Flax Seed Oil Danger According to Dr Joseph Mercola of the Optimal Wellness Center, Omega-3 and Omega-6 are both essential for good health, but we eat too much of the Omega-6 fats.  "The ideal ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fats is 1:1.?according to Mercola.  "Our ancestors evolved over millions of years on this ratio. Today, though, our ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 averages from 20:1 to 50:1! That spells danger for you." 5   Foods rich in Omega 3 are  "olive oil, avocados, dark green leafy vegetables, salmon, flax seed oil, walnut oil,  nuts, ocean fish, ostrich meat, grass fed beef, bison, and venison", says Mercola. He goes further to say that the Omega-6 oils are too prevalent in our diet and should be limited or avoided.  They are: corn, soy, canola, safflower and sunflower oil. If you understand how flaxseed oil works, you would consider it a dangerous drug to be used with extreme caution just as you would other powerful drugs, rather than look at it as a harmless dietary supplement. The best thing that can be said about alpha-linolenic acid is that it has a neutralizing or balancing effect against the over consumption of linoleic acid found in vegetable oils. Since vegetable oil consumption can lead to numerous health problems, alpha-linolenic acid can be useful in reversing or preventing these problems. The reason why flaxseed oil has been shown to be useful for so many health problems is because vegetable oils cause so many. Flaxseed can counterbalance these effects.

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