(Essential Fatty Acids)
Two Questions, Two Supplements... I get asked two questions a lot:
1. If you could only take two supplements, what would they be?
2. What core supplements should I put my spouse / parent / child / grandparent on?
My answers are the same for each question:
A protein shake and an Essential fatty acid supplement such as fish oil capsules.
My 50+ year old mother gets a protein shake because she’s notorious for skipping breakfasts. My 7 year niece gets a small shake instead of an after-school cookie. My training partner gets three shakes a day because, well, his regular diet has about as much protein in it as Paris Hilton’s atrophied excuse for a be-hind. So everyone I know gets a protein shake.
And fatty acids? Man, where do I even begin? Functional fatty acids (FFA) are even more important that protein powders, because while it is feasible to get adequate protein through diet alone, it’s nearly impossible to conveniently get enough fatty acids through solid foods. Even the most anti-supplement dieticians I know pop a few fish oil capsules every day.
- Want to practically beam with health and vitality? You need to supplement with fatty acids.
- Want to live a long life and have a lot of life in those years? You need to supplement with fatty acids.
- Want to be lean and muscular? You need to supplement with fatty acids.
- Want to stay mentally sharp and perhaps even psychologically healthy?
You need to supplement with... yeah, you guessed it.
