EFAs Effects On Major Body Systems

EFAs Effects On Immune System. Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) protect genetic material (DNA) from damage. Our immune cells use EFAs to make oxygen 'bullets' to kill infectious foreign invaders. They are helpful in treating fungal infections like athlete's foot or those that take hold under finger and toenails. Along with enzymes, greens, and friendly bowel bacteria, they also help get rid of yeast overgrowth (candida). The omega 3, and derivatives of both omega 3 and omega 6's inhibit tumor growth.

Digestive System. Essential Fatty Acids help prevent 'leaky gut syndrome' and food allergies. They help reduce food cravings, help prevent food addictions, and ease withdrawal symptoms from problem foods.

Essential Fatty Acids are required for protein metabolism. Without them, in fact, proteins can become quite toxic, impairing liver and kidney function, and leading to leaky gut, inflammation, and food allergies.

We require fatty acids to transport and metabolize minerals. They help to maintain strong bones, prevent osteoporosis, and help balance the mineral-depleting action of protein.

EFAs are required for wound healing.

Cold pressed Flax Seed Meal is an excellent source that is loaded with EFA's. Sprinkle it on your oatmeal! It gives hot cereal a nutty taste

Detoxification. And new research shows that EFAs, especially the omega 3's, can protect the body from the toxic effects of pesticides. The work was done with Inuit (Eskimos), using omega 3 derivatives found in high fat, cold-water fish.

They play a regulating role in the expression of genes on our chromosomes, especially those which make transport and other proteins with important functions in our cell membranes, and those involved in the production of enzymes needed for energy production.

They reduce the inflammation that leads to leaky gut and food allergies.

They improve bowel flora satisfy hunger, and suppress appetite. A friend of mine went to a conference on an island off South America. He arrived a day late, and found all of his cohorts had diarrhea. Unwilling to accept the same fate, he told me that every time he got hungry, he took 2 tablespoons of an oil blend that I developed for the work I do-a blend with a ratio of twice as much omega 3 as omega 6. He was surprised at how well it suppressed his hunger. Using the oil blend this way, he ate nothing but oil for 2 days, and ate his next meal only when he returned to California. In this way, he managed to avoid the bowel problems that all his friends had to contend with.

Inner organs-liver, kidneys, adrenals, and pancreas-require Essential Fatty Acids to function properly, as do our thyroid and other glands. EFAs are required for hormone production. Again, this is just common sense. If every cell in the body requires EFAs, so do our glands and organs, because they are all made of cells.

Red blood pigment (hemoglobin) formation requires EFAs. They also play roles in cell growth and cell division.

Brain development and brain function. 60% of the weight of our brain, the fat-richest organ in our body, is fat, and one third of that is EFAs. Agree with the teacher who calls students 'fat-heads'. The ratio of omega 3s to omega 6s in the brain is 1:1.

Children with learning problems benefit from freshly prepared dietary EFA-rich oils, if the omega 3 to omega 6 ratio is right. They learn faster, and focus better. According to research, their intelligence can increase by 6 to 9 points. EFA-deprived mother rats produce pups with permanent learning disabilities.

We shouldn't expect the brain to fire on all cylinders if its essential nutrient needs remain unmet. After all, the brain too, is made entirely from foods. If our foods don't satisfy our brains' biological requirements, we cannot expect it to work right. And then, our behavior also cannot be right. That's a basic law of behavioral biology.

Mental illness. Because EFAs lift depression and elevate mood, many depressed people would benefit by improving intake and balance of EFAs. Schizophrenics hallucinate less when EFA intake improves. EFAs ought to be key nutrients used to treat mental conditions. Dramatic improvements have sometimes been recorded in Alzheimer's disease and senile dementia. Parkinson's, Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS), and multiple sclerosis also respond positively to improved EFA intake, but may require additional interventions, especially protease enzymes, greens, and anti-oxidants.

Skin, hair, and nails. EFAs form a barrier in our skin against loss of moisture, protect us from dehydration, and prevent many problems involving histamines, prostaglandins, and inflammation. The barrier function of EFAs helps prevent dehydration, and the constipation and toxicity caused by it.

EFAs, gives relief from eczema, acne, psoriasis, and other skin conditions.

Dry skin indicates a need for EFAs. We can live with dry skin, but not with a dry liver or brain. Inner organs get priority on the EFAs brought into our body. After our inner organs have their EFAs, your skin gets oiled. I've taken as much as 15 tablespoons in one day, and then none for 12 days (traveling, I didn't want to chance breaking the amber glass bottle & spilling oil all over my underwear in my suitcase). By the skin test, I require almost 1 tablespoon more each winter day than I do in summer.

Cardiovascular System. Cholesterol transport requires essential fatty acids. Omega 3's lower high triglycerides by up to 65%, better than drugs, without side effects, except that you feel better. Remarkable-a fat that lowers blood fats.

Given in the right ratio-we use twice as much omega 3 as omega 6 … to produce hormone-like prostaglandins that make platelets less sticky, decreasing the likelihood of a clot forming in an artery to the heart or brain, thereby protecting us from heart attacks and strokes. Also, this helps to lower high blood pressure, help our kidneys remove excess water; and decrease inflammation in tissues.

Given in the wrong ratio, essential fatty acids can have the opposite effects. That is one of the most important reasons to make sure we get the ratio right. There should be more omega 3s, but enough omega 6s to avoid omega 6 deficiency.

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