exaggeration... - B12 is made by fermenting GMO bacteria with corn syrup, cyanide, and cobalt. - B1 is made from coal tar and ammonia. - Folate comes from petroleum byproducts. - Omega-3s? Rancid. - Multivitamins? Chemical industry leftovers. - Vitamin Cs have ascorbic acid. Synthetic vitamins are a massive scam and do not contain the energy of the real thing. The word “vitamin” didn’t even exist before the 20th century. Pharma just isolated, patented, and manufactured them, turning them into a billion-dollar product no one can actually verify. Today, we don’t even know if these synthetic versions match the nutrients found in real food. Whole-food vitamin C comes from real fruits like golden kiwis, oranges, and pineapples, etc., which gives a complete vitamin C complex and not just isolated ascorbic acid. Ascorbic acid is only the outer shell of the vitamin C molecule, which is why synthetic versions often fail to deliver tangible benefits (see picture below). Whole-food vitamin C includes bioflavonoids, cofactors, and enzymes that your body needs actually to absorb and use it. It’s the form nature designed… not the one cooked up in a chemical vat. So if you are taking vitamins, make sure they are from foods. That is why we like to use supplements from Standard Process, Systemic Formulas, Doctor's Research, etc., because they are from foods.

A little while ago, I covered how much proteins we should consume on a daily basis. Now I will answer how much fat we need to eat in order to reach optimum health. Every day, we need to consume 60-70% of our calories in fat. By fat I mean coconut oil, olive oil, avocado oil, butter, ghee, bacon grease, tallow, cheese, meat, organ meats, fish, and seafood. These are the best options for fat. More than 98% of Americans are deficient in fat-soluble vitamins like A, D, E, and K. The reason is that we do not consume enough fats! The work of Dr. Weston Price clearly shows that the healthiest people on the planet are the ones who consume the most fats. The problem is that we have been told since the 60s that fats are bad for us so people stopped eating as much. Consequently, we have observed a higher incidence of chronic health issues like cancer, diabetes, heart disease, etc. So the key to help reversing health issues is to eat less carbs/sugar and more fats!

Researchers with Chung-Shan Medical University, Taiwan, looked at the effects of hibiscus extract (HSE) on metabolic regulation in a group of overweight or obese adults, ages 18 to 65. Participants received either HSE -- at a dose of 450 milligrams (mg) -- or a placebo capsule containing 500 mg of starch daily for 12 weeks. The hibiscus extract led to a number of beneficial effects on obesity as well as liver health. Those in the HSE group had decreased body weight, body mass index (BMI) and body fat, as well as reduced abdominal fat distribution. Serum free fatty acids, which tend to be elevated in people with obesity, also decreased, while fatty liver disease improved. "Noticeably, the safety evaluation revealed that HSE did not harm the human body," the researchers noted. They included a breakdown of functional ingredients in HSE that likely contributed to the impressive anti-obesity and liver-protective effects shown in the study. Hibiscus polyphenols are also xenohormetic agents, which describe bioactive compounds produced when plants are stressed, which then confer benefits to the animals that consume them. Anthocyanins, which are responsible for hibiscus' bright red flowers, are one example, and it's believed their antioxidant effects are responsible for some of the plant's health benefits, though not all. One study also revealed that different colored hibiscus led to different health benefits related to obesity and insulin resistance. Alma blanca, a white-yellow hibiscus variety rich in organic and phenolic acids, surprisingly had greater anti-obesity and antidiabetic effects in rats, compared to Cuarenteña, a purple variety.