This is part two of the “Basic Supplement Cornerstone” which supports the use of a general health supplement regimen consisting of multi-vitamin supplement, fish oil supplement, probiotics, and vitamin D. These are all supplements that everyone should consider taking at some point in their lives.
Fish Oil
Over the years fish oil has been gaining popularity and the evidence of healthy omega 3 fats has been building up. Your diet should already include an abundant source of healthy fats. Due to the diminished quality of the fats in meats, eggs and dairy and the abundance of corn, vegetable and soy bean oils in packaged foods, the omega ratio in our diets are skewed in the wrong direction. Here you will learn what an omega fat is and how it effects the body. Omega fatty acids are a saturated fat and come in different molecular forms. Tiny molecular differences in the fats determine different functions that the fats perform in the body. The most common types of omega fatty acids are omega 3, omega 6 and omega 9 however you may seem omega 7 listed on some supplement labels.

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Biochemists, nutritionists and other scientists have determined that an ideal omega ratio is a balance between 1:1 to 1:2 of omega 6 to omega 3. Multiple sources show that the standard American diet (s.a.d.) has an omega ratio of 6:1, with some estimates as high as 20:1. Why is this ratio so important? While it is true that both fats are essential, proportionately higher levels of omega 6 fatty acids in the diet trigger systemic inflammation. Inflammation is your bodies natural response to damage and is meant to heal and protect the damaged area. However the inflammatory process itself causes a huge drain on your immune system and creates metabolic end-products that need to be excreted from the body.
Convinced yet? You need to be taking an omega 3 supplement no matter your health status, age or gender. Similar to the multivitamin, any drugstore brand fish oil will be sufficient. But with everything, you get what you pay for.
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