At present, many diets advocate advice that is more specific than others. While it is important to maintain and prioritize a varied nutritional hygiene, removing one food from your plate could be a mistake for your overall health. We tend to demonize certain types of food. This is often the case for lipids and therefore fats. In this article, let's focus more specifically on polyunsaturated fatty acids of the omega 3 type...

This class of fatty acids is essential to our survival. Indeed, our body does not manufacture them. We are therefore obliged to bring them to our body through food. Often, in case of malnutrition, a symbolic deficiency could be noticed and impact on the general well-being.

Often, when we are confronted with a Burn Out situation in our lives, we usually turn to support solutions such as natural medication, relaxation therapies or psychological hygiene. But did you know that a major part of our means of healing is ultimately found on our plate?

What is the purpose of omega 3 ?

Our brain being composed in great majority of essential fatty acids (The brain contains 60% of fatty acids of which 14% are omega-3), it is easy to understand that a contribution in omega 3 can bring to the nervous system a balance and a practically perfect balance.

In addition, in times of depression, burn out, post partum or just seasonal unhappiness,the body has a greater need for omega 3. Indeed, a marked deficiency in omega 3 could potentiate the negative effect of a burn out or a depression for example. Obviously, this is simply because disorders related to the nervous system are strongly impacted by a deficiency in polyunsaturated fatty acids.

The omega 3s in the brain consist ofDHA (docosahexaenoic acid ) for 10-20% of the total composition and EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid ) for only 1%. The DHA is mainly located on the cell membrane and will be essential to the proper functioning of neurons and synapses allowing a better circulation in the brain circuits.

In addition to the benefits on the nervous system, essential fatty acids such as omega 3 also play an important role in various body functions, such as:

• Hormonal balance
• The immune system
• Cardiovascular protection
• The retinal function
• Pregnancy and fetal development

The needs of the fetus are increased during pregnancy with a significant peak around the 6th month. The baby will then draw on the reserves of the mother to ensure proper development. Also, the pregnant woman should have a properly balanced diet to avoid deficiency. If necessary, it will be able to complement itself effectively. A mother without a deficiency in omega 3 after giving birth could live more serenely the period that is now called the 4th trimester, often associated with the post partum.

Nutritional balance

Today, our diet is unbalanced and the intake of omega 3 is difficult to obtain through traditional food. Whereas the ideal ratio should be 1 omega 3 for 4 omega 6 ( 1 ω 3 / 4 ω 6), we are currently at a balance much too unstable, namely: 1 omega 3 for 20 omega 6 ( 1 ω 3 / 20 ω 6). This ratio is really bad for everyone's overall health. We should all restore this balance by including foods rich in omega 3 such as vegetable oils from

• Linen
• Cameline
• Hemp
• Nuts
• Rapeseed

Be sure to choose your vegetable oils. Prefer them from organic farming and first cold pressure. Moreover, keep them in the refrigerator because they go rancid very quickly and only eat them raw. They are indeed not suitable for cooking.

Fatty fish such as :

• Sardines
• The mackerel
• Tuna
• Salmon

Moreover, nutritionists recommend a daily intake of 200 mg per day in DHA. If the diet is no longer sufficient because your deficiency is already too marked, an alternative that would combine dietary restructuring and supplementation through quality supplements is quite feasible.