Did The Pittsburgh Steelers Have A Secret Weapon
I'm off for another trip to Long Island, where I'll be settling for a while. Hopefully the sunshine will be settling there too since these bones don't much like the cold anymore.
I found a very interesting article today, published in the inaugural issue of Sports Health: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach. It's a medical publication, and wouldn't have much appeal for the average sports fan.
I mean the title alone proves my point: "Evaluation of Lipid Profiles and the Use of Omega 3 Essential Fatty Acid in Professional Football Players." Most people would run for the hills, but I eat this stuff up. And you get to benefit from my nerdy pursuits.
To make the information more digestible, 36 Steelers were given pharmaceutical grade fish oil, and then given a VAP(R)Cholesterol Test. They were searching for emerging cardiovascular risk factors, and researching whether omega 3 EFAs (essential fatty acids), the kind found in pharmaceutical grade fish oil, can reduce these factors.
During the period of the study each participant in the treatment group was given 2560 mg per day of mixed EPA/DHA omega 3 fatty acid supplements.
According to Dr. James Erlich, the Chief Medical Officer of Atherotech, a partner in the study, professional football players are statistically at higher than normal risk for future cardiovascular disease and sudden heart attack.
This doesn't surprise me, judging by the bodies when they line up to play. These guys are massive, and linemen are considered "light" at 280 pounds these days. A 300 pound lineman is now common. When their careers end, the sheer body mass catches up with them.
In the study, the VAP Tests verified that pharmaceutical grade fish oil improved the Steeler players' good cholesterol, and lowered damaging particles and triglycerides. Higher levels of triglycerides are associated with diabetes and cardiovascular disease, by the way.
The pharmaceutical grade fish oil the Steelers took may not have helped them when they played the Cardinals, but it will help them all in the much longer game of life, assuming they keep taking it. These guys are strong, big, tough, and slightly crazy. To play professional sports, you have to be.
And they die, often from heart attacks and strokes, much too young. Taking pharmaceutical grade fish oil is a step in the right direction for them, and I hope they keep it up.
Pharmaceutical grade fish oil isn't just for professional athletes, big guys that weigh 300 pounds, or more. It helps virtually everyone who takes it some way, from stopping migraines to helping quell joint pain to assisting in the flushing of your arteries.
If you want a more pleasant stay at this grand hotel, get some and get some today. - 17268
I found a very interesting article today, published in the inaugural issue of Sports Health: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach. It's a medical publication, and wouldn't have much appeal for the average sports fan.
I mean the title alone proves my point: "Evaluation of Lipid Profiles and the Use of Omega 3 Essential Fatty Acid in Professional Football Players." Most people would run for the hills, but I eat this stuff up. And you get to benefit from my nerdy pursuits.
To make the information more digestible, 36 Steelers were given pharmaceutical grade fish oil, and then given a VAP(R)Cholesterol Test. They were searching for emerging cardiovascular risk factors, and researching whether omega 3 EFAs (essential fatty acids), the kind found in pharmaceutical grade fish oil, can reduce these factors.
During the period of the study each participant in the treatment group was given 2560 mg per day of mixed EPA/DHA omega 3 fatty acid supplements.
According to Dr. James Erlich, the Chief Medical Officer of Atherotech, a partner in the study, professional football players are statistically at higher than normal risk for future cardiovascular disease and sudden heart attack.
This doesn't surprise me, judging by the bodies when they line up to play. These guys are massive, and linemen are considered "light" at 280 pounds these days. A 300 pound lineman is now common. When their careers end, the sheer body mass catches up with them.
In the study, the VAP Tests verified that pharmaceutical grade fish oil improved the Steeler players' good cholesterol, and lowered damaging particles and triglycerides. Higher levels of triglycerides are associated with diabetes and cardiovascular disease, by the way.
The pharmaceutical grade fish oil the Steelers took may not have helped them when they played the Cardinals, but it will help them all in the much longer game of life, assuming they keep taking it. These guys are strong, big, tough, and slightly crazy. To play professional sports, you have to be.
And they die, often from heart attacks and strokes, much too young. Taking pharmaceutical grade fish oil is a step in the right direction for them, and I hope they keep it up.
Pharmaceutical grade fish oil isn't just for professional athletes, big guys that weigh 300 pounds, or more. It helps virtually everyone who takes it some way, from stopping migraines to helping quell joint pain to assisting in the flushing of your arteries.
If you want a more pleasant stay at this grand hotel, get some and get some today. - 17268
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If you want to increase your heart health and total body health, Dr. Bill recommends this form of pharmaceutical grade fish oil.
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