Do We Really Need to Supplement with Omega-3 Fatty Acids?

 

Conclusive scientific evidence indicates that the Western diet is dangerously deficient in EPA and DHA Omega-3 fatty acids. Research shows this is a common causal factor in pandemic levels of illness and suffering.

Thousands of scientific studies prove the necessity of supplementation with EPA/DHA Omega-3 fish oil. Here are some of the facts:

Fact: Omega-3 Fatty Acids are ESSENTIAL for health and wellbeing. – Dietary sufficiency is necessary for the proper function of the heart, the brain and every other cell, tissue, organ and gland in the body.

Fact: Just as with vitamins and minerals, your brain and body cannot make EPA/DHA Omega-3 fatty acids so they must be consumed in the diet.

Fact: For these reasons scientists refer to EPA/DHA Omega-3 fatty acids as ESSENTIAL fatty acids (E.F.A.s). They are absolutely essential for proper cell function and for health and they MUST be consumed in the diet.

Fact: The North American (Western) diet is DANGEROUSLY DEFICIENT in EPA/DHA from Omega-3’s. – This deficiency is implicated as a causal factor in alarming numbers of preventable illnesses and disease-related deaths worldwide.

Fact: Traditionally we consumed sufficient amounts of EPA and DHA Omega 3 fatty acids by eating wild game meat and wild fish.

Fact: EPA and DHA are NOT found in grain fed domesticated animals such as cows, pigs, lambs, chickens, and turkeys.

Fact: Farmed fish does NOT contain sufficient amounts of EPA and DHA Omega-3 fatty acids. Although wild fish does contain sufficient amounts of EPA and DHA, virtually all sources are now so toxic with mercury, dioxins, and other pollutants that they are not safe to consume in sufficient amounts.

Fact: Vegetable sources of Omega-3 fatty acids like flax seed DO NOT contain EPA or DHA. Furthermore, research indicates that vegetable sources cannot be converted to EPA and DHA within the human in sufficient amounts.

Fact: We are genetically designed to consume EPA and DHA directly, not to convert them from vegetable sources.

Fact: The only way to safely consume adequate amounts of EPA/DHA is through supplementation with fish oil.

Fact: EPA and DHA Omega-3 fatty acids are so important because they are the main component of the brain neurons and all cell membranes. This is why DHA is the main component of healthy human breast milk.

Fact: Deficiency in EPA/DHA Omega-3 fatty acids is implicated as a causal factor in virtually all the common illnesses and causes of disease-related death in the Western world. EPA and DHA deficiency in infants and children has been shown to be a causal factor in development, learning, and behaviour problems such as ADHD as well as vision, digestive and skin disorders. EPA and DHA deficiency in teens and adults has been shown to be a causal factor in breast, colon, and prostate cancers, heart disease, strokes, diabetes, arthritis, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, depression, skin disorders, digestive disorders, chronic pain, vision problems, hormonal problems, and pregnancy complications including improper fetal development, premature birth and postpartum depression. EPA and DHA deficiency in the elderly has been shown to be a causal factor in diabetes, high blood pressure, mood disorders, osteoporosis, arthritis and Alzheimer’s.

Fact: It is absolutely necessary to consume a pure, pristine, and toxin free source of EPA and DHA Omega 3 fatty acids for health, vitality and quality of life. This is literally required from conception to the time we pass from this earth.

Omega-3 essential fatty acids (EFAs) are some of the most essential nutrients for human health ever identified!

Dr. Michael Gibson is a Kanata chiropractor and the clinic director of The Wellness Group, a multidisciplinary health facility. He currently practices chiropractic in Kanata full time with a focus on educating and empowering his practice members to achieve abundant health and maximum quality of life.