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Table of Contents

1.	Overview
2.	The Critical Balance of EFA's
3.	Benefits of Omega-3 Acids
4.	How Much Omega-3 Should You Eat
5.	Wild Salmon to the Rescue
6.	A Fish Story
7.	Shopping Tips

Most Americans don’t eat enough seafood—or enough of the right kind of seafood (fried shrimp does not count!). The reason is obvious: it’s not always easy to find good, fresh fish locally. Some of us have great local seafood markets: others are miles from any fresh fish outside a pet store. Here are two solutions: canned wild Alaskan salmon or canned Albacore tuna and/or frozen fish.

Canned wild Alaskan salmon can sit in your pantry for months. Canned sockeye salmon has 203 milligrams of calcium—17 percent of your daily requirement—as an added bonus if it’s canned with the bones; don’t worry, the fish has been cooked and the bones are so soft as to be unnoticeable. You can add the salmon to a green salad for a delicious light meal. You can make salmon-burgers out of it that are irresistible. Canned tuna is another good choice (although without the calcium boost). Just be sure to buy albacore tuna packed in spring water. Canned sardines are another excellent source of beneficial marine-derived fatty acids, vitamin D, plus the beneficial calcium from the hidden soft bones. Select sardines packed in tomato sauce for the added benefit of lycopene or soybean oil or olive oil.

If you’re a beginner at sardines, try the ones packed in olive oil; they have the best taste in my opinion.
Frozen fish can be an excellent alternative to fresh. Many stores— Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods—make a point of offering environmentally safe, high-EFA frozen fish. Just be sure to defrost it slowly in the refrigerator, to preserve texture and flavor.
Of course, fresh wild salmon, trout, or sea bass is also terrific. Get to know your fishmonger and don’t be shy about asking which is the freshest fish he has available.

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What is a “Super Food”?

Well, the most important thing for everyone to know is that superfoods are easy to find in every local supermarket. They’re worth looking for!

These nutritional powerhouse foods are loaded with nutrients crucial to a healthy, long life.

If you can include a variety of them in your diet, everyday, we promise they will change your life!

These foods were chosen because they contain high concentrations of crucial nutrients, as well as the fact that many of them are low in calories. Foods containing these nutrients have been proven to help prevent and, in some cases, reverse the well-known effects of aging, including cardiovascular disease, Type II Diabetes, hypertension and certain cancers.

When you click on each superfood you’ll find information including a list of the primary nutrients that elevated them to superfood status.

This is not meant to be a complete list of every single nutrient that food contains, but rather, a list of the high-profile nutrients that have shown health benefits and that are present in that food in sufficient quantity to make a difference. Many of the superfoods have “Sidekicks”. These are foods that are generally in the same category as the flagship superfood and offer a similar nutrient profile.

So click around and find recipes and tips on how to incorporate these foods in your daily diet.

SUPERFOODSRX PRINCIPLES:

Principle 1: SuperFoodsRx- the best diet in the world

Principle 2: Super Foods are whole foods

Principle 3: SuperFoods Rx equals synergy

Principle 4: SuperFoods Rx are simple and positive