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| Spectra 12 - Food Supplement |
Fatty Acids & Disease
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Only when the Omega - 3 and Omega - 6 Fatty Acids are present,
and in balance with one another, can the body manufacture the other
Fatty Acids it requires. That is why the Omega 3 and 6 Fatty Acids
are referred to as the "Essential Fatty Acids".
As the average Western diet contains only one-sixth of the Omega
- 3 we need on a daily basis, it becomes apparent that nutritional
supplementation is now a must!
Many individuals have claimed that when they began supplementing
their diets with the "Essential Fatty Acids", they saw improvements
with conditions as diverse as ... arthritis, cancer, depression,
candida albicans, dry skin, fatigue, heart disease, PMS, psoriasis,
diabetes, allergies, and viral infections. |
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Combining Flaxseed and Spirulina, Spectra 12™ is the one of
the most potent sources of naturally occurring Essential Fatty Acids
in the world!
Fatty Acids play an essential role in keeping the cells healthy
and functioning as they should.
Cell membranes regulate the necessary passage of minerals and
molecules throughout the body. When the cell membranes are
functioning optimally, they prevent harmful chemicals, parasites,
moulds, viruses and other dangerous organisms such as bacteria, from
invading the cell. |
Accordingly as the body attempts to process these unnatural
"trans" fats, they are carried through the cell membranes and
deposited in many areas of the body. This causes all manner of
health problems. "Trans" fats may derail the body’s normal ability
to eliminate cholesterol, as well as alter the normal transport of
minerals and other nutrients across the cell membrane. This allows
disease microbes and toxic chemicals to enter into the cell
unnecessarily. Edward Siguel, M.D., Ph.D., an award-winning
researcher, investigated Fatty Acids during the Framingham Cardiovascular Study.
In his book, "Essential Fatty Acids in Health
and Disease", Dr. Siguel definitively correlates
"trans" fats to heart disease. In fact, many of the people that Dr.
Siguel studied that had heart disease, also had very low levels of
"Essential Fatty Acids". Dr. Siguel also believes that low fat diets
that are not based on whole foods might be hazardous. "Individuals
who maintain normal or low body weight by eating low calorie, low
fat, processed foods, such as supermarket cereals, breads and pastas
are at high risk for "Essential Fatty Acids" insufficiency ...
compounded by the use of hydrogenated oils, leading to elevated
levels of circulating "trans" Fatty Acids.
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an additional test done by Dr. Donald Ruden and published in
his book "The Omega 3 Phenomenon",
Dr. Ruden stated, "American mothers produce milk that often has only
one-fifth to one-tenth of the Omega - 3 content of the milk that
well nourished, nut eating Nigerian mothers provide their infants."
According to John Finnegan in "The Facts
About Fats", both "Essential Fatty Acids" (Omega - 3 and
Omega - 6) are necessary for the proper development of fetal and
infant tissues and the nervous system. Omega - 3 relates
particularly to the parts of the brain responsible for our learning
ability, anxiety or depression, auditory and visual perception, as
well as balancing the immune system.
A 1991 Mayo Clinic study of 19 ‘normal’ pregnant
women all eating ‘normal’ diets, showed all of them were
deficient in the Omega - 3 Fatty Acids and to a lesser
extent Omega - 6. These researchers recommended that one supplement
with Omega - 3 Fatty Acids during every pregnancy. An insufficiency
of Omega - 6 can result in autoimmune problems, breast pain, and
lumpiness, eczema, hyperactivity in children, hypertension,
inflammation and PMS. A deficiency in Omega - 3 can result in
arthritis and joint stiffness, irritable bowel syndrome, PMS,
prostate problems, various skin disorders, as well as depression,
phobias and schizophrenia. |
