Essential Fatty Acid Supplementation

In this day and age of fat phobia results everyone wants to eat lowfat or nonfat food, daily essential fatty acid supplementaion may be confusing to some of you. However, the recommendation make sense. While it's true we should consume no more than 30% of daily calories as fat, a lack of dietary essential fatty acid plays a role in the developement of many chronic disease such as heart disease, cancer, and strokes.

Recognizing Essentail Fatty Acid Deficiency
Some symptoms typical but not exclusive to Fatty Acid Defiency
Fatigue
Lack of endurance
Dry skin, hair, nails, eyes, mouth...
Gas, bloating
Constipation
Immune weakness
Frequent colds and sickness
Aching, sore joints
Chest pain
Depression
Lack of motivation
Forgetfulness
High blood pressure
Cardiovascular disease
Arthritis

Importance of Omega 6 to Omega 3 Ratio (4:1)
The balance is critical to proper prostaglandin metabolism.
Prostaglandin is for
Inflammation, pain, swelling
Bloood pressure
Allergies

Principle use of Essential Fatty Acid Supplements
Cardiovascular disease- (i.e. cholesterol, strokes..)
Allergic and inflammatory conditions (i.e. arthritis, multiple sclerosis..)
Autoimmune disease, cancer

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