Suplement of the week

Happy Friday!

About 2 weeks ago I started taking more than just a multi vitamin and started researching other vitamins and supplements that will be beneficial to my health. Being a former athlete I wish I had known how important nutrition and vitamin/supplements are for energy and performance, but unfortunately I was never informed and was way to busy to even research it. Anyways I'm going to start doing posts 1-2 times per week on vitamins and supplements that are good and ones that are not good.

What is the supplement this week? Omega 3-6-9 fatty acids.

No people these do NOT make you fat, the phrase "you need to eat fat to lose fat" refers to getting your daily intake of fatty acids. They are important for all systems in your body in order to function properly (skin, respiratory system, circulatory system, brain and organs). There are two types of fatty acids that are essential for the body but that your body can not actually produce on its own, Bummer! These are omega-3 fatty acids and omega-6 fatty acids, they are important for brain development, your immune system function and your blood pressure. Omega-3 fatty acids can be found in foods like: Grains, Brazilian nuts, Green Leafy vegetables, Hempseeds, Pumpkin seeds, Walnuts, Flaxseeds. Omega-6 fatty acids are best found in seeds, nuts, lettuce, broccoli, kale, and in certain raw vegetable oils. However there is a rule when taking fatty acids and that rule is; you should be eating about twice as much omega-6 as omega-3, so that your omega-6 to omega-3 ratio is 2:1..got it?

Last but not least is Omega-9 fatty acids, these bad boys are non essential fatty acids which basically means they are made up naturally by the body, pretty cool eh? What I love best about Omega-9 fatty acids is that they are found in some of my favorite foods like avocados, pecans, almonds, cashews,and macadamia nuts.

You can also find Omega 3-6-9 fatty acids in a pill form if you prefer pill popping lol :)  

There you have it so make sure you are getting your omega 3-6-9 fatty acids!

 

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