With this service you will receive a home finger prick test. The body constructs hormones from omega 6 fatty acids. These tend to increase inflammation (an important component of the immune response), blood clotting, and cell proliferation, while those from omega-3 fatty acids decrease those functions. Both families of hormones must be in balance to maintain optimum health.
Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids are "essential" meaning we cannot make them on our own and must obtain them from our diet. In modern diets, the main source of omega-3s is the fat of cold-water fish such as salmon, sardines, herring, mackerel, and black cod (sablefish). The body needs two long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, (eicosapentaenoic acid [EPA] and docosahexaenoic acid [DHA]), both found in oily fish. It uses these as building blocks for hormones that control immune function, blood clotting, and cell growth as well as components of cell membranes.
Many nutrition experts believe that before we relied so heavily on processed foods, humans consumed omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in roughly equal amounts. But today, most Europeans get far too many omega-6s and not enough omega-3s, a dietary imbalance that may explain the rise of such diseases as asthma, coronary heart disease, many forms of cancer, autoimmunity and neurodegenerative diseases. All are believed to stem from inflammation in the body. The imbalance between omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids also may contribute to obesity and depression.
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