Omega=3 Can Lower Your Bad Cholesterol

Omega threefats are essential to your health and you can convenientlyget them from krill oil. Nearlyall fish are contaminatedwith mercury, whether they are from the ocean,lakes or farm-raised, and should be avoided.

If you alreadyhave significant sun exposure, then you should not take codliver oil as you will run the risk of overdosing on vitaminD. However, for most people who live in the US have very lowlevels of vitamin D in the fall, winter and early spring months,and would therefore benefit from cod liver oil.

Cod liver oilprovides you with vitamin D and A. If you decide to take codliver oil, the recommended dose is one teaspoon for every50 pounds of body weight. If you use cod liver oil duringyour summer you will need to be careful of vitamin D toxicityand I suggest you review the information on vitaminD testing.

The krill oilprinciple remains important to me, as American diets containfar too much omega 6 fats. Experts looking at the dietaryratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids suggest that in earlyhuman history the ratio was about 1:1. Currently most Americanseat a dietary ratio that falls between 20:1 and 50:1. Theoptimal ratio is most likely closer to the original ratioof 1:1. For most of us this means greatly reducing the omega-6fatty acids we consume and increasing the amount of omega-3fatty acids.

Please recognizethat we get ALL the omega-6 fat we need from food. We do NOTneed to take any supplements for these fats. Many of the omegafat supplements you see in health food stores will only serveto worsen your health, not improve it as they contain omega6 fats. This will worsen your omega-6 to omega-3 ratio.

I strongly recommendavoiding sunflower, corn, soy, safflower, canola, or productsthat contain these oils. That is no hydrogenated or partiallyhydrogenated fats, no margarine, no vegetable oil, no shortening.These oils are chock full of omega-6 fats and will only worsenyour omega fats ratio.

Acceptable oilswill be a high quality extra virgin olive oil, coconutoil, avocados and organic butter (An even betterbutter would be grass-fed organic butter, but this is hardto find. I encourage you to talk to any local farmers to seeif you can obtain this product).

Another wayto improve your omega 6:3 ratio is to change the type of meatyou are eating. You could consume more game meat like venison,or other game animals that are raised exclusively on grasstype foods. However, these are hard to find and generallymore expensive than beef.

Since nearlyall cattle are grain fed before slaughter, if you eat mosttraditionally raised beef, it will typically worsen your omega6:omega 3 ratio.

The grassfedbeef we offer, from Grassfed Organics, is much higherin Omega 3 than fish, with a 6:3 ratioof 0.16 to 1.

To get the necessaryOmega-3 fatty acids, you should consider eating meat thatis allowed to "free-range", or in the case of cattle,to be grass-fed. Unfortunately, you cannot buy this grass-fedbeef at your local grocery store.

You must alsobe careful as many stores will advertise grass-fed beef butit really isn't. They do this as ALL cattle are grass fed,but the key is what they are fed the months prior to beingprocessed.

Most all cattleare shipped to giant feed lots and fed corn to fatten themup. You will need to call the person who actually raised thecows, NOT the store manager, to find out the truth.

The least expensiveway to obtain authentic grass fed beef would be to find afarmer who is growing the beef who you can trust and buy ahalf a side of beef from him. This way you save the shippingand also receive a reduced rate on the meat.

An inexpensive,yet effective way to determine if the meat is really froma grass fed animal is to purchase the ground beef. Slowlycook the beef till done and drain and collect all the fat.Grass fed beef is very high in omega-3 fats and will be relativelythin compared to traditionally prepared ground beef.

It will alsobe a liquid at room temperature as it has very few saturatedfats, which are mostly solid at room temperature.

However, mostof us live in large urban areas and do not have the time forthis process. Just as it would be ideal to have an organicgarden and grow your own vegetables, most of us elect notto do that for time or space reasons.

I used to havean organic garden, but my schedule just would not allow meto have that luxury anymore. So, if you are convinced, likeI am, that grass-fed beef is better for you and you wouldlike the convenience of being able to order it over the Net,you can read more about grass-fedbeef here, and have it shipped overnight to your doorfrom our partner, GrassfedOrganics.

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