Eat Healthy and Stay Smart

This morning I opened up my mouth and swallowed a tablespoon straight of Fish Oil. I remember my doctor telling me the benefits of taking fish oil straight versus swallowing the fish oil capsules. In liquid form it will absorb more efficiently into our body. The capsule will take longer to absorb because our body has to break down the capsule first. Also in order to get the amount of fish oil I need into my body I would need to take so many more capsules. Either way I get fish oil into my body, it's a good thing. Fish oil is a great source of Omega-3 fatty acids and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).
Fish Oil is extracted from fish, but the fish does not produce the fish oil. It is accumulated from the fish's diet including microalgae and preyfish. There are so many benefits from fish oil that I have noticed in my life but it's always nice to find a new article that enforces why I am taking it. First of all I notice that my skin is better, I feel more awake then finally omega-3 fatty acids help with your brain.
The most recent article I found is about the elderly and their mental performance. Sound vitamins they measured beyond omega-3 included Vitamin D and B12. Keep yourself healthy and make sure you're taking in what you need.

Vitamin D3 in a New Bottle

Last year around this time I was sitting in a lecture by guest speaker Dr. Mayer Eisenstein. Our clinic had invited him to Minnesota to give a lecture about Vaccines. I remember him being a very pleasant man with a lot to say.

As he discussed vaccines he brought up a very important vitamin. Vitamin D3. It is something that we get naturally from sunlight. The problem though is that most of us are not outside bathing in the sun anymore, we are spending our time inside. It helps with our immune system and when you are sick you should be getting in more Vitamin D3.

What was recommended is that if you are ill you should be taking in 1,000 IU for every pound you weigh. Example if I weight 150 lbs, which I don't, I should be taking 150,000 IU. The company that Dr. Mayer Eisenstein has offers it in 50,000 IU pills, Home First. We do carry these in our office.

The other one we carry in our office is the Maximized Living Vitamin D3. In a few weeks we will be carrying a newer version of the Maximized Living Vitamin D3. It is the same price but what is the difference? First of all the quantity is the first thing that I noticed.
Our original bottle has 100 capsules while the new one has 33 capsules. So what are the benefits of these new bottles? The new bottle now not only has the 5,000 IU of Vitamin D3 but also they have added "1 Billion CFU of powerful probiotics with an organic whole fruit and vegetable blend."

Vitamin D3

When was the last time you walked down the health and nutrition aisle at your local store? What was there? You probably remember looking at weight loss items then there were the health bars then finally all the vitamins. I never thought much of the vitamins. Personally when I was growing up the only one I really used was Vitamin E that my mom would mix with some lotion and rub on my face. The results was amazing skin for part of my youth. What about everything else? There's almost Vitamin for A-Z.

This blog entry today is about Vitamin D3 because I am catching a little cold and want to share what I have learned about Vitamin D3 with my fellow readers. Did you know that our body naturally synthesize this when we are exposed to the sun? Last year I went to a Vaccine Workshop with guest speaker Dr. Mayer Eisenstein. The Vitamin D3 actually helps boost your immune system and fight illness. He went on and recommended that when you are ill you should be taking your body weight in Vitamin D3. So for example let's say I weight 150 lbs I should be taking 150,000 IU in Vitamin D3. That is what I am doing, starting today. On a regular basis you should be taking some Vitamin D3 to keep your immune system at bay.

If the natural way of synthesizing Vitamin D3 in our body is natural sunlight we should be trying to spend more time outside in the sun. In our office we have Homefirst Vitamin D3 which are 50,000 IU a pill and we have Maximized Living Vitamin D3 which is 5,000 IU a pill. We have to be more aware about our health. I am going to learn more about natural health and share it with everyone.

Feel free to comment and share about your experience with Vitamin D3 below.