Flax & EPA

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Hi All,

Here are a few recommendations to watch out for if you are using either flax

(seed or oil) and EPA

1) Take your flax seed / flax oil with breakfast and avoid Omega 6 oils as the

Omega 6 will inhibit conversion of the

Omega 3 from the flax into EPA.

Omega 3

V Inhibited by Omega 6

EPA

V

DHA

2) Watch fibre when taking flax as it may carry some of the Omega 3 away.

3) Take your EPA before lunch & dinner as the EPA will be in the blood sooner

than the Omega 6 from the meal and this

will help to reduce the amount of dietary Omega 6 in the meal being converted

into AA (arachidonic acid). This will

also improve the DGLA to AA ratio as DGLA is what AA is made from.

Here is the Omega 6 pathway:

Omega 6

V

GLA

V

DGLA

V Inhibited by EPA

AA

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Good Health & Long Life,

Greg ,

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