During my journey I have met many wonderful people striving towards a healthier lifestyle. I want to introduce to you an individual that brings along with her experience, knowledge and passion. It is my pleasure to welcome Talli van Sunder of Being Healthy TV:
Talli has a Doctorate in Physical Therapy at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington.She is a physical therapist and a health fanatic. She is also a wife, mom and an all around busy person.Talli started a podcast after realizing that while people understandthat eating right, exercising and decreasing their stress is something they should do, it is still hard for them to do it because of their busy lives.Before starting her podcast, “Being Healthy for Busy People”, Talli owned her own physical therapy clinic, In Stride Physical Therapy, where she also did personal training. She has used that knowledge both in her own life and in helping her clients. Talli is very ambitious and wants to continue inspiring people to improve their lifestyles towards a healthier one. Talli offers simple solutions that you can incorporate into your daily routine in order to improve your overall well being and happiness. She is going to share some insight into omega-3 fatty acids:
Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Part of A Healthy Diet
In the last few years, you may have seen countless headlines extolling the virtues of omega-3 fatty acids and their role in a healthy diet. So, why is everyone raving about omega-3’s?
Omega-3 fatty acids are essential to being healthy. They are needed in every cell in your body to reduce inflammation and prevent disease. Unfortunately, many of us lack sufficient omega-3 fatty acids in our diet.
Omega-3 fatty acids are polyunsaturated fatty acids that can only be obtained through eating certain foods. They cannot be synthesized by our bodies. The same is true for Omega-6 fatty acids, their counterpart, which are also essential to your diet.
Omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids should be kept in balance for optimal health. The appropriate ratio is usually 2:1 or 1:1 ratio depending on the study you read. However, the typical American diet is weighted much too heavily towards omega-6’s. This imbalance can contribute to long-term diseases such as heart disease, cancer, asthma, arthritis, eczema and psoriasis. It can also lead to mental disorders, such as depression, dementia, schizophrenia and ADHD.1
The over abundance of omega-6’s is due primarily to the use of sunflower oil, margarine, vegetable cooking oils (other than olive oil) and the over consumption of meats.
How can you increase your consumption of omega-3 fatty acids to balance the omega-6’s? You can increase your consumption of oily fish (for example: wild salmon, mackerel, herring and sardines) and other omega-3 fatty acid sources such as flax seeds, pumpkin seeds, purslane and walnuts. You can also switch to the Mediterranean diet. The Mediterranean diet produces the optimal balance between omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids. It is a wonderful diet, rich in whole grains, fresh fruits, vegetables, fish, olive oil and is low in meat. For those with nut allergies or a dislike for fish, Omega-3 supplements are a good option and are available at most supermarkets, drug stores and health food stores.
If you are eating a diet too high in omega-6’s, you should consider a diet with a better balance between omega-3’s and omega-6’s. I believe it will make you a happier, healthier person!
Talli’s show isn’t a promotion for a diet fad, so if that’s what you
are looking for, you’ll be disappointed. Being Healthy for Busy People
is about changing your lifestyle to a healthy one that you can
maintain for the rest of your life. If you are looking to improve your
overall well-being by improving your diet, exercising and taking care
of yourself, but have trouble finding the time, then her show is the
show for you.
Take a moment and visit Talli at www.beinghealthy.tv. You can also visit Talli on Twitter @tallivansunder
Stay active, be healthy!
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackThanks for this info. I’m really trying to eat more fish and generally take my (and my family’s) diet in the Mediterranean direction.
I hadn’t heard of Talli before so I will go check out her site!
This couldn’t have came at a better time! I just read about this in a book the other day. Thank you for the post!!!
Great information Mark (and especially, Tali)! I have been taking a fish oil supplement for the last couple of years. And, eating more fish than I had in the past. I do believe it has really helped me in my quest for a healthier lifestyle.
Nice info in this post Mark! I have been taking an omega 3 supplement and i’ve been increasing my salmon intake and trying to fit in flax seeds (had it today in my shake:)
Just wanted to tell you that i get a lot of great info from this blog!!
Great info! I didn’t know that pumpkin seeds and walnuts had Omega-3… I would love to eat flax seed, but it grosses me out.
I love walnuts and salmon, so this should be doable. 🙂
Thank you for the info.
I adore my flax and toasted chia.
as much as it makes my husband gag I usually have a spoonful from the container of each when I walk by the fridge.
LOVE/
I will check it out! I added flax, olive oil, and fish when I started my journey and now I won’t go a day without at least one source. I have flax in my oatmeal, olive oil on my salad, and we eat fish at least twice a week. I sneak flax into my baking too 🙂 She must be doing something right…..she is so beautiful!
My diet is my a major weakness of mine. I’m better at it these days, but it’s tough. I’m not a fan of vitamins & supplements. I do take my Vitamin C and Vitamin B-6 though!!
Great post as always
Trying to get my omega 3s from walnuts and salmon!
Great post, and a great explanation!
[…] Omega-3 fatty acids from fish such as salmon and tuna have long been proven to offer health benefits like protecting the heart and brain, though scientists aren’t exactly sure how. […]
This is great! I didn’t know this. I was happy when you said you can find omega-3 fatty acids in salmon because we eat a lot of salmon!
we eat a lot of fish and I love nuts…I don’t think I could do the supplements so I’ll stick to the real thing.
Walnuts.
Salmon.
YUM!
It’s all about the nuts. 😉
Thanks for the great compliments everyone! I am glad you liked the article. It seems that most of you are taking the right steps for a healthy diet. Keep up the good work! 🙂
Good round-up of Omega 3 info– Thanks for bringing Talli in Mark, it was a very informative post!
I’m one of the weird low fat eating types. I never add fat to foods, so I get fat from whole food choices like salmon, tuna, and other fish and nuts. Of course most foods have some fat, even in small amounts, so it seems to work for me. If I am making a mistake, I’ll report back on it 🙂 My rational is this: Dean Ornish has shown that low fat eating reverses heart disease, and perhaps even cancer, so if it can reverse it, I figure it can prevent it.
Mark, this is a great article, I really appreciate Talli’s tips. I too eat a lot of Salmon, but I think the key word is “wild,” I’m just not sure that the salmon I eat has the nutrients I need. I have added pumpkin seeds to my diet, so maybe that will be enough. Thanks again.
Thank you so much for this post Mark! I love the information about Omega 3’s! I definitely need to get more. My Superman is allergic to fish, so that’s a no-go here. I try to get my 3’s more than my 6’s though.
@Audra Krell That is correct. Wild salmon has more omega-3 fatty acids than farmed salmon. The percentage of omega-3 is lower in farmed salmon vs. wild due to the feed they give them at the farm. Plus, farmed salmon has more harmful contaminants then wild.
I have the same ideals on being healthy and losing weight. It all boils down to changing your lifestyle and eating habits. Our problem as humans is that we know what not to do, but we keep doing it for all the wrong reason. To err is human?
Great post! Omega 3 is a fashionable buzz word that is used in adds at the moment, so the more people who have some concept about what it actually is the better.
Can I take them while Im nursing?
Good post! I’m not a fish fan, so I take fish oil supplements. Did you know it’s a mood enhancer too? So women with PMS problems (or guys with SOs with PMS problems – LOL), get some fish oil! So many unexpected benefits from an oil.
Great post and a great explanation! The omega-3 & 6 was a bit confusing for me. This helped clear it up. Will definately add to my diet! Thank you Talli and Thanks Mark for bringing it to us!
@Suzie Yes, you can take them while you are nursing. Omega-3 fatty acids are important for healthy infant development. You can ensure that your child receives these essential fatty acids by your eating a diet rich in omega-3’s or through supplements. By doing this your infant can obtain the benefits of these fatty acids through your milk.
Of course, some children have allergies to certain foods, so if your child shows any allergic reactions during nursing, consult with your physician to determine what might be the cause of it. Your child wouldn’t be allergic to omega-3’s, but they might be allergic to some food item with omega-3’s.
i just started taking these like 3 weeks ago. Timely post. i heard about an expriement done with pigs that were fed nothing but fat..but one group with omega3…the ones that were given the omega3 had less fat in their ateries
Interesting!
Thanks again Talli for taking the time to share such important information with us. It is very much appreciated!
-Mark
Worthfull information given. I came to know the benefits of Omega fatty acids now. As a human we know what is good for our health and is not good. But we never control ourselves thats the problem in human. Thanks for your information.
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