Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids – A Quick Explanation

If you are confused about the difference between Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids, you are not alone. Many health-oriented folks are aware that we need these fatty acids, but don't know the role that each plays in the body ... or how much of each we need.

So here's a quick explanation that might help: Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids both fall in the category called Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs), which are fatty acids that our bodies need but which our bodies cannot produce. That means that we have to get EFAs from the foods and supplements we eat.

Getting Omega-6 fatty acids from the foods we eat is relatively simple. Seeds and nuts, plus oils refined from these seeds and nuts, all contain Omega-6 fatty acids. In fact, we tend to get too many Omega-6's from our regular diet.

Omega-3 fatty acids, on the other hand, are much less available. These fatty acids can be found in blue-green algae, and coldwater fish such as salmon and sardines. This means we tend to get too few Omega-3's in our diets.

The imbalance of too many Omega-6 fatty acids and too few Omega-3 fatty acids leads to problems. Why? Because hormones generated from Omega-6's tend to cause inflammation in the body, clotting of the blood, and cell proliferation. The Omega-3 fatty acids have the opposite effect. When we get equal amounts of both types of fatty acids, our bodies stay healthy. But the modern diet gives us way too many Omega-6's and too few Omega-3's.

The solution? Eat more fish. A simpler solution is to add AFA blue-green algae to your diet. Each algae cell contains 4.1 mg of Omega-3 fatty acids and only 0.9 mg of Omega-6 fatty acids. Thus taking blue-green algae can help rebalance these fats in your system.

This balance is important since inflammation from too much Omega-6 can lead to chronic conditions such as coronary heart disease, many forms of cancer, asthma, autoimmunity and neurodegenerative diseases

Learn more about AFA blue-green algae here.

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Awesome Answers for the Angry and Irritable

Have you noticed that people seem to be more angry and irritable than usual, whether in the supermarket or on the highway? Or do you maybe find yourself waking up on the wrong side of the bed more days than you used to?

If so, you are not alone. These days, with the economy and other life factors bouncing out of control, people can do little but react with anger and irritation. From a Traditional Chinese Medicine point of view, this means that the Liver is out of balance. Although we typically say that people "vent their spleens" in reality angry people have unbalanced livers.

The Liver: A Delicate Organ
To an acupuncturist, the liver is one of the most delicate and difficult-to-treat organs. It is both aggressive (hence being the source of anger) and quick to react with inflammation. At the same time, it does not easily accept support and healing energy. Give the Liver too much energy, and it rebels. Offering the wrong kind of energy produces the same results.

Luckily, one form of nutritional support that the Liver will easily accept is the nutrition of pure sprouted greens. In Chinese Medicine, the Liver's season is spring, when fresh green shoots and sprouts are just starting to grow. These sprouts gently cleanse and nourish the Liver back into balance.

Go Green to Rebalance the Liver
While it might be difficult to grow sprouts year round to support the Liver, you can conveniently support your liver with Go Green from Simplexity Health. Go Green is a rich source of organic sprouted greens that can rebalance the liver and help improve your cranky mood. Go Green ingredients include:

Basmati Rice Trin®, pea fiber, apple pectin, barley sprouts, flaxseed, green oat grass, Jerusalem artichoke, soy lecithin, organic oat sprouts, organic quinoa sprouts, organic soy sprouts, wheat grass, organic wheat sprouts, Super Blue Green® Algae (Aph. flos-aquae), organic sprouted millet, organic sprouted spelt, date fiber, barley grass, dulse, kelp, Siberian ginseng, lipase, stevia leaf, amylase, cellulase, protease.

You need just one to two teaspoons of Go Green daily, mixed with your favorite vegetable juice to keep your liver support, balanced and happy. When your liver is happy, so are you ... so Go Green!

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Natural Ways to Feel Calm

When you wake up in the morning, do you pause to enjoy that calm moment of peace between sleeping and waking? And wouldn't it been nice if you could experience that feeling of peace and calm during the day?

You can, naturally. While our techno-driven society tends to make us speak, think, walk, and even digest faster than is natural, you can take steps to slow your body and mind so that you return to a state of peace.

Natural Supplements to Restore Calm
There are several natural substances in the body that get "eaten up" when we are stressed. These substances contribute to our sense of calm, so when they become scarce, we find it difficult to feel calm. Examples include B-vitamins, magnesium, and certain micronutrients that feed the brain.

To keep yourself calm and peaceful daily, consider adding these supplements to your daily regimen, especially during times of stress:

- Probiotics: Acidophilus and bifidus as two of the probiotics (good bacteria) that live in our gut. Part of their job is to produce B-vitamins, which are essential to a feeling of calm. Stress, drinking chlorinated water, and taking antibiotics can all kill the probiotics natural to our gut. Taking acidophilus and bifidus restores the populations of these beneficial bacteria, and allows our bodies to produce calming B-vitamins.

- Magnesium: Magnesium is an essential ingredient for muscle relaxation and overall body calm. Many of us lack magnesium. If your muscles are sore and tense, and you find that you just can't relax, consider adding magnesium to your daily regimen. Just be sure to start slowly, since once your body has absorbed enough magnesium it will release the rest via your colon, usually in the form of diarrhea.

- Brain Food: Omega Sun blue-green algae from Simplexity Health contains rare micronutrients that can pass through the blood brain barrier and actually support the health of our brain cells. Most macro-nutrients cannot pass through this barrier, and hence tend to support overall body health while not helping our brains. To restore clarity of through and mental energy, add Omega Sun to your daily regimen.

A feeling of peace and calm throughout the day is not only possible, but easy to achieve with some simple natural supplementation. Enjoy!

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Simple Solutions for the Super Stressed

We haven't even really hit our stride in the holiday season yet, and people are already feeling super stressed! Whether the upcoming holiday season is causing you stress or you are dealing with other kinds of life problems, feeling repressed by stress is no fun at all!

Most of us know that stress isn't healthy, yet taking steps to support ourselves in times of stress can often seem like just one more thing to add to our "to do" lists. Luckily, supporting our bodies and minds during stressful times doesn't have to be complicated. In fact, it can be really simple.

Simple Solutions for Support
Convenience, simplicity, and ease ... these are the keys to
supporting ourselves when stressed. If you feel stressed, try
this simple nutritional "recipe" to keep you on track until the
current crisis in your life has passed:

1 to 4 packets of Simplexity Essentials

-- plus one of the following options --

1 to 2 ImmuSun
1 to 2 Coenzyme Q10
1 to 2 StemPlex

Why This Recipe Works
First, this little nutritional recipe works because it only
requires you to put a box of Essentials next to a bottle of
antioxidants on your kitchen counter. You can gulp down these
supplements easily before or after breakfast.

Second, the Essentials provide you with a full spectrum of
nutritional support. Each packet contains two forms of Super Blue
Green Algae, probiotics, and enzymes. The blue-green algae gives
you both mental clarity and physical energy. The probiotics
support digestion and relaxation. The enzymes help you digest and
get the maximum nutrition from your food. Sounds good, right?

Then, depending on which supplement you choose from the list, you get additional benefits. ImmuSun gives your immune system strong support. Coenzyme Q10 promotes heart and gum health, plus provides cellular and physical energy. Finally, StemPlex promotes stem cell production in your body and supports the body's healing processes.

This little recipe is a one-two punch that you can easily
incorporate into your morning routine. When you feel more
stressed, increase your intake of these whole foods. When you
feel less stress, decrease your intake.

It's as simple as that!

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