13/07/2021
Omega 3 fats are made up of both EPA and DHA, the fats found in oily fish that your body can use straight away.
For non-fish eaters there’s another fat you can get from plant foods called ALA and this is a fat your body can convert into Omega 3.
ALA-rich foods include: Flax seeds, pumpkin + h**p seeds and walnuts but bear in mind that the body’s conversion rate of ALA to Omega 3 is very poor - only 3-10% and the rest is lost. So it’s very important that you also eat the foods that contain the nutrients your body will use to make that conversion and these include: Vitamins C, B3, B6, zinc, magnesium and manganese.
You can tell quite easily if you are not getting enough Omega 3 in your diet because the symptoms are so wide ranging: Dry skin, dandruff, lifeless hair, cracked nails, dry eyes, eczema, excessive thirst, sweating, fatigue, poor memory or learning difficulties, depression, aching joints… any inflammation such as arthritis or colitis, high blood lipids, depression, PMS, breast pain, water retention and bumpy skin on the back of upper arms.
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