Oh DEAR.  And this is not meant personally to ANYONE.  But I swear, do most of you count the ratios and all of that????  I HATED math in school, and yes, I still got A's, but DANG IT.  I swear I can NOT EAT according to math, I just cannot.  I take the same outlook as how I feed my dogs raw...excellence over time.  I just cannot imagine counting out everything I eat from day to day, or even week to week.  For real.  Which brings up the question...if dogs were just as opportunistic as we were supposed to be...what is wrong with the "excellence over time" theory.  OK, well, I realize we're living in a different environment, but, sheesh.  And that "sheesh" was meant in a loving way, lol.  I just don't quite understand it.  I do understand that everyone tweaks things to their own health, and rightfully so, as do I, but I just get kinda glazy-eyed when it comes to ratios and "daily requirements", unless I'm misunderstanding this.  
   
  Love,
  Bren
  

Philip <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
  Ds wrote:
> I have been throwing fresh flax seed into a blender and
> eating it in the morning with fruits or water. Does this 
> deliver the proper nutrients in terms of omega 3 and 6?
> 

Based on his data from analysis of wild meats and organs, Loren Cordain
recommends lowering your dietary omega 6/3 ratio to "less than about 3 to 1,
preferably closer to 2 to 1." Flaxseed oil contains a very low omega 6 to
omega 3 ratio of 0.24. However, Flaxseed oil contains alpha-linolenic acid,
a shorter chain omega-3 fatty acid than the healthier long chain omega-3
fatty acids EPA and DHA in fish or seal oil. The human digestive system only
converts about 15% of ALA to EPA and 5% to DHA. 

Sources: 

- The Paleolithic Diet and Its Modern Implications: An Interview with Loren
Cordain, PhD, by Robert Crayhon, MS,
http://www.mercola.com/article/carbohydrates/paleolithic_diet2.htm and 
- The Paleo Diet by Loren Cordain, p. 127.
- The Benefits of Omega 3 Fatty Acids found In Seal Oil, as Opposed to Fish
and Flaxseed Oils., Dr. Cosmas Ho, M.D., C.C.F.P.,
http://www.omega3sealoil.com


> Philip wrote: One criticism made against 
> seed oils like flaxseed oil is that they are "too 
> manufactured." However, fish oil is also manufactured--and 
> apparently fish oil is more processed than flaxseed oil. ...

Ginny, I think it was you who said that flaxseed oil is too manufactured,
but when I looked into it, the sources I found indicated that fish oil is
more manufactured than flaxseed oil. Could you explain please how flaxseed
oil is more manufactured, if it is? 

Thanks,
Philip


 
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