Lois Smithers
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Lois Smithers life-long passion of training young horses, re-training to restore trust, breeding and competing were years of great joy that also brought many injuries.
In the mid 90's, two vertebra fractures and other injuries seemingly healed returned bringing a diagnosis of inflammation.
Following Dr. Nicholas Perricone's anti-inflammatory salmon diet, relief came beginning a passion to understand the relationship betwee Omega 3s and inflammation.
Her knowledge and personal experience has helped many people regain their health through understanding the importance of balancing essential fatty acids to create optimal health through Omega-3 EPA and DHA.
In her book, "The Food Industry's Greed: How Misleading Labeling of Omega-3 Foods Undermines American Health" she presents research from respected medical communities, FDA Qualfiying Claim for Omega 3s, food manufactures misleading labeling and the link to inflammation and Omega-6 products.
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Food Industry's Greed: Misleading Labeling Of Omega-3 Foods
There’s an Omega-3 travesty a-foot and if the American consumer doesn’t become aware of it very soon, they’ll unfortunately know first hand the day inflammation rears its ugly head – and according to Harvard, for 3 out of 4 Americans, it already has. FDA Qualifying ...
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Omega 3’s, EPA DHA and ALA – Where Are You Getting Your EPA DHA From? -Restaurants, Grocery Stores or Fish?
There is no question we need these 3 essential PUFA’s (polyunsaturated fatty acids). Our bodies need Omega 3’s derived from plant sources (ALA) and Omega 3’s (EPA DHA) derived from marine sources in an equal balance. An important note: Omega 3’s derived from plant sources are converted in our ...
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Chronic Inflammation, Omega 3 and 6, And What It Means To You - Overabundance of Inflammation from Omega 3 Seed
Every once in a while you’ll stumble across an expert whose words and passion sink right into your soul and so it was the day I listened to Dr. Joseph Hibbeln of the National Institutes of Health on a radio broadcast as he explained why we have chronic inflammation and what it all means. Dr. ...
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Alkylglycerols – Amazing Substance That Boosts the Immune System - Americans Unite – Take Charge of Your Health
I am getting a little perturbed today as I read through information on a hugely important, amazing substance known as alkylglycerols (AKG’s), an ingredient found in the liver of cold water sharks. And since it’s also found in our bone marrow, and found in mother’s breast milk (as designed by ...
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EPA DHA In Omega 3- Ever Wonder What It Means? Demystifying Scientific Terminology
Well, I can’t pronounce it, but do understand why we need it. Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) is a long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid in fish that tens of thousands of research studies confirm is essential for a host of things, from cardiovascular health, high blood pressure and cholesterol, ...
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Omega 3 EPA DHA, Our Evolution In Food Consumption Statistics -From 2,000 Pre-packaged Food Items in 1950 to 60,000
Whenever I read new statistics, I always refer back to my favorite expert, Dr. Joseph Hibbeln, National Institutes of Health, one of the world’s leading authorities on Omega 3. I read the other day we now have 60,000 pre-packaged food items available in super Wal-Marts, Targets, grocery stores, ...
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The Importance Of Omega 3’s for Fatty Heads- Being called A Fat Head Is A Good Thing
We know the brain is about 60% fats so when someone calls you a “fat head” that literally is the truth. The question is, what fats are you feeding your fat head? Omega 3 fatty fish oil, or Omega 3 seed oil? Omega 3 fish oils are known as PUFA’s (polyunsaturated fatty acids), the beneficial ...
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Omega 3 Fatty Acid Seed Oils -Have You Had Your Fatty Fish Today?
There was a time adding Omega 3 flax seed oil was recommended to improve our health. Today, however, with scores of research linking the rise in inflammation from an over-abundance of Omega 3 seed oil, we need to begin reducing our intake of Omega 3 seed oil and replacing it with Omega 3 fish ...
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A Burp Free Omega 3 Product? What Does This Say?
Most of the time I’m pleased that our choices in alte ative supplements rest with just us, and not the FDA or some other government agency until I read an ad for a “burpless Omega 3.” If the majority of Americans are expecting a “burp” to be part and parcel of taking fish oil, my heart ...
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Omega 3 - How Our Food Manufacturers Distort Omega 3 Labeling
The benefits of Omega 3 EPA DHA fish oil to our health is the single most important discovery of the last fifty years. The lack of fish in our diets replaced with an over-abundance of Omega 6 plant oils ALA, such as flaxseed oil, soybean, vegetable has created a health epidemic in America. ...
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Lois Smithers
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony -Mahatma Gandhi
Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they rekindle and melt the soul - Saint Teresta of Avila (1515-1582)
It is not how much you do, but how much love you put in the doing - Mother Teresa
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