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Fish Oil & EFA’s – The benefits of a diet comprised mostly of polyunsaturated fats are well documented. The essential fatty acids omega-3, 6, and 9 must be obtained from food sources. These fatty acids are the precursors for several classes of hormones and comprise most of our cell membranes. Studies are now suggesting that the omega-3 fatty acids are our friends in a number of ways. Since our modern diet typically is high in omega-6 fatty acids and low in omega-3 acids, it may prudent to increase our consumption of foods that contain a higher amount of omega-3 fatty acids. The richest source of omega-3 fatty acids is fish oil from cold water fish. Including fish oils and EFA’s within our diets will improve many things such as hair, skin, dry brittle nails, weight loss to memory! It even improves ADD in children.

Omega-3 fatty acids improve insulin action and glucose metabolism in fat and muscle cells. The fatty acids in the phospholipid layer of cell membranes determine the physiochemical properties of the membranes. This in turn influences the cellular functions, especially hormone responsiveness. Increasing the membrane content of polyunsaturated fatty acids increases membrane fluidity and the binding of many hormones to their respective receptors, thereby increasing their action. Dr. Barry Sears of the Zone diet is doing a tremendous amount of research with athletes and very high levels of omega 3 polyunsaturated fats. What he is finding is encouraging-that high doses of pure Omega 3′s can radically reduce symptoms of some auto-immune diseases and fibromyalgia and can drastically reduce inflammation in athletes who are training heavy and hard, perhaps better than chondroiten, MSM and glucosamine. These findings support existing scientific evidence that diets high in omega 6 fats (the typical American diet), increases measurable inflammatory by-products such as leukotrienes, thromboxanes and varying prostaglandins.