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Essential fatty acids (EFAs)

Chart of amount of essential fat in some foods to assist you in planning your diet
Amount of essential fat in foods
 to assist you in planning your diet
Amount Food Sources LA (g) GLA AA ALA (g) EPA/DHA  MONO

Daily Requirements:  LA (g) Minimum 9-18g;  Daily ALA (g) **** Minimum 2-9g

Seed Oils / Algae

1 Tbsp.

Flaxseed Oil

1.7 g

 

 

7.3 g

yields ~1.1.g ****

2 Tbsp.***

GROUND Flaxseed      (=1 1/3 Tbsp. whole)

0.83 g

 

 

3.2 g

yields ~0.5g****

¼ tsp./~1000mg

Borage Oil

 

250mg

 

 

¾ tsp.

Evening Primrose Oil

 

345mg

 

 

 

1 Tbsp

Hemp Oil **

 

 

 

 

 

 

.Red or Brown Algae

 

 

 

 

 

Fish 100g (~3.5 oz) COOKED / Fish Oil

~3.5 oz. Cooked

FRESH oily Fish - Salmon, herring, albacore, sardines, rainbow trout, mackerel

~0.9 g

 

 

Average ~0.25 g

Average~ 1.0 g DHA/EPA

~3.5 oz. cooked

Atlantic Salmon -Farmed^

~1.3 g

 

~1.3g

~ 0.1g

1.5 g DHA /0.7g EPA

~2 g

~3.5 oz. cooked

Chinook Salmon -Wild^

?

 

?

?

0.7 g DHA/1.0 g EPA

?

~3.5 oz. cooked

Coho Salmon -Wild^

?

 

?

?

0.8 g DHA/0.4 g EPA

?

~3.5 oz. cooked

Sockeye Salmon-Wild^

?

 

?

?

0.7 g DHA/0.5 g EPA

?

~3.5 oz. cooked

Chum Salmon-Wild^

?

 

?

?

0.5 g DHA/0.3 g EPA

?

~3.5 oz. cooked

Rainbow Trout -Farmed^

~1.75 g

 

0

0.7 g

0.83 g DHA/0.33 g EPA 

~1.3 g

~3.5 oz. cooked

Rainbow Trout -Wild^

~0.5 g

 

~.2 g

.23 g

1.12 g

~1.2 g

~3.5 oz. cooked

Other FRESH fish (E.g. Cod)^

 

 

 

negligible

<0.25 g

1 tsp.

Fish Oil

0

 

 

 

1.18 g

2.24 g

1 tsp.

Cod Liver Oil

 

 

 

 

~1g

Amount

Food Sources

LA (g)

GLA

AA

ALA (g)

EPA/DHA 

MONO

Eggs

1 Lg. (50g)

Commercial Egg^

.57g

 

 

.02g

.04 g

1 Lg.

Omega-3 Enriched Egg

.7g

 

 

 

.4 g

1 Average

Egg (from pasture-ranged hen)

 

 

 

.09g

.09 g

Nuts

20 (full ¼ C)

Walnut Halves (~4C/#)

11.4 g

 

 

2.7 g

yields ~0.4g****

17 (full ¼ C)

Pecans

6.2 g

 

 

.3g

****

Scant ¼ C

Brazil nuts

6.2 g

 

 

0

****

Scant ¼ C

Pistachios

4.0g

 

 

0.08 g

****

26 (Scant ¼ C)

Almonds

3.7 g

 

 

0

****

11.5g

17 (Scant ¼ C)

Cashews

2.3 g

 

 

0

****

25 (Scant ¼ C)

Hazelnuts

2.3 g

 

 

0

****

23 (Scant ¼ C)

Macadamias

0.4 g

 

 

.06 g

****

^  U.S. Dept. of Agriculture 2003; Health.gov: Addendum A: EPA and DHA Content of Fish Species

**Hemp oil's THC content fails drug test, but is not illegal.

*** Canada is a prime grower of flax, so it is ironic that Canadian law makes it illegal to declare EFA content on a product label, which would otherwise enlighten people to the fact that flaxseed is the richest source of ALA.

**** Conversion rate of ALA to EPA and DHA is conservatively estimated at 10-15%. i.e. 5g ALA at best yields ~0.75g EPA/DHA. And vice versa 1g EPA/DHA is equivalent to consuming 6.7g ALA

Oil LA Content - in Safflower (75%), sunflower (65%), corn (59%), and sesame (45%). These oils contain < 1% Omega 3

 


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General electrotherapy health benefits.   Used systemically and/or locally at specific problem areas of the body, its effective application has many benefits:

Detoxification Wellness / Healthy aging Pain relief 
Relief from insomnia Immune system restoral Anti-Inflammatory
Maximizes cellular energy production Accelerated tissue /bone
/scar healing
Stress Reduction
Muscle relaxation / rehabilitation Increased blood oxygen
/ circulation
+++

There are several reasonably affordable electrotherapy devices available for personal use. The following electrotherapies are those that have received a significant amount of positive feedback:

Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES) applies specific frequency patterns to the head area, with the following benefits:

Balances neurotransmitters Relieves pain Treats depression
Substance abuse withdrawal Relieves insomnia Relieve stress / anxiety
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