Fatty Acids - Omega 6 or Omega 3 Supplements

Question:

Fatty Acids. I don't know anything about omega-6s. Should I be taking a supplement with them? Is it in food I am already eating? What are the benefits of it?

I was looking at taking the GNC Ultra Strength Fish Body Oils, to approach 3g/day of EPA and DHA, and a Tonalin CLA supplement. How would omega-6 fit in with this? GNC has a fish oil with GLA (omega-6) in it...

Thanks!

cjlange5

Answer:

Fatty Acids. Omega 6 is a type of essential fatty acid, the other is omega 3. Ideally we should eat as much omega 6 as omega 3. That means a omega 6 / omega 3 ratio of 1/1. In western diets we usually have a ratio of 20/ 1 up to 50/1. We are inundated with omega 6, too many vegetable oils, grains, sugars, etc.

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.

When Omega 3 is sufficient the membrane is thinner, less viscous, more elastic, less inflamed. Too much 3 Omega and the membrane “drips”.

Too much Omega 6 and is clogged. It has been established that the appropriate Omega 6/Omega 3 ratio is near 1:1. In our modern life this ratio has changed to around 20:1, and some times up to 50:1. We eat too much Omega 6.

Resulting from too much Omega 6, 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.

We get all the omega 6 and omega 9 we need from the diet. Do not buy omega supplements with omega 6 or omega 9, since they will do you more harm than good. Just buy omega 3.

Read more at Omega 3 Deficiency

Best Wishes,

Alfredo E.

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