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BAC - Rich source of essential fatty acids (EFA)
Essential fatty acids (EFA) "the good fats that heal" are the
fats you've been increasingly hearing about in recent years. Your body can't live
without them. They're needed for a healthy heart, a healthy nervous
system, a healthy immune system and especially a healthy brain (the human brain is around
80% fat).
The essential fatty acids sometimes called vitamin F, include linoleic,
linolenic, arachidonic acid and many more. Some are used by the body to manufacture
Prostaglandins, the hormonal regulators of blood pressure and capillary resilience.
The human body uses fatty acids from food for building tissues and for
specialized functions such as the production of prostaglandins, localized
tissue hormones. One major group of fatty acids is called essential fatty
acids, which are polyunsaturated, and include two major groups, omega-3
and omega-6 fatty acids. They are called "essential" because the body
cannot make them but must get them from food.
The terms omega-3 and omega-6 actually designate two families of fatty acids;
the former has the first double bond on the third carbon from the end of the fatty
acid chain and the latter has the first double bond on the sixth carbon from
the end of the fatty acid chain. The first fatty acid in the omega-6 family is
called linoleic acid. It contains 18 carbons and has 2 double bonds.
The essential fatty acids are involved in respiration in all the cells, and
are especially important to oxygen transport. They affect the health of the
hair, skin and nails, and help break up cholesterol in the blood stream.
They are not dangerous fat but are absolutely vital to health.
If you've read anything about low-carb
dieting or the "Mediterranean Diet," you know that the consumption of
healthy oils which contain these fatty acids produces astounding
health benefits in the human body.
Heart disease and various cardiovascular disorders respond quickly
and positively. Brain function is improved, diabetes is brought
under control, blood sugar is regulated, and cancer risk soon
plummets.
Most of us think of these oils coming from fish or seeds. That's
why I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Bio-Algae Concentrates
contain Omega 3, 6, 9, GLA and several more
including some yet undocumented or undiscovered. It is especially high in GLA, which is
a critical nutrient that is universally lacking in the American diet.
