EFA's: Fats That Can Save Your Life

EFA’s help you burn excess fat, restore health to the cardiovascular system, relieve arthritis pain and inflammation, and strengthen the immune system.

If you have ever been on a diet, then you have undoubtedly become accustomed to dread the word "fat"; however, not all fat is bad for you. There is the "bad" fat that collects on your body and clogs the arteries and then there is the "good" fat – also known as Essential Fatty Acids (EFA’s).

"Bad" fats can harm you

EFA’s should not be confused with the saturated fat found in red meat, butter, cream, milk, and cheese and trans fats (also known as hydrogenated oils) found in margarine. Saturated fats and trans fats can be converted to body fat, harden the arteries, raise blood pressure, and contribute to cancer and diabetes.

The "good" fats keep you healthy!

On the other hand, without EFA’s (the "good" fats) in your diet, you could not think, see, hear, reproduce, run or even move a muscle. Hence, they are referred to as essential fatty acids - the type of fats that your body needs to function properly.

There are two families of EFA’s, Omega-3 (linolenic acid) and Omega-6 (linoleic acid).

Omega-3 and Omega-6 EFA’s are the raw materials used to make all the special fats in the structure of your brain, eyes, ears, testes, ovaries, adrenals and the membranes that surround and protect every cell in your body. You must get EFA’s from your diet, because your body cannot make them.

From Omega-3 and Omega-6 EFA’s your body makes a whole array of essential fats. Omega-3 EFA’s are found in the body oils of cold-water ocean fish like cod, mackerel, halibut, herring and tuna.

The healing and preventive abilities of Omega-3 in fish oil have been documented in countless studies in the U.S. and Europe.

Omega-3 is crucial for people concerned about heart disease.

Eskimo natives of Greenland caught the attention of Danish researchers sixty years ago. Dr. H.O. Bang and his team from the University of Alborge in Denmark observed that Eskimos consumed large amounts of fatty ocean fish, which are loaded with Omega-3. They were astonished to learn that of the thousands of Eskimos they examined only a few showed mild signs of heart disease. In fact, heart disease is so rare among the Eskimos, they don’t even have a single word in their language to describe it!

The Danish study prompted widespread U.S. studies to further evaluate the incredible therapeutic effects of Omega-3 oils found in fish.

Vanderbilt University researchers studied the effects of Omega-3 on hypertension (high blood pressure). They confirmed that Omega-3 significantly lowered high blood pressure.

According to The Nutrition Desk Reference by Dr. Robert Garrison and Dr. Elizabeth Somer, research of Omega-3 showed that it helped vision problems, yeast infections, psoriasis (a skin disease), migraine headaches, and even rheumatoid arthritis. What’s more, researchers at the Mayo Clinic concluded that Omega-3 supplementation also slows the progression of kidney disease.

The other "good" fat which works in partnership with Omega-3 is Omega-6. The most significant benefits of Omega-6 include ensuring fat regulation and energy distribution (which aids in weight-loss), reducing the intensity of PMS symptoms, and treating alcoholism and schizophrenia. The highest concentration of Omega-6 is found in borage oil, followed by safflower oil.

In addition, Omega-6 assists Omega-3 in reducing all kinds of inflammation, lowering LDL cholesterol and promotes optimal immune function.

Regular supplementation of Omega-3 and Omega-6 have therapeutic effects on chronic illnesses and conditions. By the same token, being deficient in either Omega-3 or Omega-6 is a potential risk for chronic health problems.
In summary, the following are just some of the ways that the two families of EFA’s, Omega-3 and Omega-6, can benefit you:

Burn fat: Helps the body eliminate excess fat. Provides significant amounts of energy to your heart and other organs, which in turn boosts metabolism and increases fat burn-off.

Prevent Heart Disease: Dramatically reduces the risk of heart disease by providing a slippery protective coat on the walls of the arteries, thus inhibiting plaque from sticking to arterial walls.

Relieve Arthritis Pain and Inflammation: Extremely effective in relieving the symptoms of arthritic conditions by suppressing inflammation without irritating the gastrointestinal tract with drugs.

Calm Digestive Disorders: Keeps the inflammation of Colitis and Crohn’s disease under control and decrease damage to the colon wall.

Fight cancerous growths: Helps prevent cancer from growing by blocking cells that nourish the cancer.

Reduce symptoms of PMS and Menopause: Help relieve the drying of vaginal and bladder tissues in menopausal women, which helps ward off urinary tract infections. Also helps relieve symptoms of premenstrual disorders including breast pain, premenstrual tension, bloating, depression, and irritability.

Block Symptoms of Migraine Headaches: Effective in helping decrease the frequency and intensity of migraine attacks over time. Regular consumption of fish or fish oil supplements have positive long-term effects on brain chemistry.

It’s amazing how EFA’s provide an array of significant and varied health benefits. Because EFA’s are essential for every cell in every tissue of every system in your body to function properly, it is not surprising that they have enormous recuperative and preventive effects on chronic disorders.

Are you getting enough EFA’s in your diet?

In order to get the proper levels of EFAs in your diet, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) advises us to eat at least six servings of fish a week. This does not include fried fish since the high temperature of frying causes the EFA’s to become rancid.

Since eating 6 servings of fish is not practical for most people, daily supplementation offers an easy and effective way of getting proper levels of Omega-3 and Omega-6 to support optimal health.

EFA’s are absolutely necessary for optimum health!

Everyone should be getting enough EFA’s on a daily basis, but just as important you should be getting the proper balance of Omega-3 and Omega-6.

Master Omega Oils™ contains recommended amounts of both Omega-3 and Omega-6 oils. Plus it contains natural vitamin E derived from soy to prevent rancidity.

Even if you eliminate all the saturated fat and trans fats from your diet, you could still be at risk for serious health problems - resulting from damaged nerve cells and reduced immune function - if you do not get enough Omega-3 and Omega-6.

Deficiencies in Omega-3 and Omega-6 essential fatty acids have been linked to serious health conditions, such as: