Flaxseed Benefits - Omega 3, Flax and Borage Dosage

Question:

Flaxseed Benefits. Hi. I was wondering how much omega is recommended to take in one day? I have triple omega pills (flax, fish, borage). The supplement facts read:

400 mg flaxseed oil
400mg borage oil
400 mg Fish oil (it says 50% next to it)

Then it says:"These three oils typically provide the following fatty acid profile:
Omega-3 Fatty acids 420mg"

Then it continues w/:

220mg ALA
120mg EPA
80mg DHA
286mg Omega-6 Fatty acids
180mg Linoleci acid
88mg GLG
152mg Omega-9 fatty acids

What does this all mean? How many should I be taking? Three? I am not very sure. Thanks.

By Ralph

Answer

Flaxseed Benefits. All body cells have a membrane. Each membrane is mainly made of essential fats, or essential fatty acids, Omega 6 and Omega 3. If the membrane has too much Omega 6 it becomes hard, viscous and there are problems for the food, energy and hormone transfer.

Too much Omega 6 and our cellular membranes are heavy, inelastic and the cellular function is slow. The body must do more work to feed itself and to remove toxins.

Tissues are plugged up and they become inflamed. Inflammation is the main symptom of many diseases, from heart disease , arthritis, allergies and the list goes on and on.

Omega 3 deficiency is also related to diseases like diabetes and thyroid dysfunction. If your membranes are slow, your body must produce more insulin to be able to put sugars into cells to produce energy.

Then, you become more insulin resistant. If your pancreas is inflamed it will be more difficult to produce the insulin your body is demanding.

Omega 3 fish oil deficiency also is related to high cholesterol. Cholesterol is a substance that heals and alleviates inflammation. High cholesterol is not the real problem. The body produces more cholesterol to try to fix something, generally inflammation. Fix the inflammation and the body will lower its cholesterol production. In addition, insulin stimulates more cholesterol production.

When you buy a supplement of something you already have too much in your body, you are over-supplying your body with that substance. That is the case for Omega 6 and omega 9, you already have too much in your diet ( in all modern diets) and you are doing more harm than good by providing more.

You should supplement ONLY with omega 3. Try to have at least 3 grams per day of fish oil(540 mgr of EPA and 360 mgr of DHA), if you are at optimum health and weight. Otherwise, you better take more.Flaxseed benefits.

You can read more at:
Omega 3 Deficiency
Omega 3 Fatty Acids, what is Omega 3?

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