How to Get More Omega 3 Fatty Acids into Your Diet

[boomerang403]

Fuck you Howcast ... Literrally fuck you ....Why... Because they can be specific but they can't have one that says how to gain weight ...

[EricSchwin22]

@katexatexcake

True that certain Fish have higher levels of Mercury, but also most meats have preservatives, a lot of saturated fats, and no Omega 3 at all...which is a lot worse for your health.

So take a Mercury free Fish Oil supplement everyday or go to Japan where the seafood is fresh :)

[mirmeg2010]

They fail at covering the fact that its Silk 1:09

[jadegirl3331]

FFFF...W????? wut deh phuk?

[TheMslara26]

good tips, i do not get enough omega 3 daily.

[shadowsta9]

the man is boring the women are not the men are cool when there are funny things or interesting things involved

[GlitcherCentral]

what if i cant eat fish cuz it makes me throwup?

[AkinaInc]

Need an easier way to get flax in your diet? Theres now a ground flaxseed tablet that is made up of the golden ground flaxseed and is binded together to create a tablet form. Check it out at flaxfit.com

[controledinsanity]

I want to see the advert again

[kreplach2]

Very intriguing

[humanoflife]

i take salmon oil insted of fish oil supplement

[Chrisisms]

'Spinach has an n-3/n-6 ratio of 0.19. Mangos and papayas = 0.38 and 0.24. Lettuce =0.41.

There is no issue in general w/fruit and lettuce regarding n-3. Some people get into a game trying to treat diseases caused by meat, narrowly focussing on just 1 antioxidant (n-3), erroneously believing more is better while heme Fe, uric acid, neu5Gc in meat are oxidative in themselves and ignoring thousands of other antioxidants in fruit ie vitamin C, lycopene, Cyanidin-3-O-β-glucopyranoside­, etc

[Catherine8here]

Omega 3 can be consumed in fish (No Fe). Vit C, cyanidins in parsley, (low sugar). Fruit provides more suagr than in nature shop variety is a hybrid version! and not healthy. Fructose is linked to excess production of uric acid (check out link fructose and uric acid). Lots of fructose may stress out the body... link with diabetes. High sugars create free radicals when broken down. Although, fructose is broken down by liver, bypassing normal root. Apples = V urate level.

[Chrisisms]

Fish has heme Fe- a source of oxidative stress.

Uric acid is the end product of purine degradation..foods rich in purines contributes to the total pool of uric acid'Curr Pharm Des. 2005;11(32):4133-8.

seafood consumption is associated with higher serum uric acid'Arthritis Rheum. 2005 Jan;52(1):283-9.

Mulberry extract ameliorate inflammation in arthritic rats..attenuation of uric acid production by intake of mulberry elicited protection against inflammation'J Med Food. 2006 Fall;9(3):431-5.

[Catherine8here]

Check out the works of Weston A. Price

[Chrisisms]

Biomed Pharmacother. 2002 Oct;56(8):365-79.

In the prevention of CVD, a ratio of 4/1 was associated with 70% decrease in total mortality. A ratio of 2.5/1 reduced rectal cell proliferation in patients with colorectal cancer, whereas a ratio of 4/1 with the same amount of omega-3 PUFA had no effect. A ratio of 2-3/1 suppressed inflammation in patients with arthritis and a ratio of 5/1 had a beneficial effect on asthma patients, whereas a ratio of 10/1 had adverse consequences.

[Catherine8here]

What were the adverse consequances of omega 3? I have heard that is can inhibit the NK cell, and cause omega 6 defiency, specifically Arachidonic acid, needed for brain and immune system. Omega 3's competes with the enzymes that the omega 6 use, therefore deplete omega 6 if omega 3 is in excess. It thins blood and lowers palmitic acid (saturated fat) which makes a lung surfactant and cholesterol.

[Chrisisms]

The AI for omega 3 (n−3) is 1.6 grams/day for men & 1.1 grams/day for women" Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (2005). Blueberries, raw (148g) = Total n-3 fatty acids 85.8mg, n-6 = 130mg

Source: USDA SR-21.

85.8mg = 0.0858 g x 12 = 1.0296

148 g x 12 = 1776 g = 1.776 kg.

That is if you ate nothing else. There is no shortage of omega 3 in fruit and the ratio to omega 6 is better. Yet n-3s are just one of 100s of antioxidants in fruit, unlike meat.

[Catherine8here]

Omega 3 is not an antioxidant but a fatty acid. Nearly all fruits from supermarkets are hybrid fruits, loaded with more sugar than what you would ever get in nature! Our daily allowance depends on each individual. Blueberries are higher in omega 6 than 3, besides this will be the alpha linolenic acid (ALA) type of omega 3, not the EPA/DHA, which comes from algae, fish oil and animals, not fruit! The body converts ALA to EPA/DHA, using magnesium and vitamins B6, minerals Zn (costly!).

[Catherine8here]

Use a Pharmaceutical grade fish oil, which removes the PCB's, mercury.

Check out Pharma Nord Bio-Fish oil in fish gel 1000mg 160caps.

[Chrisisms]

Am J Clin Nutr. 2009;89(5). n-3 fatty acids receiving the most attention are derived from fish: EPA; 20:5n-3 and DHA; 22:6n-3. Limited data are available on plant n−3 ie ALA; 18:3n-3. Meta-analyses suggest EPA and DHA supplementation do not provide additive cardiovascular protection beyond standard care. No data exist on EPA, DHA or ALA supplement benefits for people already consuming vegetarian diets. There's insufficient evidence to recommend n−3 supplements for cardiovascular protection

[Catherine8here]

Omega 3 counteracts our insanely high omega 6 diet. Animals are fed grain rich in omega 6, so when we eat meat (not grass fed) we are then relying on fish, when grass fed animals (grass contains omega 3 ALA, which is converted to DHA/EPA fats like fish oil in the animal).

[Chrisisms]

'Omega 3 counteracts our insanely high omega 6 diet'

I'm aware of the imbalance in 'our diet'. n-3 supplements may treat deficiencies but so far evidence shows antioxidants work best in conjunction. There are other antioxidants (100s) not mentioned here and some other antioxidants ALSO decrease inflamattion but the narrow focus on n-3 overshadows this.

'so when we eat meat'

This has been established. And by consuming even more meat u are limited in absorbing other antioxidants from plants.

[Catherine8here]

Ratio of omega 3 to 6, according to what you have written is not better? There is more omega 6 to 3?

We need to feed out animals GRASS, our farmed fish greens/algae, not grain! Animals are mega high in omega 6 - Should not be this way, causes cancer in them and us! Dairy is full of cows hormones, not for us, I, you are not calves. Book - Life is in your hands explains.

We need to consume no vegetable oils with huge amounts of omega 6. Very reactive, unstable.

[Catherine8here]

I agree we should ALSO eat more green vegetables. Our diets are short of fibre, vits (A,C,E) mins (Zn, Mg). We eat too high saturated fats, huge amounts of omega 6 and too little omega 3. I realise we need to consider indoles, sulphorphanes in broccoli to remove excess estrogens, but omega 3 is vital for helping rebalance each cell. Eicosanoids need be in the correct balance, else we are going to need alot more antioxidants to manage. Omega 3 helps mitochondria to function,decreases acidosis.

[Chrisisms]

'we should ALSO eat more green..'

I'm not saying people 'should' or 'should not' eat more. The issue was when u deviate from a natural plant diet by consuming animals, then u get into a game of trying to 'balance diet' and available evidence indicates lower fat is generally healthier as apes don't require more than 3-5% and the higher ratio of n-3 to n-6 is healthier, found naturally/generally in fruit too. u may supplement to treat an imbalance but supplements are treatments not life promoting

[Mimmi121]

Every day.

[Mimmi121]

And i take omega 3.

[TheBerkin]

I got some fatty acids for ya!

[mhorsefly303]

Hemp Seed does the job of all those ingredients, and better. The World Health Org. says you need a 1 to 4 ratio of Omega 3 to Omega 6. Flax seed is the opposite, a 4 O3 to 1 O6.

Hemp Seed is the closest with a 1 to 3.75 ratio. Not to mention many more health benefits just look it up.

[lvl2saskue]

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[mdocrap]

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[randomscomment]

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[diinhluj]

im pretty sure majoirty of their fans are 12 year olds

[NotShortJustFunSize1]

like me LOL

[sk8erguy552]

im with you man, the jo-fags need to be hung

[MarkBaloy23]

its for copyright reasons

[noypirulez]

haha u dont have to hide the SILK SOYMILK boottle brand! that doesnt give them credit! :)

[Thegirlnextdoor42]

everything starts with an "F" lol

[lisa1490]

i tried flaxseed before and i find it gross!! i would put it in my egg whites and even ice cream lol but i still didnt like it.

good thing i looooove salmon :)

[eSilva90]

why would it have mercury??

[babylover112]

Fish may have fish

[katexatexcake]

Certain fish contain higher levels of mercury.

[eSilva90]

oh thx

[Killerd73]

It all depends where they live and how contaminated the water is (with mercury). For example, places in Asia and South America still use DDT as a pesticide. When it rains the DDT goes to the ocean and the plankton feed off the contaminated water, and the small fish eat the plankton, so they become contaminated too.

[onlynscr4life]

thats all nature made fish oil vitamins, i hate it when im good

[FAB12UCB]

its

o-me-ga

not

o-meg-a

[waitingforbrain]

so what! is it THAT important how you pronounce it?

[StrGrlOllie]

oh my god you guys. its not omega. its omega. silly.

[pongman]

Miriam Webster has three pronunciations.  Google it.

[2ppanther]

fish is gross

[jenniferinsanee]

pumpkin seeds and different nuts work too :)

[dragonhaart]

@jenniferinsanee

that's what she said! lol!

[jotibains]

i dunt like fish either

u should try the pills.. they dunt taste like fish...

[ilvs34]

I'm not 100% sure for essential oils or fish oil, but im almost positive they are fat soluble (like A or E) so you will need to eat something slightly fatty before taking the supplement for the oil to fully absorb.