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Ed Jones - 07172013-1

July 17, 2013 Dear Ed, Table of Contents  Introduction: Why Your "Omega Balance" Matters - page 1  Your Vital Omega Test Scores - pages 2-4  Your Complete Test Results – page 4-5  Understanding Selected Vital Test Data – page 6  Next Steps: What happens now? – page 7  Sage Health Advice – page 8  Sources and Resources – page 9 Congratulations on completing The Vital Omega-3 and 6 HUFA Test™ – the easy, evidence-based way to measure and manage the levels of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in your blood. There may be no simpler, safer, or more cost-effective path to disease prevention than to adjust your diet to achieve healthful blood levels and proportions of these vital nutrients. We hope you will use the test results on the following pages - and our explanations of their meaning - to plan and achieve a healthier diet that reduces your risk of ill health. Introduction: Why Your “Omega Balance” Matters The acronym “HUFA” stands for Highly Unsaturated Fatty Acids, which are essential food factors that we convert into hormone-like agents that influence inflammation and much more, and have receptors on nearly every cell in the body. A substantial body of scientific evidence indicates that maintaining a healthful dietary balance of omega-3 and omega-6 HUFA can help you reduce your risk of heart disease and other common, chronic, physical and mental health problems*. Humans evolved in adaptation to hunter-gatherer diets that contained a roughly equal balance of omega-3s and omega-6s. But modern diets contain much higher proportions of omega-6s, from common vegetable oils (e.g., corn, soy, cottonseed) and the processed foods made with them, as well as from seeds, nuts, grains, and grain-fed meats and poultry. This historically unprecedented “omega imbalance” matters, for the following reasons (Lands WE 1992): • Chronic, low-level inflammation promotes cardiovascular disease and many other degenerative conditions. • Inflammation is controlled in large part by hormone-like substances called prostaglandins, which arise from the omega-3 (DHA and EPA) and omega-6 (AA) fatty acids in our cell membranes. • Omega-3s in our cells (DHA and EPA) mostly yield prostaglandins that tend to moderate inflammation.  Omega-6s in our cells (AA) mostly yield prostaglandins that tend to promote and maintain inflammation.  Omega-6s compete with omega-3s for absorption into our cells and the hypothesis that excess intake of omega-6s drives many major diseases rests on persuasive evidence. Most of us need to increase our intake of omega-3s while reducing our intake of omega-6s. Or, as leading fatty acid researcher William E. Lands, Ph.D., says, “Eat the threes and nix the sixes!” To learn why his views carry special weight, read "About William E. Lands, Ph.D.” on page 9. *The FDA has not evaluated this statement. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any disease. The Vital Choice Omega 3 and 6 HUFA Test™ provides you with information to help you make dietary choices that may lower your risk of disease. Please note that you should never change any prescribed drug regimen without consulting your doctor. © 2011 Vital Choice Inc. info@vitaltest.com www.vitaltest.com

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