Omega 3 fish oil

Everything you need to know about Omega 3

Who thinks of fat when they think of healthy eating?

Certainly the fewest. However, that would not be so wrong. Because fat is necessary for our body – essential for survival – without fat we would die very quickly.

You only have to imagine what it would be like to be permanently exposed to the sun at 40°C in the desert. Without water, without shade.

We will find out what this has to do with fats in a moment. Fats have three very crucial roles in our body.

1. Fats are fuel and energy
2. But fats are also building materials for new cells. Every single one of our cells in the body, or more precisely the cell membranes, are mainly made up of fatty acids. Our brain even consists of 30% fatty acids. If good building material is not regularly supplied, no new cells can be formed.
3. In addition, fats are auxiliary substances for biological processes. The fatty acids control and regulate these processes. We can think of it as a job full of little project managers and order helpers who make sure that everything in our body runs optimally according to plan.

Can we now sit back and relax, because we all get more than enough fat from our diet?

So in the future we can eat the roast pork with relish and do something good for ourselves and our bodies?

Unfortunately no. Because not all fat is the same. So the roast pork does not have its bad reputation for nothing. Because this kind of fat is not what we need so badly.

What we need are essential unsaturated fatty acids.

Sounds complicated at first, but it’s not.

It is enough if we know two names: Omega-3 and Omega-6.

Anyone who knows a bit about health and nutrition will certainly have even run across them. Because from these two miracle fats, the body can assemble all the proportions of fats it needs itself.

A great thing. Yes, actually. If there wasn’t a pretty big problem. In short, we consume far too much omega-6 and too little omega-3 fatty acids in our diet.

If we were still roaming the forests as hunter-gatherers, we would not have this problem and would automatically consume the right fatty acids. But instead, today we buy industrially produced food in supermarkets. If now rejoice all who eat a balanced and organic, perhaps even vegetarian or vegan, and even with their own vegetables from the garden or the weekly market. Sorry, no all-clear here either. No matter how you eat, you will not achieve a good ratio of omega-6 to omega-3. Unless you eat fish by the kilo.

But first, let’s take a look at our two wonder fats.

Omega-6 is involved in the control of inflammatory processes.

Inflammation is the body’s response to stimuli or disease, pathogens, wounds, burns or chemical burns. That is, inflammation is a good thing. It helps the body to bring these problems to healing.

But here too, as everywhere in life: Too much of a good thing is harmful.

At the beginning we talked about the fact that it would be very unpleasant, even deadly, if we were permanently exposed to the sun at 40°C in the desert. Without water, without shade.

Well, persistent inflammation is the same for the body. We need the sun, sure. But without shade and rain, nothing can grow, the plants and even our skin, burn.

This is where the fatty acids come into play. Omega-6 increases the inflammatory process. Too much of it will cause burns. Like the sun in the desert at 40°C. Omega-3 is the antagonist, it reduces the inflammatory process and brings the longed-for rain, so that everything is put back in order and can grow and thrive again.

The key to a healthy life is therefore a good balance: between omega-6 and omega-3, or between sun and rain.

The normal ratio between omega-6 and omega-3 is 1 to 1.

A 2.5:1 ratio is still considered healthy and 4:1 is acceptable.

Most people in Germany have an average ratio of 15:1, many even 25:1, i.e. 25 omega-6 to 1 omega-3. That is enormously high. This causes enormous stress. In concrete terms, this means heart attacks, strokes, allergies, diseases of the immune system, diabetes, arteriosclerosis, dementia and cancer. So the whole range of civilization diseases.

This happens when we consume too much omega-6 and too little omega-3.

So what can we do?

fatty acid ratio, the HS- Omega-3 index, we can measure. The easiest way to do this is with a self-test at home First, it’s good to know where we stand.

Then it is quite important to give our body what it so desperately needs.

On the one hand, this means eating as few foods with a high omega-6 content as possible. However, as already mentioned, this is not so easy. When we eat outside the home, for example, this cannot be avoided at all, because far too many omega-6-containing oils are usually used there.

The other is that we improve the omega-3 status. Here, a balanced conscious diet is not enough.

Therefore, the optimal way to improve omega-3 status is to take omega-3 capsules. Read the ingredients list, only high quality and pure omega-3 supplements contain the necessary high dosage. Omega 3 from Viptamin for example contains a lot of it: 400mg EPA and 300mg DHA per capsule . These are the essential omega-3 fatty acids. This dosage finally brings us the longed-for rain, so that our cells can relax again and work optimally.

Many suppliers specify their quantities per daily serving of, for example, 3 capsules. Always compare the content per single capsule with each other.

If you start taking omega 3, it will be noticeable:

A good omega-3 index makes joint pain, dry skin, persistent inflammation, high blood pressure, allergies, forgetfulness or other problems disappear.

One could list other positive qualities.

Particularly important is that it provides for efficient brain function. We remember: 30% of the brain, consists of omega-3 fatty acids.

Omega-3 also lowers blood pressure, blood lipid levels and cholesterol. It also strengthens heart health, vision and nervous system functions.

Thus, omega-3 is even a natural antidepressant. It raises serotonin levels and makes us happier.

It is amazing that there are few topics that are so important to our health and yet so unknown.

We can influence sun and rain only a little, but we can easily change the place of residence with the help of omega-3 intake. From the stress desert with constant heat, to a land with sun and rain, shade and optimal conditions for our health, performance and well-being.