Therefore, use it moderately in balance with Omega-3 and only the extra virgin olive oil, packaged in a light protected container. BEWARE: Some cheap olive oils brands are blended with Canola oil, which is GMO (seed) and a damaged fat.
Polyunsaturates – Omega-6
Animal sources: Mother’s milk, organ, and lean meats.
Vegetable sources: Pumpkin seed, borage, macadamia, safflower, sunflower, olive, sesame, and hemp seed oils. Raw nuts, seeds, traces in legumes, algae, and leafy greens.
Super Polyunsaturates – Omega-3
Animal sources: Mother’s milk, krill oil, marine oils, and cold water fish such as salmon, mackerel, herring, carp, sardines, shrimp, oysters, halibut, tuna, sablefish, bluefish, catfish, and anchovies, and fresh water fish, such as trout and crappie.
Vegetable sources: Linseed/flaxseed oil, perilla, and traces in walnuts, pecans, kiwi fruit, fresh sea vegetables, algae, and leafy greens.
Fresh, organic, cold pressed, flax seed oil, a rich source of ALA, contains approximately 70 to 80 percent EFAs and is especially high in Omega 3. Select only quality, organic oils, packaged in light protected containers from a reputable company. http://www.omeganutrition.com
CHOLESTEROL IS ESSENTIAL FOR NERVE TISSUE, HORMONES, BILE, AND VITAMIN D
Cholesterol is one of a group of fats found in the blood stream. It travels through the bloodstream bound to two types of lipoproteins, which are molecules containing both fats and protein. Low density lipoproteins (LDLs), richest in cholesterol, rebuild and repair damaged tissue. High density lipoproteins (HDLs) clear fat away from artery walls and return it to the liver for excretion. When arteries are healthy and well nourished, their linings remain smooth and clear. As cells wear out, they are removed by HDLs. New cells are then replaced as the LDLs bring in more cholesterol in a natural continuous maintenance processes.
Cholesterol acts as a perfect lubricant. Well nourished, elastic arteries allow a steady flow of blood to nourish the various organs.
Cholesterol is vital for many important functions of the body and is found in all body tissues. It is essential in the production of nerve tissue, many hormones, including sex hormones, bile for fat digestion, and vitamin D. Lower than normal levels of cholesterol have been correlated with anaemia, acute infection, depression, dementia, autoimmune disorders, and excess thyroid function.
The liver and brain make about 1.5 gm of this waxy fat-like substance every day to help insure the body has enough of it. About 10 percent of the dry weight of the brain is cholesterol. Reduced consumption of cholesterol actually spurs the body to increase production of it.
Cholesterol is often implicated in heart disease. However, cholesterol consumption has remained constant during the past 114 years, while the increase in cardiovascular disease is up some 350 percent. Therefore, cholesterol itself is not the villain, but rather a symptom of heart disease when it builds up in the process of trying to repair damaged arteries.
Several factors are involved in the development of cardiovascular disease. Through nutritional deficiencies and/or ingestion of damaged fats/oils (trans fatty acids), vessels lose their elasticity, form lesions, and start to fragment. Cholesterol, in the form of LDLs, is dispatched to the damaged area to protect the tissue in the same way a scab forms while a cut heals.
However, if the necessary nourishment such as vitamin C, bioflavanoids, and silica, are not delivered, proper healing does not take place and the HDLs will not remove the cholesterol deposits. Scarring takes place and plaque builds up to act like a glue. Stress, damaged fats/oils, sugar, cigarette smoking, coffee (even decaffeinated), diabetes, fluoride, low thyroid function, iodine deficiency, liver dysfunction, and cardiovascular disease all hinder the body’s natural processes and contribute to higher than normal cholesterol levels.