Omega-3 Awareness Day, the nonprofit is proud to announce its plans for the first-ever international awareness day scheduled on March 3rd, 2010 at the University of California, Irvine. Teams of world-renowned doctors founded by Carol A. Locke, MD are scheduled to speak on the science and health benefits of Omega-3 essential fatty acids from 3:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. PST in front of thousands of students at UCI.
Leading off on the podium for Omega-3 Day is Carol Locke MD, Founder of Omega Natural Science and Center for Creating Health, followed by William Harris, PhD, cofounder of the Omega-3 index, Harvard Medical School Pediatric Neurosurgeonand husband of Dr. Locke, William Butler MD, and John RateyMD, also of Harvard and author of Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain. 2009 Comedy Central comedian of the year Kyle Cease will be MC'ing the event while providing the audience with some of his famous health related stand-up.
Public and medical awareness of Omega-3 is even more important with recent study on preventable deaths showed thatdietary Omega-3 deficiency is an important cause of preventable death. Dr. Butler states, "Omega-3 can be easily replenished in the diet and many unnecessary deaths prevented by increasing Omega-3 intake." Dr. Ratey adds, "Two things I tell every patient and every person, two things, if you only do two things, make it Omega-3's and exercise."
A recent JAMA article found that increased Omega-3 protects andprovides for increased longevity with a 5-yearlife span increase in a group of people with heart disease. Those with higher omega-3 levels had the slowest rate of shortening of the DNA telomeres. "We have a powerful molecule that is a foundation element of our health," Locke states.
The Millennium generation is the first ever to be predicted to have a shorter life span than the preceding generation. Locke states, "This has to change, we have to turn this around to save this generation because this generation has to save the world."
"We are honored to launch the first International Omega-3 Day March 3rd at the University of California, Irvine from 3:00 to 6:30 p.m. PST. We have an exciting program, and what is really thrilling is that we have the Millennial Generation excited and passionate about it. We will have great expert speakers, comedian Kyle Cease, five rock bands and a lot of attention by this young savvy generation. It's a dream of mine to expose this new generation to Omega-3s. Information is power!" says founder Dr. Locke. The Omega-3 Day, Dr. Locke, her founding team of doctors and these passionate students have set out to change lives, save lives and change the world.
First International Omega-3 Awareness Day
University of California at Irvine Inaugural Launch |
March 3, 2010 3-6:30 p.m. at the Student Center |
Host Dr. Carol Locke, MD Introductory remarks |
MC Kyle Cease, Comedy Central Comedian of the Year 2009 |
Dr. Carol A. Locke, MD The Omega-3 Story |
Dr. Bill Harris, PhD Omega-3's and the Cardiac Index |
Dr. William Butler, MD Omega-3's and Longevity |
Dr. John J. Ratey, MD Omega-3s, Exercise, and the Brain |
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Five Bands: Madeline Speak, Briana Harley, Local Vibes, Army of Sun, Pompous Monk
To find out more information on the health benefits of Omega-3's and the March 3rd event, please visit Omega3Day.com or follow Omega-3 Day on Twitter.com/Omega3Day.
About: International Omega-3 Awareness Day is a non-profit organization spearheaded last November by Dr. Carol Locke MD, who was joined by her fellow Omega-3 experts and over 3,000 followers around the world. The mission of this non-profit day is to promote the science of Omega-3 fatty acids, to increase awareness of its research-based health benefits, and to save lives by increasing Omega-3 intake around the globe. For more information, please join us at UCI this Wednesday or visit Omega3Day.com.
Omega-3 Awareness Day is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the science and health benefits of Omega-3 Fatty Acids. It is in no way part of or endorses any brand or product. We encourage the awareness of Omega-3s. Any suggestion that it is affiliated is unauthorized by the Educational Non Profit Omega-3 Awareness Day.
Omega-3 Awareness Day, Omega-3 Day, International Omega-3 Awareness Day, and the red heart are registered trademarks of the non-profit organization International Omega-3 Awareness Day Inc. This non-profit is committed to the promotion of knowledge and research-backed educational material to the public. Neither it nor the trademarked heart symbol is permitted to promote any brand or company.
Contacts:
Omega-3 Awareness Day, Inc.
A California Non-Profit
Travis
Cloyd, 949-929-7075
info@omega3day.com