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Well, as most of you know, I'm always adding easy steps into your diet to better your health.

Well, I've got another one for you today. I'm talking about fish oil.

Fish oil is a great additive to your diet for a number of reasons.

First, it's got some wonderful natural anti-inflammatory compounds. Second, fish oil actually sends signals to your brain

that actually modulate your food intake. In other words, makes you eat less and you're less hungry.

Talk about a great hack to not eat as much. Sir, it can actually protect your skin from sun

damage since it's rich in long chain omega-3 fats. Here may be the best reason. It turns out

that fish consumption is also associated with an overall bigger brain size and a bigger hippocampus,

the memory centers of our brain.

And one particular town in Italy at Chiroli, they eat anchovies, a very small fish, rich in

omega-3 fats, for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

And they have more centenarians, people over 100, per population,

than anywhere in the world. And one of the reasons we suspect is because of their significant

little fish high in omega-3 fat. Now, my personal favorite reason for recommending fish oil is that the long-chain omega-3 fat. Now, my personal favorite reason for recommending fish oil is that the long-chain

omega-3 fats and fish oil allow for the speedy repair of your gut barrier. And as you know, as your gut

barrier breaks down, so you break down. And as your gut barrier breaks down, so you break down.

And as your gut barrier stays intact,

you stay intact.

So I like my gut barrier to stay intact.

And what's fascinating is,

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