"Super Foods": Salmon and Other Omega-3 Fish

The biggest health benefit of the category of "Super Foods" Salmon is caused by high levels of Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids.  Omega-3 fats are essential to our good health and since our bodies cannot manufacture it, you must get it from your diet.  Other fish that are also high in Omega-3 are tuna, sardines, and mackerel. 

There are many different health benefits you can get from fish, especially salmon ... the following is just a short list:

• Salmon is a high quality protein, rich in Vitamin A and carotenoids, complex B Vitamins and Vitamin D

• Research has shown Super Foods like salmon reduces the risk of many types of cancer, as well as reducing the risk of heart disease

• Salmon is low in saturated fat, reducing the risk of heart disease

• Salmon is high in Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids, which has the following benefits...

  • Has an anti-inflammatory effect

  • Reduces bad cholesterol

  • Helps to prevent osteoporosis

  • Helps to improve immune system function

  • Helps to promote weight loss

  • Helps to promote soft, silky skin with less wrinkling
  • Promotes strong, healthy nails
  • Promotes luxurious, thick and healthy hair
  • Increases fat-burning capabilities resulting in weight loss
  • Improves insulin function
  • Prevents age-related macular degeneration
  • Improves symptoms of food intolerance (many people have food intolerances to wheat and dairy and don't even know it!)
  • Improves hormone function
  • Lowers cholesterol and triglyceride levels
  • Increases good eicosanoids and prostaglandins which: promotes immune function, decreases inflammation, and decreases the risk of strokes, cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and triglyceride levels, obesity and PMS.
  • And most importantly, it eliminates food cravings, particularly for fatty foods, and controls your appetite. This is so important because with the food cravings gone, following a healthy eating program becomes naturally easy and effortless.

The following are some of the conditions and symptoms that are triggered by a deficiency of Omega-3 essential fatty acids that eating Super Foods like Salmon and other fish can help:

• insulin resistance

• diabetes

• heart disease

• stroke

• cancer

• high blood pressure

• asthma

• macular degeneration

• depressed immune function

• autoimmune disorders

• depression

• dry, flaky skin

• wrinkles and sagging skin

• dry, brittle nails

• lackluster hair

• fatigue

• constipation

• joint pain

• foggy brain

• poor memory

This is a pretty impressive list of benefits derived from one humble food.  I think it may be time for us to rethink adding Super Foods like salmon and fish to our daily diet and to find fun and interesting recipes to jazz up our taste buds, like the following delicious recipe for Poached Salmon, so quick and easy and yet you can serve it even as a "gourmet" meal! ...

Check out this delicious Recipe...

Super Foods Recipe:  Poached Salmon

1 salmon fillet                                                Salt & Pepper, to taste

1 cup orange juice or tropical juice                    Fresh basil or lemongrass                                 

1. Place all ingredients in a skillet over medium heat. 
2. Cover and simmer gently for 7 – 8 minutes or until salmon is cooked through.
3. Remove fish, simmer liquid for a few minutes to reduce, or add a little cornstarch mixed in cold water* to thicken into a sauce to pour over fish. 
4. Serve immediately with lemon wedges

* Add 1 tablespoon of cornstarch to 1/4 cup of cold water, stir until all dissolved and add to simmering juice, continue to simmer until thickened.

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