A spooky greeting to all of my valued Customers, Case Club Members and Friends receiving this haunted edition of our October monthly newsletter!!

As always I hope that the month has brought you a wealth of happiness and health.

This month, in our "From the Desk" section there is an amazing article on how fish oil has been proven to help with aging and the loss of mobility.

But first, let's start by taking a look at how fish oil helps slow age decline.

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Sincerely,

Anne-Marie

Fish oils 'help slow age decline'
By Jonathan Ball / BBC News, Aberdeen / 6 September 2012

Moderate exercise, and a regular intake of oily fish fatty acids, keeps elderly immobility at bay, a study suggests.

Findings of a recent trial show that women aged over 65 who received omega-3 fatty acids gained almost twice as much muscle strength following exercise than those taking olive oil.

A larger trial is planned to confirm these findings and to determine why muscle condition improves.

The findings are being presented at the British Science Festival in Aberdeen.

Some studies have linked diets high in omega-3 - commonly found in oily fish such as mackerel and sardines - to potential health benefits, such as a lower risk of coronary heart disease.

During healthy ageing, muscle size is reduced by 0.5-2% per year.

This process - known as sarcopenia - can result in frailty and immobility in old people.

Little is known about the prevalence of sarcopenia in the UK, but data from the US shows that 25% of people aged 50-70 have sarcopenia and this increases to more than half of those aged over 80 years.

According to Dr Stuart Gray from the University of Aberdeen, the cost of sarcopenia is immense; either in direct nursing and care costs or in hospital admissions through falls.

"Around one-and-a-half percent of the total US healthcare budget is spent on sarcopenia-related issues", he said.

Tales from the farmyard

The rate of muscle loss is dictated to some extent by lifestyle - consumption of a low protein diet and a sedentary lifestyle are known to exacerbate muscle loss.

Previous studies demonstrated that livestock fed on omega 3-rich diets had increased muscle bulk.

This prompted Dr Gray to investigate whether these fatty acids could help reverse sarcopenia in the elderly.

In his initial studies, he showed by MRI imaging that middle-aged rats taking fish oil supplement had a lower loss of lean mass than counterparts fed a normal diet.

"The fish oil seemed to be having anabolic [muscle-building] protective effects in the rats, but rats aren't humans, so the next step was to try it in humans," he said.

So, Dr Gray recruited 14 women aged over 65 years and asked both groups to undergo a 12 week exercise programme consisting of two 30-minute sessions of standard leg muscle exercises.

Half the women were given the omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA, whist the other half received an olive oil placebo (negative control).

At the start and end of the trial, the women's leg muscle strength was measured.

The results were compelling. Women receiving olive oil increased their muscle mass by 11% whilst those receiving EPA and DHA showed a 20% increase - a statistically significant improvement.

But as Dr Gray was quick to point out, not all fish oil supplements contain beneficial amounts of these fatty acids. He told BBC News:

"One of the problems with a lot of these supplements is that the amount of EPA varies.

"A capsule containing one gram of fish oil might only contain 100 milligrams (mg) of EPA and some might contain 400".

His advice for anyone wanting to improve their intake of dietary EPA and DHA was to take a supplement that contained the highest levels of these two fatty acids.

Alternatively, half of the average portion of oily fish contains equivalent amounts of beneficial EPA and DHA as those used in the trial.

Sex difference

The researchers have now received funding to carry out a larger trial that includes 60 people aged over 65 years to confirm the beneficial effects of the fatty acids. The new trial will recruit similar numbers of men and women.

Previous research has shown that men and women differ in their ability to synthesise new protein and also in their response to exercise.

"Older women have similar levels of protein synthesis to younger women whereas older men have lower levels compared to younger men."

"Older men adapt to exercise and increase their protein synthesis. Older women don't do this to a great extent, although their basal levels of synthesis are higher," Dr Gray explained.

Assessing whether women and men respond differently to exercise and fatty acid supplements will be one of the questions that the new trial will address.

The trial is scheduled to start in the next month and will recruit people from the Aberdeenshire area.

source:http://www.bbc.co.uk

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Fish oils proven to slow aging and mobility decline
By David Gutierrez / Thursday, September 13, 2012

(NaturalNews) Fish-oil supplements high in omega-3 fatty acids may improve the body's ability to build muscle and help stave off age-related immobility, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Aberdeen, U.K., and presented at the British Science Festival in the same city.

Fatty fish and fish-oil supplements have gained popularity in recent years due to their high content of omega-3s, which research has linked to improve cardiovascular health, improved cognitive function and a lower risk of death. Fish oil itself has been linked to a lower risk of cancer and to improved healing after a stroke.

Studies conducted on farm animals have shown that a diet rich in omega-3s leads to an increase in muscle mass. These studies inspired the Aberdeen researchers to perform a similar study on laboratory rats. Using magnetic resonance imaging, the researchers found that middle-aged rats whose diet included fish oil lost significantly less lean mass over time than similarly aged rats fed only a standard diet.

"The fish oil seemed to be having anabolic [muscle-building] protective effects in the rats, but rats aren't humans, so the next step was to try it in humans," lead researcher Stuart Gray said.

Battling muscle loss

A certain degree of muscle loss, known as sarcopenia, is typically considered a normal part of healthy aging. Healthy sarcopenia results in a 0.5 to two percent reduction in muscle size per year. Excessive sarcopenia; however, can lead to weakness, frailty and immobility in the elderly.

In the United States, one in four people between the ages of 50 and 70 demonstrate signs of sarcopenia, along with more than 50 percent of those over the age of 80. In addition to the direct effects of immobility, sarcopenia can cause other injuries due to falls.

"Around 1.5 percent of the total U.S. healthcare budget is spent on sarcopenia-related issues," Gray said.

The rate of sarcopenia can be strongly affected by differences in lifestyle and diet, with low protein intake and a low activity level exacerbating the condition. In the current study, the researchers sought to find out if a diet high in omega-3s would have a similar effect in humans as it did in farm animals and laboratory rats.

The researchers assigned 14 women over the age of 65 to participate in two 30-minute leg exercise sessions per week for 12 weeks. Half of the women were given an olive oil (placebo) supplement, while the other half were given a supplement containing the omega-3 fatty acids DHA and EPA. At the end of the study, the women taking olive oil supplements had experienced an 11 percent increase in muscle mass, while the women taking omega-3s had experienced a 20 percent increase, nearly twice as much as the placebo.

The researchers have already secured funding for a follow-up study, to be performed on 60 men and women over the age of 65. With the new study, researchers aim to confirm the findings of their first study and also to see if they can determine exactly how omega-3s influence muscle formation and retention.

The new study will also seek to determine whether men and women respond differently to omega-3s. Previous studies have shown that men's and women's bodies are different; both in their response to exercise and in their protein synthesis abilities.

"Older women have similar levels of protein synthesis to younger women, whereas older men have lower levels compared to younger men," Gray said. "Older men adapt to exercise and increase their protein synthesis. Older women don't do this to a great extent, although their basal levels of synthesis are higher."

source: http://www.naturalnews.com

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