The Easy Way To Get The Benefits Of Eating Fish
By Dr Bill Stillwell - Nov 14, 2010
One of my friends recently visited his cardiologist, who gave him
all kinds of recommendations, including taking fish oil, garlic and
niacin. He also told him that he needs to eat fish 3 or 4 times a
week and lose more weight, to get in line with the BMI (Body Mass
Index) chart on the wall in the office.
Now my friend's problem is that he doesn't care for fish, or any
kind of seafood, for that matter. He told his cardiologist this, who
went right on yammering that he had to do it for his health, like he
didn't even hear what my friend said. This is a situation that is
all too common. The doctor is talking, but doing very little
listening.
No doctor is going to convince someone that hates fish to eat it
four times a week, even if he was the best salesman on the planet,
which most doctors are not. But for anyone who takes pharmaceutical
grade fish oil, this is a moot point, anyway. You're getting all the
benefits of eating fish, twice a day, seven days a week, so it
doesn't really matter that you aren't eating wild Alaskan salmon,
which goes for $20 plus, per pound, making it more expensive than
filet mignon.
And while it would be nice if my friend did eat a piece of fish,
every once in a while, I'm not going to force him, just as I
wouldn't want anyone to force me to eat liver (of which I can't even
bear the fumes, much less put it in my mouth).
And one of the benefits of pharmaceutical grade fish oil is that you
will NOT get the dreaded "fish burps" that come with regularity from
other cheap products on the market. The enteric coating on our soft
gels guarantees that each soft gel will travel all the way to your
intestine, before it dissolves, which means no "backup."
There's been a lot made of the BMI (Body Mass Index) lately, which
in reality is a very outdated tool. It was developed over a hundred
years ago and the simple truth is, that with all the advances in
medicine, it should not be used anymore. The BMI makes no
distinction between men and women, body types, whether a person is
muscular and fit, or not fit...as a diagnostic tool, it's not great.
For instance, my friend is a very fit guy, who weighs in around 195.
According to the BMI, he should weigh about 166. As he said, "Bill,
the last time I weighed 166, I was in the seventh grade."
A much better indicator of health is the percentage of bodyfat,
which is easy to measure and a much better indicator of what lies
ahead. Professional athletes who have the longest running careers
have low percentages of body fat and high percentages of muscle.
Muscle is a fat burner, so the more you have, the better off you
are.
I'm not asking anybody to be a professional athlete, but, as a
general goal, you should try to increase your muscle and decrease
your fat. You can do that by eating right, getting exercise and
taking pharmaceutical grade fish oil.
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