Essential fatty acids (EFAs)
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Essential Fatty Acids are oils omega3 and omega6 that you can find in certain amounts in all oils that you can purchase in most the health food and regular grocery stores. These fatty acids are called essential because you cannot create them in your body and your cells use them every day.

If you do not eat enough of these oils guess what youre going to get sick. What kind of sick The list is quite extensive and it depends on your deficiency.

* Acne
* ADD/ADHD
* Alzheimers disease
* Arthritis
* Asthma
* Cancer
* Diabetes
* Eczema
* Eye diseases
* Growth retardation
* Hair loss
* Heart disease
* High blood pressure
* Immune dysfunction
* Kidney deterioration
* Kidney deterioration
* Memory loss
* Psoriasis
* Schizophrenia

Its a good idea not to be short on these fatty acids because this list is still not complete.

80% of the American people will come down with serious illness because of nutritional deficiencies

It is not enough to eat essential fatty acid randomly. They need to be eaten in balance. You will need to balance the Omega3 with the Omega6. Most people are eating around 15 tablespoons of Omega6 to 1 tablespoon of Omega3. If you are one of these persons then expect to be harboring or creating one of the diseases listed above

What are Essential Fatty Acids

There are four important types of Essential Fatty Acids:

* Alpha Linolenic Acid (ALA) or Omega3 Oil
* Linoleic Acid (LA) or Omega6 Oil
* Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)
* Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)

The omega3 and omega6 fatty acids are found in everyday oils that you use for cooking baking and eating.

* Flax seed oil contains four times more omega3 than omega6
* Perilla seed oil contains threefour more omega3 than omega6
* Hemp oil contain the ideal ratio of 4:1 four times more omega6 to omega3.
* Pumpkin oil contains 3 times more omega6 than omega3
* Walnut oil contain ten times more omega6 than omega3
* Safflower has no omega3 and 75% of its oil is omega6
* Sunflower has no omega3 and 65% of its oil is omega6
* Wheat germ oil slight amount of omega3 but mostly omega6
* Olive oil no omega3 and 8% of its oil is omega6
* Corn oil contains mostly omega 6

You can see that most oils have very little omega3. This is why you hear a lot about flax seeds and flax seed oil because they are high in omega3.

In recent years a new source of omega3 was found in the seeds of the Perilla frutescens plant. Perilla oil was found not to cause digestive upset when used in large quantities. This oil is similar to flax seed oil in content except that 19% of it oil is saturated compared to 7% for flax seed oil.

Its cheaper to buy perilla it in liquid form since one tablespoon contains 7700 mg of omega3 and one capsule contains 550 mg.

It is best to alternate between oils using one bottle at a time of flax perilla and hemp oil. In this way you will get the benefits that the different oils have to give.

When buying your oils try to buy them in dark bottles. This prevents oxidation from occurring and assures that you get active and fresh oils that contain strong levels of omega oils.

Other sources of omega3 oil are

* Flax seeds
* Chia seeds
* Pumpkin seeds
* Walnuts
* Dark greens
* Soy products

Limit your use of soy products. These products use up your bodys minerals and have been associated various body diseases. They cause fibrin to settles in your tissues and organs. Fibrin tends to clog up your organs and causes arteries to close off when youre short on systemic enzymes.

Fish are also high in omega3 oil. Include these in your diet by eating them at least once a week. The fish to eat are

* Salmon
* Sardines
* Halibut
* Trout
* Albacore tuna
* Mackerel

Add the essential fatty acids to your eating habits everyday and gain the benefit of a better life.

Rudy Silva has a degree in Physics and is a Natural Nutritionist. He writes a newsletter call Natural Remedies Thatwork. For more information the on the essential fatty acids visit his web site at
http://www.fattyacidremedies.foryou.info