By: Lauren Bourland,brMA, Metagenics Certified Lifestyle Educator
Hormonal Health,brWellness and Aesthetic Centers
If you follow nutrition information or even catch the localbrnews, you probably have heard them talk about Omega fatty acids. Fatty acids come inbr2 forms: Essential and Non-essential. Essential fatty acids (EFA's)are those that must be ingested because our bodies cannot produce them. Non-bressential EFA’s are those that our bodies can produce. The two EFA’s known arebrOmega 3 and Omega 6. The most popular
Non-EFA, Omega 9, is derived from things like canola, olivebrand macadamia oils, nuts and avocados and can be manufactured in our body. Thebrlatest and greatest Non-EFA Omega, which you may have not have heard of, isbrOmega 7.
The main EFA most of us are familiar with is Omega 3. Thesebrare the EFA's derived mostly from fish that are supposed to be good for ourbrheart and brain. There is even talk that Omega 3 can reduce inflammation in thebrbody. Omega 6 EFA, which you may have heard debated, can be bad for you if over-consumedbrbut does have heart health benefits. Omega 6 EFAs are even considered pro-inflammatory because they are foundbrin processed cereals and processed meats.
If you take a daily fish oil supplement, you probably arebrconsuming an EPA/DHA combination of Omega 3. Omega 3's are the “good fats”brfound in every cell in the human body. Although supplements are popular, mostbrpeople are not consuming enough on a daily basis to have reduction inbrinflammatory related diseases-most notably heart disease. It takes Omega 3 inbrhigh, potent doses to reduce triglycerides and inflammation.
The new golden boy on the block is the Non-EFA Omega 7, found in foods likebrcold-water fish, macadamia nuts, and a fruit called sea buckthorn berries. Emergingbrresearch suggests that Omega 7 (as Palmitoleic acid) in as little as 210brmg/day, reduces inflammation and reduces insulin resistance. Based on a commonbrblood test that measures inflammation, C- Reactive Protein, (CRP) patients sawbra 64% drop on their CRP in just 30 days. Much research has been done with Omegabr7 in animals but more is arising with humans. In a 2011 Japanese study, Omega 7brgiven to rats helped reduce their cholesterol and triglyceride levels, reducedbrinsulin resistance and even triggered weight loss. According to the study, thebrrat livers were healthier and they had an overall reduction of inflammation inbrthe body. Dr. Michael Roizen, who you all have seen on the Dr. Oz show, isbrcurrently in a clinical trial looking at the effects of Omega 7 in humans. Sobrfar, according to Dr. Roizen, “thebrpotency looks similar to statins (cholesterol lowering drugs) without any knownbrside effects”!
We promote the only combination formulation of EFA andbrNon-EFA called Mega-10. This is a combination of Omega 3 and 7, and the studiesbrsurrounding this combination with regards to lowering cholesterol andbrtriglycerides, decrease CRP levels, and even reversals in metabolic syndromebrare astounding!
Overall improved heart health, longevity and possibly getting off ofbrmany medications? Sign me up!
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