Super Foods to the Rescue! How Omega-3s Can Support Healthy Cholesterol Levels

Did you know that September is Cholesterol Awareness Month?
The American Heart Association estimates more than 100 million Americans have elevated cholesterol, and heart disease continues to be a number one killer of U.S. men and women each year. It’s important to keep in mind how our daily diet and nutrition can make a big difference and can play an important role in managing LDL, or “bad,” cholesterol! In honor of Cholesterol Awareness Month, we are shedding light on a few super foods that will make your heart healthy and happy. According to The Mayo Clinic, integrating the following foods into your diet will help manage bad cholesterol:
• High-fiber foods: Eating foods that are in high in soluble fiber helps achieving healthy cholesterol levels by limiting the absorption of cholesterol in the blood stream.*
o What to eat: oatmeal, oat bran, kidney beans, apples, pears, barley and prunes.
• Omega-3 fatty acids: High levels of omega-3 fatty acids support healthy cholesterol levels and keep your heart running smoothly.*
o What to eat: canola oil, ground flaxseed, and certain types of fish, like mackerel, trout, herring, sardines, albacore tuna, salmon and halibut.
• Nuts: Certain nuts rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids help keeping blood vessels healthy. * (Just make sure the nuts aren’t salted!)
o What to eat: almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts, pecans, and pistachios.
• Foods with plant sterols: Plant sterols are substances found in plants that interfere with intestinal cholesterol absorption. There are many foods now available that have plant sterols infused in them.*
o What to eat: margarines, yogurt drinks, and orange juice.
Another great way to integrate omega-3s into your diet aside from fish is to take daily fish oil supplements. Coromega Heart Omega3 Squeeze combines the benefits of omega-3 with the powerful antioxidant CoQ10 to give you two heart-healthy supplements with 300 percent better omega-3 absorption than softgels in one daily dose pouch!
What steps are you taking to manage your bad cholesterol? Share with us on Facebook and Twitter—we’d love to hear your stories!
–Team Coromega

The benefits of omega-3 are varied and well-documented. Brain function, heart heath, and skin, hair and eye care are all benefits associated with high levels of omega-3s.*

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Managing Editor for Natural Products Marketplace Magazine takes the Coromega Challenge…and Wins!

Who doesn’t love a good success story? Sandy Almendarez, managing editor for Natural Products Marketplace magazine, was kind enough to share hers with us! Sandy embarked on the Coromega 90-Day Challenge and put her omega-3 levels to the test…literally!

In April, Sandy started the 90-Day Challenge by taking the Holman Omega-3 Test to test the level of omega-3s in her blood. Sandy has always been dutiful taking her daily fish oil pills, and it showed! She scored well into the optimal omega-3 range with a 12.1 percent, meaning 12.1 percent of the fatty acids in her blood were omega-3s. Optimal levels are above 8 -9 percent, good levels are between 6 to 8 percent and those below 6 percent are considered omega-3 deficient.

The Coromega 90-Day Challenge tests omega-3 percentage in the blood stream before and after taking a Coromega Omega3 Squeeze pouch every day for 90 days. With such high omega-3 levels, Sandy wondered whether Coromega could improve her omega-3 percentage in the allotted 90 days. In April she blogged:

“Now, I start my three months on the Coromega Omega 3+D Squeeze, which provides 2,000 mg of fish oil, 12 mg of vitamin C and 1,000 UI of vitamin D. The fish oil I’ve been loyal to contains 2.126 mg of fish oil. So I will be getting fewer omega-3s with the Omega 3+D Squeeze, but according to a study published in the June 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Coromega’s emulsified fish oil is 300-percent more bioavailable than a fish oil, and I won’t get the fish-oil burps .. In three months, I’ll retest and see how it goes. Stay tuned.”

Sandy stopped taking her fish oil pills and fully committed to taking Coromega every day for three months. Fast forward three months later to July, and Sandy reveals her omega-3 test results in a follow-up blog post:

“After three months of Coromega, I’m here to report my omega-3 levels were better. My first test showed levels similar to the Japanese population, but after 90 days of taking Coromega products, the new tests shown I’ve metaphorically packed my bags and am now living among the Greenlanders.”

 Sandy admittedly had her doubts about Coromega improving her already-high omega-3 scores, but her scores really did improve! Her high 12.1 omega-3 percentage jumped up to an even higher 13.9 percent! Here’s a breakdown of the rest of her scores before and after the challenge:

Interested in seeing what the Coromega 90-Day Challenge can do for you? Our blood tests and 90-Day packs are available on our website.

We’d love to hear about your omega-3 journey! Was it as successful as Sandy’s? How have omega-3s changed your life? Share your experience on Facebook and Twitter, and we may feature you on The Squeeze!

–Team Coromega

The benefits of omega-3 are varied and well-documented. Brain function, heart heath, and skin, hair and eye care are all benefits associated with high levels of omega-3s.*

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Coromega’s VP of Sales Featured on Village One Radio

Last weekend, our vice president of sales, Mark Smith, stopped by Village One Radio to dish on omega-3s! Mark spoke with show host Tallulah Love about Coromega’s history, the health benefits of omega-3s and the importance of fish purity. In case you missed it, we wanted to share some of our favorite parts!

 • Coromega started when a Norwegian scientist studying omega-3s and fatty acids couldn’t get his granddaughter to eat fish or take fish oil. He developed a great-tasting fish oil product (without fishy aftertaste!), put it in a toothpaste tube, and would squeeze off a teaspoon for her everyday.

• The benefits of omega-3 are varied and well-documented. Brain function, heart heath, and skin, hair and eye care are all benefits associated with high levels of omega-3s.*

• The percentage of omega-3 fatty acids in your blood should be around 6.2% for a healthy level of omega-3s. The average American’s omega-3 levels usually come in at 5 percent which is considered deficient. Taking Coromega regularly can close that gap and get people into the healthy omega-3 zone.

 • With purity issues often a concern for certain types of fish oil, consumers should always do their research! The best fish for quality fish oil are pure, deep water fish like anchovies and sardines.

Way to go, Mark!

 Want to hear the interview in full? You can listen to Mark’s interview here. (His interview runs from 18:00 to 32:00.)

What did you learn from Mark’s interview? Share with us on Facebook and Twitter!

Team Coromega

The benefits of omega-3 are varied and well-documented. Brain function, heart heath, and skin, hair and eye care are all benefits associated with high levels of omega-3s. *

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.