Guest guest Posted February 2, 2003 Report Share Posted February 2, 2003 --- In , " Evely " <je@h...> wrote: > I had a ? for this group > > .. recently I went to NT potluck and I brought some flax muffins > ~someone told me flax was not good... they said that we already > get overabundance of omega3 in our diet and that we need the > other fats. That person has his omegas mixed up. It is omega 6 that is overabundant in the diet. Omega 3 is lacking, however it is the long chain omega 3 oil (EPA and DHA like in fish oil) that is bio-active in the human physiology, and the body has to convert the short chain omega 3 in flax oil to the long chain form. Unfortunately, the efficiency of that process varies from person to person, so taking flax is a bit of a crap shoot. There may be some benefit to the Budwig protocol which calls for the flax oil to be well blended with cottage cheese or quark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2003 Report Share Posted February 2, 2003 Why cottage cheese or quark? What is in them that helps balance the Omega 3 of flax seed oil? Why not kefir, raw milk or raw cheeses? Sheila > > I had a ? for this group > > > > .. recently I went to NT potluck and I brought some flax muffins > > ~someone told me flax was not good... they said that we already > > get overabundance of omega3 in our diet and that we need the > > other fats. > > That person has his omegas mixed up. It is omega 6 that is > overabundant in the diet. Omega 3 is lacking, however it is the long > chain omega 3 oil (EPA and DHA like in fish oil) that is bio-active > in the human physiology, and the body has to convert the short chain > omega 3 in flax oil to the long chain form. Unfortunately, the > efficiency of that process varies from person to person, so taking > flax is a bit of a crap shoot. There may be some benefit to the > Budwig protocol which calls for the flax oil to be well blended with > cottage cheese or quark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2003 Report Share Posted February 2, 2003 so the conversion is not so good with flax.. is that what you are saying? I knew that about fish... better at converting ALA they get from sea vegetables etc to EPA and DHA ... wasn't to knowledgable about the flax in regards to conversion All fish contain EPA and DHA right? I know salmon is really good.. Herring etc are there one's that have more? less? jen ----- Original Message ----- From: <johnny_tesla@...> < > Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 2:15 PM Subject: Re: EFA's?? > > > I had a ? for this group > > > > .. recently I went to NT potluck and I brought some flax muffins > > ~someone told me flax was not good... they said that we already > > get overabundance of omega3 in our diet and that we need the > > other fats. > > That person has his omegas mixed up. It is omega 6 that is > overabundant in the diet. Omega 3 is lacking, however it is the long > chain omega 3 oil (EPA and DHA like in fish oil) that is bio-active > in the human physiology, and the body has to convert the short chain > omega 3 in flax oil to the long chain form. Unfortunately, the > efficiency of that process varies from person to person, so taking > flax is a bit of a crap shoot. There may be some benefit to the > Budwig protocol which calls for the flax oil to be well blended with > cottage cheese or quark. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2003 Report Share Posted February 2, 2003 > That person has his omegas mixed up. It is omega 6 that is > overabundant in the diet. Omega 3 is lacking oh.. I think what that person was referring to was too many polyunsaturates (canola, soy etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2003 Report Share Posted February 3, 2003 > > > Why cottage cheese or quark? Because they're commonly available. > Why not kefir, raw milk or raw cheeses? I'm sure they're fine as well. Personally, I mix freshly ground organic flaxseed with my homemade kefir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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