MAKE A HEALTH CHANGE FOR THE BETTER WITH ALL IN ONE NUTRITIONAL OIL OMEGA 3 AND EFA'S
Your body requires nutritional oils known as essential fatty acids (EFA's) to keep your body finely tuned and running efficiently. Most American diets lack these essential fatty acids necessary for better health and a stronger immune system. New findings on the protective power of fish oils for the heart points to a startling conclusion: Certain omega 3 fatty acids, consumed either from fish or fish-oil capsules, appear to offer
as much protection against dying from coronary heart disease as do cholesterol lowering drugs. Your body also uses these uniquenutritional oils, containing essential fatty acids and omega 3, to keep the immune system functioning properly, in carrying oxygen to your tissues, in reducing the pain, inflammation and swelling of arthritis; and to help reduce the hardening of cell membranes.
How should I supplement my diet with EFA's to make sure I'm getting enough?
Daily supplementation with a combination of borage oil, flax seed oil, and fish oil is the best way to make sure you get what you need…
Your body needs EFA's just like it needs other essential vitamins and minerals. The average person does get some EFA's through diet - but not enough to meet recommended daily amounts.
For the average person, supplementation with the following EFA's is required for the maintenance of good health:
GLA: 500 mg daily
- this amount is found in 2 grams of borage seed oil or 4 grams of evening primrose oil
ALA: 500 to 1000 mg daily
- this amount is found in 1-2 grams of flax seed oil
EPA/DHA: 400 mg daily for both combined
- this is found in 2 grams of fish oil daily
Why are essential fatty acids good for me?
Essential Fatty Acids are used by every cell in your body!
EFA's control amazing number of cellular processes. Essential fatty acids regulate a large number of mechanisms including increasing the fluidity of cell membranes and improving their "gate-keeping" abilities. These mechanisms help keep toxins out and bring nutrients into your cells. Essential fatty acids also influence the activation of cell genes, act as second messengers and produce good eicosanoids. These hormone-like compounds help reduce inflammation in the body, help keep blood from clotting, and help keep your blood vessels dilated.
Which fatty acids are essential?
Physiologically speaking, there are two fatty acids that are truly "essential". These are Linoleic Acid (LA) and Alpha Linolenic Acid (ALA). The body cannot manufacture these fats itself, yet they are essential for health. A healthy body uses LA and ALA to produce other fatty acids, which, in turn, produce beneficial hormone-like compounds called eicosanoids. The derivative fatty acids each play specific roles in the maintenance of good health and we generally include them when we talk about "essential fatty acids": Gamma Linolenic Acid (GLA), Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA), and Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA). There is one other derivative fatty acid that isn't always a good fat, but it, too, is necessary in small amounts: Arachidonic Acid (AA).
Linoleic Acid (LA)
LA is found in processed foods, margarine, and vegetable oils. LA helps improve skin conditions. It may also be partially converted to GLA in the body . The typical North American diet includes an excess of LA, so we do not need to worry about supplementation with this fatty acid.
Alpha Linolenic Acid (ALA)
ALA is found primarily in Flax seed oil and is also found in black currant oil. The positive effects of ALA have been documented in areas including: high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, immune system function, male infertility and cancer. The body also converts a portion of ALA into two other fatty acids, EPA and DHA.
Gamma Linolenic Acid (GLA)
A healthy body may derive some GLA from LA. The richest natural source of GLA is borage (also known as starflower) Oil. GLA is also found in black currant and evening primrose oils. The body uses GLA to produce eicosanoids that are highly anti-inflammatory, dilate blood vessels, and reduce blood clotting. GLA is popularly used by women suffering from PMS. However, GLA has been clinically indicated to have therapeutic benefits in many other health conditions including: rheumatoid arthritis, cardiovascular disease, diabetic neuropathy, cancer, and skin diseases such as eczema and psoriasis. The body definitely needs GLA and most North Americans are likely not getting enough of it.
Eicosapentaenoic Acid and Docosahexaenoic Acid (EPA and DHA)
These two difficult-to-pronounce fatty acids are responsible for the beneficial effects of fish oils. EPA produces eicosanoids that have many beneficial effects in the body. Research demonstrates that fish oils containing EPA and DHA have therapeutic benefits in areas including: rheumatoid arthritis, high blood triglycerides, high blood pressure, cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heart beat), infant brain development, and cancer.
Arachidonic Acid (AA)
AA is necessary for the infant brain development and small amounts are required for overall fetal development. However, it is not generally deemed a "good" fat, because, in excess, AA may have some harmful effects. AA is produced in the body from LA. It is also found in meat, eggs, and some shellfish. The body uses AA to produce a class of eicosanoids that are strongly pro-inflammatory, constrict our blood vessels, and increase the possibility of blood clotting. These compounds are very useful when you accidentally cut your skin while peeling potatoes - without them you would bleed to death. But once you have an excessive amount of these eicosanoids, the blood can clot in places you don't really want it to - for example, arteries.
Gamma Linolenic Acid (GLA)
Borage seed oil contains between 20% and 24% GLA
Evening primrose oil typically contains only between 8% and 10% GLA.
The body processes GLA through several steps, eventually leading to beneficial eicosanoids.(Eicosanoids are a family of powerful, hormone-like compounds produced in the body from essential fatty acids). Eicosanoids produced from GLA has three basic functions: it reduces inflammation, dilates blood vessels, and inhibits blood clotting. The strong anti-inflammatory properties help the body recover from injury by reducing pain, swelling and redness. The other two functions keep blood vessels open wide, and keep blood flowing freely. Eicosanoids are a family of compounds that include prostaglandin's, prostacyclins, leukotrienes, and thromboxanes, which are responsible for many of the beneficial effects of the good fats. However, some eicosanoids, such as those derived from Arachidonic Acid, are potentially harmful if excessive amounts build up in the body.
Liver problems, hair loss, weak nails, irritability and varicose veins a problem, then you need to start supplementing with EFA's.
EFA's are also natural fat burners. They are absolutely vital to high-quality metabolic functioning. EFA's provide significant amounts of energy to your heart and other organs, increasing metabolic rate and fat burners. They also help regulate blood lipid levels, including lowering cholesterol and triglycerides.
Nutritional Oils is a vital supplement for a healthy lifestyle, providing essential oils that your body needs daily to remain healthy. The evidence is clear in the many benefits of consuming essential oils daily.
Nutritional Oils is an all-in-one EFA (essential fatty acid) formula providing omega 3 and 6, EPA, DHA and GLA from 1200 mg each of flax seed oil, borage seed oil and fish per day. These EFA's keep your body finely tuned and running efficiently.
EFA deficiencies can lead to skin problems such as dry, scaly skin and eczema. Other common imbalances are dry hair and hair loss, nail problems, gallstones, irritability, liver problems, varicose veins, vulnerability to infections, low body weight and retarded growth.
NUTRITONAL OILS BENEFITS:
* Protects heart and arteries
* Regulates brain function and nerve impulses
* Supports the immune system
* Improves skin, hair loss, liver problems and varicose veins
* Increases metabolism
* Provides natural fat burners
* Lowers bad cholesterol
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