I found the flaxseed oil and people have talked about it and yeah it is high in Omega 3s, so I switched to it, heck 2 flaxseed caps as opposed to 6 fish oil caps sound good right? Plus no fish burps,right?
WRONG!
So I was reading another book on nutrition, do you believe it, I know you are all astonished, and they were talking about the low efficacy of the Omega 3 you get from flax.
So I did some digging around and here is what I found out:
Omega 3s come from plants and seeds and provides you mainly with Alph-Linolenic Acid which while the human digestive system will donvert this into the needed EPA (Eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (Docosahexaenoic acid) varieties it does it very inefficiently. EPA and DHA are essential for proper brain function and are anti-inflammatory. The process of converting ALA into EPA and DHA causes inflammation so it is negatively impacting what you are trying to treat.
So off I will go again to find a fish oil with a decent output of EPA and DHA.
The recommended intake is 1g of these and to help reduce inflammation and triglyceride levels is 2-4 g.
I will let you know what I find out, I was so excited about getting the flaxseed oil and maybe I will take 1 of those a day to get the Omega 6 & 9 but need to find a way to get 1g without taking 2 caps with every meal.
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