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SUPPLEMENTS - OMEGA 3 FATTY ACIDS

3/17/2013

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How many times have you heard to limit your fat consumption to help prevent heart disease?  I'm sure a million times, AND, I'm sure you have also heard that you need to eat the "Right" kind of fats, you know, the "Good" kinds.  PWD need to obviously pay close attention to heart health, but in all honesty, I only semi-understood that statement.  That being said, I want to help call out the importance of omega 3 fats, which are definitely one of the good kinds.  The best supplement to get your omega 3 from is Fish Oil or Crill Oil because they both contain EPA and DHA.  See below for a couple options that I got at Costco and I'll describe the benefits I have found below:
Omega 3 for Diabetes
With all the available supplements out on the market these days it can get confusing on what to take & for what.    I know that Omega-3 fatty acids are suppose to help reduce inflammation in the body, which is prevalent in almost ANY disease.  The ingredients, EPA and DHA are the beneficial acids, so any seed/nut based omega 3, like flax seed oil, will then need to be converted by the body into EPA and DHA.   I have found that Fish or Crill Oil supplements are the best option for me (watch your food allergies here!) to get that into my system.

Many people have heard of omega 3, but fewer are aware that a family of fats called omega-6, which is found in vegetable oil & numerous other foods (grains, salad dressing, mayo, margarine...the list goes on & on) can be harmful when consumed in expense of omega-3.  In the standard American diet, omega-6 to omega-3 ratio is 10:1 with the ideal ration being 2:1.  The increase in bodily inflammation has been linked to the poor ratio in people's diets.  So I have found the best way to get my omega-3 is through dietary consumption, it can be diffcult, so I take it in oil or pill form (thanks Costco for the jumbo sized bottle!).   I'm trying out a diet that is filled with far less O6's & more O3's, I'll let you all know how it goes & how I feel. 
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Connor
3/18/2013 07:11:42 am

Bram-

What perfect timing for this post! I started taking a combination of fish/flaxseed oil about three weeks ago to combat really bad dry eyes I've been getting during my weekly commute from LA to ATL. As we PWDs usually do anytime there is a change in what we are putting into our bodies, I did my research, and found a number of health benefits referenced in legitimate scholarly studies. Not only has my dry eye problem improved, I feel I've noticed other positive benefits. Look forward to comparing notes.

Cheers.

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Bram
3/19/2013 12:28:26 am

Hi Connor - glad my timing matched up! So what I found interesting is that flaxseeds only contains a precursor to omega-3 called ALA, that the body must convert to EPA and DHA. So not as efficient as just taking the stuff directly. Glad to hear that it is helping!

Cheers!

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