OK, I'm curious to know, what is the best source of Omega 3's because the Omega-3 supplement I have is by the brand Nature Made and I don't really feel any good benefits from it, I've been on it for a week and I just stopped taking it yesterday because my hunger has slowed, it's made me feel tired, when I stopped taking it for some reason I feel great, so I'm not sure if it works when you get off of it or it just wasn't a good product.
What's the best way to get Omega 3's in my body? Oil? Supplement? If so which brands work best?
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I've been using NOW brand lemon flavored liquid omega 3 fish oil for years. It's made in Norway, free of contaminants like mercury, heavy metals, PCBs, dioxins, etc.
Knight of Albion, don't we already get too many Omega-6s? Seems we'd want to supplement the 3s and 9s, perhaps, but not add more 6s. I take flaxseed oil and krill oil, as well as grinding up flaxseeds to mix in yogurt and other foods.
Knight of Albion, don't we already get too many Omega-6s? Seems we'd want to supplement the 3s and 9s, perhaps, but not add more 6s. I take flaxseed oil and krill oil, as well as grinding up flaxseeds to mix in yogurt and other foods.
The formula is devised to provide EFAs in the ideal natural ratio thus maximizing the effective uptake and conversion of omega 3.
Plus exclusive use of omega 3 rich flax oil can lead to omega 6 deficiency within 2 - 8 months.
As always with nutritional complexes there needs to be balance.
Knight of Albion, don't we already get too many Omega-6s? Seems we'd want to supplement the 3s and 9s, perhaps, but not add more 6s. I take flaxseed oil and krill oil, as well as grinding up flaxseeds to mix in yogurt and other foods.
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Er, wrong oils. Sorry.
Today�s post is actually about edible oils. Well, they�re all technically edible � they can all be swallowed and digested � but as for being palatable, let alone healthful? That remains to be seen. Not all oils are created equal, especially given the fact that most of the ones people use nowadays are actually created in an industrial laboratory. No oil �exists naturally,� mind you. Olive oil isn�t harvested by leaving open containers under leaking, dripping olives on the branch, nor is that liquid sloshing around inside a coconut pure oil. I�m not trying to disparage processing in and of itself. It takes a certain amount of processing to get any sort of oil, but a good general rule is to avoid consuming the oils that require processing on a large scale. If it involves an industrial plant, multiple stainless steel vats, a deodorizer, a de-gummer, and the harsh petroleum-derived solvent known as hexane, I wouldn�t eat it. But that�s just me (and Grok, who probably wasn�t processing wild rapeseed to get the precious canola oil).
Where do you think the fish get their omega 3 from? ALGAE!!! Thats where you need to look. I've moved away from fish oils and prefer to get my omega 3's from algae. Look on the mercola.com website he sells omega 3 from an algae source.
Where do you think the fish get their omega 3 from? ALGAE!!! Thats where you need to look. I've moved away from fish oils and prefer to get my omega 3's from algae. Look on the mercola.com website he sells omega 3 from an algae source.
Why look to a supplement for a proper omega balance?
The concept behind supplementing with omega 3's is that you are out of balance because you eat too many omega 6's and not enough omega 3's. Omega 6's (largely from corn) are in most processed foods we eat and even in animal foods since the animals - cows, chickens, etc., even fish, are largely fed grain diets. Doesn't it make more sense to stop eating foods fed corn or made with corn, corn syrup, corn starch, and start consuming more healthy foods that have the proper balance of omega 3,6,9?
Why look to a supplement for a proper omega balance?
But is it practicable, for most people, in the current financial climate, to totally renounce cheap supermarket meats and produce and only frequent the grassfed pasture raised organically produced farms?
There is a limit to what is reasonable to expect in the current financial situation We only have so much time, energy and money. We have to learn how to make sensible compromise decisions.
IMO a fish oil or marine sourced omega 3 supplement is a reasonable compromise for the meals I eat out or the bought prepared meals I sometimes resort to. Omega 3 plays an important part in maintaining cognitive function and while it's great to be idealistic it's also sensible to ensure you don't set unrealistic goals and always keep your omega 3 status optimal.
It's the omega 3 EPA and DHA that the brain requires and the amount that's obtained from plant sources is minimal if not non-existent in most humans.
I must admit Ted_Hutchinson, it has been so long since my family has had conventional meats and processed foods that I forget how long it took to transition. 10 years ago, we used supplements. Little by little we transitioned to nutrient dense foods. It definitely took time, learning how and where to shop. And, of course, real foods cost more money. We also farm the yard that surrounds our home. We eat lots from the yard every day. Certainly many can't do it. Your point is well taken.
Ted, thank you for the humorous read "The Terrible Tragedy of the Healthy Eater". My family eats much like that - homemade lacto fermented mayo made with eggs from the back yard. Plenty of Kale, etc. Of course, we would never buy yogurt - make our own kefir from grass fed dairy we buy from our Amish friends. I could go on... but you get it.
My Omega 3 Question
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Hybrid Mode
