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Purified Omega 7 is an Inflammation and Cholesterol Breakthrough!

The “new” good fat: You’ve already heard plenty about DHA, the great-for-you omega-3 fatty acid in fatty fish and algal- or fish-oil supplements.

'Dr. Mike takes 420mg of omega 7 daily'

Now, research from Harvard Medical School, the Cleveland Clinic (where Dr. Mike is chief wellness officer), and universities in Hawaii and Japan suggest that omega-7s are a healthy fat with amazing powers, too. Omega-7s squelched heart-threatening LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, boosted ticker-friendly HDL, decreased fatty liver, and improved cells’ ability to take in blood sugar in several well-designed studies.

Our take? Four studies are better than one, but we need more human trials before recommending omega-7s unconditionally. Still, we’re intrigued — enough so that Dr. Mike takes 420 mg [sic] of omega-7 in capsule form along with 900 mg of DHA, which we each take daily. (Always tell your doc about any supplements you take.)

Source: Drs. Oz & Roizen, the YOU Docs. Used with permission of Dr. Michael Roizen.

“A medical breakthrough you should know about”

By Drs. Oz & Roizen, the “You Docs” (Excerpted from “Four Medical Breakthroughs you should know about”)

Recently, we were totally blown away by four medical breakthroughs we think you should know about.

Purified Omega 7

“Omega-7 fatty acids found in purified palmitoleic acid have amazing powers too!”

The “new” good fat: You’ve already heard plenty about DHA, the great-for-you omega-3 fatty acid in fatty fish and algae or fish-oil capsules. Now, research from Harvard Medical School, the Cleveland Clinic (where Dr. Mike is Chief Wellness Officer) and universities in Hawaii and Japan revealed that Omega-7 fatty acids found in purified palmitoleic acid have amazing powers too!

Our take: Take 200 milligrams of purified omega-7 in capsule form along with 900 milligrams of DHA daily. [Read more...]

Purified Omega 7: “A medical breakthrough”

By Drs. Oz & Roizen, the “You Docs” (Excerpted from “Four Medical Breakthroughs you should know about”)

Recently, we were totally blown away by four medical breakthroughs we think you should know about.

Purified Omega 7: The ‘new’ good fat

Our take: Take 200 milligrams of purified omega-7 in capsule form along with 900 milligrams of DHA daily.

Published in the Houston Chronicle on Friday, July 20, 2012

Image of “You” Docs used with permission of Drs. Oz & Roizen

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What the new warning labels on statins mean (and 4 natural alternatives)

“We all need cholesterol.”

It plays a crucial role in the production of acids needed to break down fats and digest food. The problem is, too many of us get too much of a good thing.

In the last twenty years, statin drugs have been prescribed for high cholesterol. Formerly hailed as the wonder drugs of the 21st century, statins slow down the production of cholesterol and increase the liver’s ability to remove LDL (or “bad”) cholesterol.

The new warning labels on statins

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Omega 7 Palmitoleic Acid: A New Hope

There is a new fight–a struggle between good and evil.

It’s happening in our own bodies. It’s happening with our food choices.

Many of the foods that are killing us are hiding in plain sight–many contain a saturated fatty acid called palmitic acid, which is prevalent foods that are high in saturated fats, such as processed meets, cheeses, and dairy products.

There is a War for Good and Evil in our own Bodies

Not all Fatty Acids were created equal

On one hand you have Palmitic Acid, a “bad fatty acid”. A saturate, it is well documented that palmitic acid has been shown to have toxic effects on pancreatic beta cells, leading to a greater chance for insulin resistance and subsequent development of diabetes.

On the other hand you have Palmitoleic Acid, a “good fatty acid”. A Monounsaturated fatty acid, it protects against the negative effects of Palmitic Acid. You can reduce the negative impact of the saturates in your diet by ingesting higher concentrations of the “good fatty acids”.

The evil empire is everywhere [Read more...]

A Good Fat? That helps you lose weight? For real?

It is common knowledge in the scientific community that adipose tissue (commonly known as body fat) produces hormones. Leptin, for example, which regulates weight gain.

A breakthrough discovery

The thin mouse was administered Palmitoleic Acid

In the fall of 2008, the journal “Cell” reported the discovery of a new type of adipose hormone. What was unusual about this one is that it is a “lipokine“, a new class of hormone that is not a steroid or protein–but a fatty acid.

The newly discovered liopkine is called C16:1n7-palmitoleate. It is a particular version of a sixteen-carbon chain derived from the monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) palmitoleic acid.

The positive health benefits of monounsaturated fats… [Read more...]

Ice cream may target your brain before targeting your hips

Dr. Deborah Clegg and colleagues suggest that fat molecules from certain foods can change brain chemistry in a very short period, causing appetite-suppressing signals to be ignored.

Reprinted with Permission of Dr. Deborah Clegg

Blame your brain for sabotaging your efforts to get back on track after splurging on an extra scoop of ice cream or that second burger during Friday night’s football game.

Findings from a new UT Southwestern Medical Center study suggest that fat from certain foods we eat makes its way to the brain. Once there, the fat molecules cause the brain to send messages to the body’s cells, warning them to ignore the appetite-suppressing signals from leptin and insulin, hormones involved in weight regulation.

The researchers also found that one particular type of fat — palmitic acid — is particularly effective at instigating this mechanism.

“Normally, our body is primed to say when we’ve had enough, but that doesn’t always happen when we’re eating something good,” said Dr. Deborah Clegg, assistant professor of internal medicine at UT Southwestern and senior author of the rodent study appearing in the September issue of The Journal of Clinical Investigation. [Read more...]