A simple blood test can tell you your ratio. So what has Omega 6? Most plant and nut oils like: margarine, canola, corn, soy, peanut, safflower,sunflower, Oat germ, wheat germ and rice bran are just some of the dietary items that contain higher amounts of Omega 6.
The thing is… Omega-6s and Omega-3s don’t have the same effects. Omega-6s are pro-inflammatory, while Omega-3s have an anti-inflammatory effect.
Of course, inflammation is essential for our survival. It helps protect our bodies from infection and injury, but it can also cause severe damage and contribute to disease when the inflammatory response is inappropriate or excessive.
In fact, excess inflammation may be one of the leading drivers of the most serious diseases we are dealing with today, including heart disease, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, arthritis, Alzheimer’s, many types of cancer, etc.
I am not saying do not consume any Omega 6′ because I am not, they are important for keeping our cell membrane soft flexible and help with cellular communication but only when there is a healthy balance of Omega 6 to Omega 3’s. #KnowYourRatio
Good sources of Omega 3’s
Cold water fish (Wild salmon, Wild halibut, wild cod, wild trout and wild mackerel) Wild game and grass fed/pasture raised and finished beef, pork and chicken, butter from grass fed and finished cows, Chia seeds/oil, fenugreek seed/oil, sea vegetables,Walnut/oil, sesame seed/oil, flax seed/oil, pumpkin seed/oil.
So, I am encouraging you to go to your doctor and ask them to do a fatty acid analysis so you know your ratio and can start making simple dietary changes to balance your ratio.