This explains why the late Charles Poliquin would recommend "mega dosing" omega 3's at 30-60 grams per day for a few months for not only his athletes, but doctors found that doing that with patients would drastically improve fat loss. He mentioned "cell signaling" being improved by the omega 3's IE they were better able to communicate not only things like satiety for hunger, but energy production. Great damn video
One has to be extremely careful you get high quality supplements that are in capsules and have been refrigerated from process to shelf. They oxidize readily. A sign to know if your supplement is rancid is if you get fish burps.
As a weightlifter, heavy cleans, jerks, and snatches put my joints under immense stress. Ever since I started taking 2 tsp of cod liver oil a day, switching to grass fed animal sources, and consuming more fish, I've noticed a significant reduction in post workout joint fatigue. My back and other joints also don't get stiff from work anymore. It's crazy how much inflammation in my body has been solved
Put it out anyway. Tons of info that Thomas didn't cover like what to eat and what not to eat for those of us with limited time to do research. Not just the generic "don't use seed oils", but facts about what foods have a plethora of Omega 6 and what foods don't.
The omega-fat business is business; selling a product. Marketers separate the differences and sell them. Every product needs a pitch. But because certain chemical reactions occurred in test tubes does not mean they happen in the body. The health benefits and superiority of omega fats are speculation and have had no long-term empirical proof.
Fats are such an enigma to me. Are you still avoiding the animal fats from the meat and trying to compensate with a vegetable version of it? You once said you avoid chicken and beef fats but not pork but then used a different saturated fat from a vegetable source. Then once when you were experimenting with the Carnivore Diet but still adhering to the practice of taking in veg sources you said you reacted poorly. This video was about PUFAs and MUFAs but I wish you'd do a deep dive on everything about fats. That honestly seems to be where my problems are. From a macro level to a biochemical level and how it's used, how it inflames. Where are the omega 6s? Should I take Omega 3s supplements at specific times if the 6s are blocking them? These are all questions. I'd watch a 5 hour video on fats! (That's how confusing they are to me) Carbs are easy to understand even we want to deep dive into lectins. Proteins are too I think even though if we wanted to delve into amino acids and such. But fats and trying to help heart health is something that truly escapes me.
Omega 3 Supplements are often diluted with Soybean or some other vegetable oil which basically nulifies taking the Omega 3s in the first place. The best way to get Omega 3s is from whole foods, the fresher the better.
Thank you Thomas! While I won't pretend to understand ALL of your technical info, the essence of it comes through loud & clear (you're very good at that!). I've recently been eating a lot of nuts and fats and I've noticed my arthritis getting noticeably worse - even while I eat a good amount of wild salmon & take a good quality fish oil supplement. I now realize I need to cut back on those almonds, pecans, pumpkin seeds and other omega 6-rich foods. :)
I’m just beginning my research into omega-3 omega-6 and I’m a little confused. As an example, If avocados are good according to a prior video by the author and they have a 13 to 1 ratio of omega-6 and omega-3 respectively and less omega-6 is best according to this video, then how are avocados good?
Dude, not only the ratio, but the quantity matters. Sure avocado ratio is 13:1, but the amount of omega-6 and omega-3 contained is negligible so yea. Who cares
I’m a little confused, you did an interview in the proof podcast saying you promote olive oil, and plant fats and not saturated animal fats.. I’m so confused….
I’m doing so much better with a very minimal amount of PUFAS in my life 🙌🏻 would never go back to consume omega 3 supplements nor would I use nuts in almost every meal ever again. Saturated fat all the way
Comparison between the Sacha Inchi Oil and the Fish Oil I. The process of obtaining the supplies The Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia Volubilis Linneo ) is a seed obtained through the cultivation in organic earth located in the Central Forest of the Peru in medium altitudes and it implies all the corresponding agricultural works. The required extension area is related to the amount of production that is desired to obtain, 1 Ha of earth produces 1000 Kg of seed in the first year, then, the production increases gradually until the 3rd year, when it reaches its maximum productivity, the first harvest is achieved after 10 months; to obtain 1Kg of oil it is required an average of 6 Kg of seed. At the moment exists little seed offer in relation to the demand; The oil production does not yet reach important volumes due to the fact that it is a new product, and it will take its value in the market as the demand increases and the cultivation areas expand. The fish - usually fish of cold water - is the supply of the fishmeal and the remaining oil constitutes a sub-product which is directly encapsulated (softgels), or it is used as a base -deodorized - to elaborate other products, such as snacks, cookies, candies, tofees, etc”¦, which already have a wide established market since many years ago. II. Oil obtaining Process The Sacha Inchi is an organic vegetable product which content goes through an extraction process in cold, to be converted into an extravirgen oil, allowing the human being to count with a product which enables him to metabolize his own omegas (precursory acids O-6, O-3, and O-9), creating in consequence a natural order. The fish oil, having an animal origin offers the human being the O-3, metabolized by the said organism which was used as supplier source in the process of the oil production; the source precursor is the plankton. III.Comparison among their main components The Sacha Inchi has over 47% more content of linolenic acid, the O·3 precursor The fish oil has from 22% to 33% of O·3, being the anchovy the best fish for the O·3 Oil. Due to the fact, that the Sacha Inchi contains the precursor a-linolenic in superior quantity, it is able to produce more EPA and DHA (Omega 3), than any other fish and it offers an ideal combination of O·3 (in more content), besides the O.6 and O.9. The Sacha Inchi has 3.85% of Palmitic acid and 0.0% of Palmitic-oleic. & nbsp; The Anchovy has 19.9% of Palmitic acid and 10.5% of Palmitic-oleic. A less content of these components better for the human body. The Sacha Inchi has 93.69% of Unsaturated Fatty Acids. The fish oils can contain from 65% to 77% Unsaturated Fatty Acids. The higher percentage makes it more favourable to the health. The Sacha Inchi has 6.4% of Saturated Fatty Acids. The fish oils can contain from 22% to 35% of Saturated Fatty Acids. The lowest percentage of saturated fatty is the most healthy. The smell and the flavor of the Sacha Inchi is like the nature and similar to the beans. The smell and the flavor of the fish oil is well known. When a person takes softgels of fish oil may belchs the fish flavor. The complementary process to eliminate the characteristic smell and flavor of the Sacha Inchi Oil and the development of the sub-products with flavor discretion (final product), is already a reality and slowly, but in a progressive and sustained way they will occupy a higher level in the market to those products, which are elaborated on basis of fish oil, due to their superior characteristics. IV. Conclusion ALL THIS MEANS THAT SACHA INCHI OIL, IS THE PRECURSOR SOURCE OF O·3 (WITH AN IDEAL COMBINATION OF O·6 AND O·9) OF VEGETABLE AND ORGANIC ORIGIN ALLOWS THE HUMAN BEING TO METABOLIZE THEIR OWN O·3, BECOMING A VERY SUPERIOR HEALTH PRODUCT IN RELATION TO THE FISH OILS WHICH CONTAINS O·3.
It's mostly the linoleic acid that does the bad things. Others omega-6's are fine, specially gamma-linoleic acid (which kind of stops the inflammatory effects of linoleic acid)
Daniel, would you be able to guide me towards a site where I can get more info on which foods to avoid? Or is it just in seed & vegetable oils? Thanks!
@@EvaMariposa I don't know if there's one website for that... avoid seed & vegetable oils, that's for sure. And don't overconsume seeds and nuts that are known for high linoleic content (e.g.walnuts, brazil nuts), but don't go crazy about that - just use them in moderation, as they have several health benefits. It's mostly the vegetable oils that can be inflammatory, because they're so fragile. Also eating leaner cuts of meat is a way to go - you don't know what the animals were eating (unless you buy grass-fed grass-finished only), so it's possible their fat has a high omega 6 content. Just eat leaner and add the fats separately (olive oil etc.). + whenever you know you consume a good amount of omega 6, balance it out with some good omega-3's and gamma-linoleic acid (you can get it from cold-pressed ahiflower oil, borage oil or primrose oil).
Supplements are often diluted with vegetable oils, they are also prone to oxidation because the time from extraction to ingestion could potentially be quite a long time. Whole food sources are best by far.
I've been eating a lot less grain-fed steak and a lot more wild-caught salmon lately (and hoki, poached in EVOO), and I can definitely feel the difference. I've also been eating more grass-fed lamb.
I live wild sockeye salmon. Costco sells them individually vacuum sealed and frozen; great stuff. Grass fed beef liver is a must have for me. I started eating it weekly about 4 years ago and never looked back. My skin glows and it fortifies my entire body!
@@JenniferMyers Those are the salmon I've been eating. My only gripe is they only get some of the scales off. I've been eating grass-fed liver chips, too. Carnivore Aurelius. Oh, and boiled canned oysters and canned cod livers in their oil. It's all good.
I'm team Omega 3. Fish is so delicious 😋 I will gladly cut back on ground beef, bacon and others for those delicious fish in the sea. Salmon, catfish, tuna, sardines, clams, crawfish, crabs and many many more, oh so good!
Still, i simply hate how 99.99999999999999999999999999999% of the foods have more omega 6's than omega 3's... So few foods have 4:1 omega 6 to omega 3 ratio already so really it's kinda ridicolous how restrictive you have to be to just get a 4:1 ratio wich is apperently the ideal ammount, or 1:1 but that's impossible to reach unless 95% of your PUFA fat intake comes from flax seeds and chia seeds.
Thank you for clarifying this, it's super important information, especially for those of us with FADS1 polymorphisms which cause upregulated elongation of Omega 6s. I had been hoping/thinking it was the ratio of 3 to 6 which was important and that just adding more 3s could help. So I'm sad I'm wrong, but glad to know.
So, for a guy going on 2 hours of sleep out of the last 36, more omega 3, less omega 6? I realize the answer might not be that simple, but that's all my brain is capable of at the moment.
Thanks Thomas, interesting video - so why did you do a video on how you always cook with sesame oil - this made me start eating a little tahini every day. Have you reconsidered your view about sesame oil?
Im at a point where weightloss is not being stressed .just focus on a good diet and makesure your consistently excercising where adrenaline is triggered. Its marathon not a race
maybe the solution is to break my daily fast with 20 grams of grounded flaxseeds and yougurt. my body will get the chance to absorb the daily dose of omega 3 first no matter how much omega 6 i eat in the next meal 3 hours later. what do u think?
Organic sugar free peanut butter is often recommended as part of a keto lifestyle. I heard now it’s high in omega 6. So much is ok to consume per day. Or is it no ok.
OMGosh! I just received my annual blood test results. Omega 3 was in the low level (sudden cardiac arrest range - 2.7) and Omega 6 was upper normal range - 38.6. Now I know how to correct the ratio! what is the normal for Arachidonic acid and Linoleic acid?
Other than reducing the amount of Omega 6 in your diet, is there any way flush out the Omega 6 that has already built up in your body? I've read that it gets stored in cells and adipose tissue. How do you get rid of it once it's already built up?
Vegetable oils...canola is horrible. Also avoid sunflower oil, safflower, grape seed oil, peanut oil isn’t great...palm oil also not great...choose instead olive oil, avocado oil and coconut oil. Sesame is ok, too, but use it more like a condiment.
So I take 1 TBS of olive oil and I now have 1.4 g of Omega6, I would have to consume 1.4-3g s of omega 3 and no other 6s in that day If i want the 2-1 / 1-1 ratio of omega 3s??
I'm confused by this. The whole reason I clicked on this video was to hopefully find out how to get more omega 6 in my diet, as I get basically only a omega 3, currently. Huh. Maybe because in vegan.
Hey Thomas. Can you please tell me about evening primrose oil? I've been taking it to balance my hormones ( 35 yrs old female started keto roughly a month ago lost 20 pounds so far) I was taking ashwagandha to combat stress, and it backfired on me a bit. Seemingly making my testosterone too high. Since evening primrose is an omega 6 to my knowledge, and the bottle says to take 3 times daily, I'm really confused. Do I have to consume more omega 3s now?
So, you need to tie this back into your "Sesame Oil is Good" video - that information talked about the great research around how constituents of sesame oil make it a great everyday choice, but that doesn't "seem" to jibe with this video. . . . .thoughts?
That was the point of the sesame oil video. It is a VERY unique omega 6 because of the Sesamol when toasted. There’s are always going to be exceptions and I do my best to highlight them. If y’all want to have the full picture painted, you have to be attentive to all the videos I release (which THANK you for being attentive to that video too!). UA-cam makes it tough because not everyone sees every video making it so tough to have a full discussion over many videos.
@@ThomasDeLauerOfficial thanks brother - believe me I DO pay "holistic" attention, so maybe I just need to drill it down: Sesame oil is a positive Omega-6 outlier, I get that; however it still competes for desaturase just like other O-6's, correct? Certainly it supports the notion of "don't put all your nutritional oils in one basket," but it was just a little tough to parse out. Peace!
How would you reduce omega 6? We know all these science. We just want to know what we can do about it to cure any issues in the body that can be caused by omega 6.
Hi Tom, thank you for great content, a question has always been on my mind that I couldn’t find answer. Does cooking omega 3 reach food destroy its omega 3?
Is there a difference between, for example, eating 1000:1000 or 300:300 omega 3:6 ratio? Is still 1:1 ratio, but the overall amount of omega 6 is much higher in one case compared to the other.
I suspect if you're consuming a lot of essentially unstable oil over & above any biological need, the results will be bad, despite the ratio. Just my gut feel on this.
Awesome break down Thomas! Hey does anyone know of any studies looking at Deep Vein Thrombosis and Omega 6? My father suffers from DVT and his doctors currently have him on blood thinners and krill oil. It sounds like I need to encourage him to eat a low Omega 6 diet 🤔
As a fibromyalgia sufferer I completely agree; cutting the omega 6s is crucial. Not so much fun on Keto since this restricts nuts, but they can be saved in moderation for treats. Over time on Keto I think the situation improves but we have to remember how many years we stacked the 6s on along with other bad stuff.
Hey Thomas I just came across a brand of Keto ice cream called Rebel. Any chance you could shed some light on if this is considered clean or dirty keto? Also maybe a video idea: STORE BOUGHT DESSERTS THAT ARE ACTUALLY KETO!
The real important part is the ridiculously small amount of these oils that our bodies actually need and how poorly our bodies utilize them as an energy source. I think it likely that even if you have a good ratio of these oils, it may still not be that great for you if you are consuming too much of them. They are not stable fats after all.
Dr u are incredibly likeable doctor,but pls ur accent is a little bit difficult for AFRICAN folllowers .so pls use standard teachers dialect & also decrease ur speech speed pls.
Richard, I understand, but I have so many videos that break down which foods are high in omega 6s. People expect each and every piece of content to tell them specifically what to eat or what not to eat. I like to educate and empower as much as i can, and sometimes that’s just explaining the REASONING behind why I say certain foods are good/bad. It goes something like this: THOMAS’ VIDEO: “Eat less Soy Oil because it’s high in omega 6 PUFA...” NASTY COMMENT: “Yeah.... we’re just supposed to trust you what foods not to eat. How about explaining WHY....” NEXT THOMAS VIDEO: “Here’s why Omega 6s are Not Good” REPLY: “Which Foods, you don’t tell us which foods?” NEXT THOMAS VIDEO: “Here’s the Foods that you Should avoid and here’s the reason WHY!” NASTY REPLY: “You’re so full of yourself, we don’t want to listen to you talk for 12 minutes!!!!”
I loooooooove me some omega 3! 😍🤤😋 Given the choice between omega 6 and 3, no hesitation! Sign me up for 3 all day! Everyday! I admit that Bacon 🥓 is one of the best smelling foods ever but I love me some fish! I do enjoy my omega 6s as well but in the end omega 3 is where it's at. Hastag team omega 3 😁
Completely agree with this. It's really sad how most people don't know about this or ignore this. Even in the keto/Low carb community 😑
Pisses me off that everybody feeds corn to their animals. Its not even cheap, they're just conditioned to repeat it.
@@disinformer4421
But it does taste much better. Fast and feast
@@emh8861 I think it's just what you're used to.
@@disinformer4421 they just want to fatten them up and corn and grains are the best way to do it
@@CarbageMan exactly.
This explains why the late Charles Poliquin would recommend "mega dosing" omega 3's at 30-60 grams per day for a few months for not only his athletes, but doctors found that doing that with patients would drastically improve fat loss. He mentioned "cell signaling" being improved by the omega 3's IE they were better able to communicate not only things like satiety for hunger, but energy production. Great damn video
One has to be extremely careful you get high quality supplements that are in capsules and have been refrigerated from process to shelf. They oxidize readily. A sign to know if your supplement is rancid is if you get fish burps.
As a weightlifter, heavy cleans, jerks, and snatches put my joints under immense stress. Ever since I started taking 2 tsp of cod liver oil a day, switching to grass fed animal sources, and consuming more fish, I've noticed a significant reduction in post workout joint fatigue. My back and other joints also don't get stiff from work anymore. It's crazy how much inflammation in my body has been solved
This made me smile. Thanks for being so passionate, man!
Dammit, Thomas! You beat me to it. I scheduled a video on this topic to go up today.
Put it out anyway. Tons of info that Thomas didn't cover like what to eat and what not to eat for those of us with limited time to do research. Not just the generic "don't use seed oils", but facts about what foods have a plethora of Omega 6 and what foods don't.
@@reevinriggin3570 oh, it's still going up at 2pm. I just thought it was a funny coincidence.
The omega-fat business is business; selling a
product. Marketers separate the differences and
sell them. Every product needs a pitch. But
because certain chemical reactions occurred in
test tubes does not mean they happen in the
body. The health benefits and superiority of
omega fats are speculation and have had no
long-term empirical proof.
Fats are such an enigma to me. Are you still avoiding the animal fats from the meat and trying to compensate with a vegetable version of it? You once said you avoid chicken and beef fats but not pork but then used a different saturated fat from a vegetable source. Then once when you were experimenting with the Carnivore Diet but still adhering to the practice of taking in veg sources you said you reacted poorly. This video was about PUFAs and MUFAs but I wish you'd do a deep dive on everything about fats. That honestly seems to be where my problems are. From a macro level to a biochemical level and how it's used, how it inflames. Where are the omega 6s? Should I take Omega 3s supplements at specific times if the 6s are blocking them? These are all questions. I'd watch a 5 hour video on fats! (That's how confusing they are to me)
Carbs are easy to understand even we want to deep dive into lectins. Proteins are too I think even though if we wanted to delve into amino acids and such. But fats and trying to help heart health is something that truly escapes me.
Look up Dr. Paul Saladino on youtube. He goes into EXCRUCIATING detail on fats.
Omega 3 Supplements are often diluted with Soybean or some other vegetable oil which basically nulifies taking the Omega 3s in the first place. The best way to get Omega 3s is from whole foods, the fresher the better.
Thank you Thomas! While I won't pretend to understand ALL of your technical info, the essence of it comes through loud & clear (you're very good at that!). I've recently been eating a lot of nuts and fats and I've noticed my arthritis getting noticeably worse - even while I eat a good amount of wild salmon & take a good quality fish oil supplement. I now realize I need to cut back on those almonds, pecans, pumpkin seeds and other omega 6-rich foods. :)
I really like those videos, I find them so interesting. Thanks for sharing all of this and make this context easy to understand
Dr. Paul Saladino is a great great advocate of PUFA awareness
I’m just beginning my research into omega-3 omega-6 and I’m a little confused. As an example, If avocados are good according to a prior video by the author and they have a 13 to 1 ratio of omega-6 and omega-3 respectively and less omega-6 is best according to this video, then how are avocados good?
Dude, not only the ratio, but the quantity matters. Sure avocado ratio is 13:1, but the amount of omega-6 and omega-3 contained is negligible so yea. Who cares
I’m a little confused, you did an interview in the proof podcast saying you promote olive oil, and plant fats and not saturated animal fats..
I’m so confused….
I’m doing so much better with a very minimal amount of PUFAS in my life 🙌🏻 would never go back to consume omega 3 supplements nor would I use nuts in almost every meal ever again. Saturated fat all the way
Yet, the incidental PUFAS are still worth thinking about, such as in farmed vs wild-caught fish and grain- vs grass-fed meat, dairy, etc.
Why never go back on Omega-3 supplements?
Comparison between
the Sacha Inchi Oil and the Fish Oil
I. The process of obtaining the supplies
The Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia Volubilis Linneo ) is a seed obtained through the cultivation in organic earth located in the Central Forest of the Peru in medium altitudes and it implies all the corresponding agricultural works. The required extension area is related to the amount of production that is desired to obtain, 1 Ha of earth produces 1000 Kg of seed in the first year, then, the production increases gradually until the 3rd year, when it reaches its maximum productivity, the first harvest is achieved after 10 months; to obtain 1Kg of oil it is required an average of 6 Kg of seed. At the moment exists little seed offer in relation to the demand; The oil production does not yet reach important volumes due to the fact that it is a new product, and it will take its value in the market as the demand increases and the cultivation areas expand.
The fish - usually fish of cold water - is the supply of the fishmeal and the remaining oil constitutes a sub-product which is directly encapsulated (softgels), or it is used as a base -deodorized - to elaborate other products, such as snacks, cookies, candies, tofees, etc”¦, which already have a wide established market since many years ago.
II. Oil obtaining Process
The Sacha Inchi is an organic vegetable product which content goes through an extraction process in cold, to be converted into an extravirgen oil, allowing the human being to count with a product which enables him to metabolize his own omegas (precursory acids O-6, O-3, and O-9), creating in consequence a natural order.
The fish oil, having an animal origin offers the human being the O-3, metabolized by the said organism which was used as supplier source in the process of the oil production; the source precursor is the plankton.
III.Comparison among their main components
The Sacha Inchi has over 47% more content of linolenic acid, the O·3 precursor The fish oil has from 22% to 33% of O·3, being the anchovy the best fish for the O·3 Oil.
Due to the fact, that the Sacha Inchi contains the precursor a-linolenic in superior quantity, it is able to produce more EPA and DHA (Omega 3), than any other fish and it offers an ideal combination of O·3 (in more content), besides the O.6 and O.9.
The Sacha Inchi has 3.85% of Palmitic acid and 0.0% of Palmitic-oleic. & nbsp;
The Anchovy has 19.9% of Palmitic acid and 10.5% of Palmitic-oleic.
A less content of these components better for the human body.
The Sacha Inchi has 93.69% of Unsaturated Fatty Acids.
The fish oils can contain from 65% to 77% Unsaturated Fatty Acids.
The higher percentage makes it more favourable to the health.
The Sacha Inchi has 6.4% of Saturated Fatty Acids.
The fish oils can contain from 22% to 35% of Saturated Fatty Acids.
The lowest percentage of saturated fatty is the most healthy.
The smell and the flavor of the Sacha Inchi is like the nature and similar to the beans.
The smell and the flavor of the fish oil is well known. When a person takes softgels of fish oil may belchs the fish flavor.
The complementary process to eliminate the characteristic smell and flavor of the Sacha Inchi Oil and the development of the sub-products with flavor discretion (final product), is already a reality and slowly, but in a progressive and sustained way they will occupy a higher level in the market to those products, which are elaborated on basis of fish oil, due to their superior characteristics.
IV. Conclusion
ALL THIS MEANS THAT SACHA INCHI OIL, IS THE PRECURSOR SOURCE OF O·3 (WITH AN IDEAL COMBINATION OF O·6 AND O·9) OF VEGETABLE AND ORGANIC ORIGIN ALLOWS THE HUMAN BEING TO METABOLIZE THEIR OWN O·3, BECOMING A VERY SUPERIOR HEALTH PRODUCT IN RELATION TO THE FISH OILS WHICH CONTAINS O·3.
That was the most simplistic explanation ever.
Thanks!
It's mostly the linoleic acid that does the bad things. Others omega-6's are fine, specially gamma-linoleic acid (which kind of stops the inflammatory effects of linoleic acid)
See...a decent comment that wasnt in the video!
Daniel, would you be able to guide me towards a site where I can get more info on which foods to avoid? Or is it just in seed & vegetable oils? Thanks!
@@EvaMariposa I don't know if there's one website for that... avoid seed & vegetable oils, that's for sure. And don't overconsume seeds and nuts that are known for high linoleic content (e.g.walnuts, brazil nuts), but don't go crazy about that - just use them in moderation, as they have several health benefits. It's mostly the vegetable oils that can be inflammatory, because they're so fragile.
Also eating leaner cuts of meat is a way to go - you don't know what the animals were eating (unless you buy grass-fed grass-finished only), so it's possible their fat has a high omega 6 content. Just eat leaner and add the fats separately (olive oil etc.).
+ whenever you know you consume a good amount of omega 6, balance it out with some good omega-3's and gamma-linoleic acid (you can get it from cold-pressed ahiflower oil, borage oil or primrose oil).
@@DanielosVK noted! Thank you Daniel! 💞
What about fish oil & krill oil pills? They tend to be chocked full of Omega-3s but there's also some Omega-6s, 9s, etc. In there.
Supplements are often diluted with vegetable oils, they are also prone to oxidation because the time from extraction to ingestion could potentially be quite a long time. Whole food sources are best by far.
I've been eating a lot less grain-fed steak and a lot more wild-caught salmon lately (and hoki, poached in EVOO), and I can definitely feel the difference. I've also been eating more grass-fed lamb.
I live wild sockeye salmon. Costco sells them individually vacuum sealed and frozen; great stuff. Grass fed beef liver is a must have for me. I started eating it weekly about 4 years ago and never looked back. My skin glows and it fortifies my entire body!
@@JenniferMyers Those are the salmon I've been eating. My only gripe is they only get some of the scales off. I've been eating grass-fed liver chips, too. Carnivore Aurelius. Oh, and boiled canned oysters and canned cod livers in their oil. It's all good.
@@JenniferMyers I love Costco Sockeye Salmon😋. Where do you find the Grass Fed liver?
My local grocery! They sell locally sourced grass fed meats including organs like heart and liver.
I'm team Omega 3. Fish is so delicious 😋 I will gladly cut back on ground beef, bacon and others for those delicious fish in the sea. Salmon, catfish, tuna, sardines, clams, crawfish, crabs and many many more, oh so good!
Still, i simply hate how 99.99999999999999999999999999999% of the foods have more omega 6's than omega 3's... So few foods have 4:1 omega 6 to omega 3 ratio already so really it's kinda ridicolous how restrictive you have to be to just get a 4:1 ratio wich is apperently the ideal ammount, or 1:1 but that's impossible to reach unless 95% of your PUFA fat intake comes from flax seeds and chia seeds.
Thank you for clarifying this, it's super important information, especially for those of us with FADS1 polymorphisms which cause upregulated elongation of Omega 6s. I had been hoping/thinking it was the ratio of 3 to 6 which was important and that just adding more 3s could help. So I'm sad I'm wrong, but glad to know.
You were right, it is about the ratio and lowering consumption of Omega-6
One of your best.
Make sure your diet balance out the Omega2/Omega12 jacobian coefficient platelet aggravator!
Preach Thomas have a blessed weekend Thank you !
This explains why i noticed benefits from eating ONLY fish instead of just adding fish in.
No it doesn't, fish has the active form of omega 3 anyway, your body doesn't have to convert it into the active form.
On point as usual. Thank you for the video 🤙🏽
If this is the case then why do they put omega 3 and omega 6 in one butter why would they not have one or the other ???
So many questions in the comments! Looks like this topic needs to be explored more!
So, for a guy going on 2 hours of sleep out of the last 36, more omega 3, less omega 6? I realize the answer might not be that simple, but that's all my brain is capable of at the moment.
Even Olive Oil has more omega 6 than 3.
Feels impossible to eliminate it entirely.
Grapeseed oil is extremely high in 6 btw.
Omega 6 are essential as well as Omega-3
Late comment but you can just not use oil. Less oil = less calories which allows you to eat more of other foods or just lose more weight all together.
Is cod liver oil good for our health?
Thanks Thomas, interesting video - so why did you do a video on how you always cook with sesame oil - this made me start eating a little tahini every day. Have you reconsidered your view about sesame oil?
Im at a point where weightloss is not being stressed .just focus on a good diet and makesure your consistently excercising where adrenaline is triggered. Its marathon not a race
Best comment.
@@JenniferMyers no you tha best
Thanks again!👍😁
So wt quantity of omega 6 should we consume in a day?
maybe the solution is to break my daily fast with 20 grams of grounded flaxseeds and yougurt. my body will get the chance to absorb the daily dose of omega 3 first no matter how much omega 6 i eat in the next meal 3 hours later. what do u think?
Thanks for explaining
Word of the Day: fuction. I fuction really well after I’ve had a little wine.
Wow, I am SO using this word in real life! 😄
Great info as always!
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thank you so much for your amazing content I really appreciate how you explain things 🙏💙🦋
Lol. dayum omega 6s be stealing yalls girlfriends. Omega 3s dont stand a change because too many heart stealers out there😂
As always good post
Can someone tell me if it's ok to conusume flaxseed oil or pumpkin oil?
So we shouldn't be taking 3 6 9. we should just take 3?
Are you going to post to rumble anytime soon?
Organic sugar free peanut butter is often recommended as part of a keto lifestyle. I heard now it’s high in omega 6. So much is ok to consume per day. Or is it no ok.
My issue is thaat you need both, and I'm likely mostly omega-3!
Ideally you need close to a 1:1 ratio for optimal balance.
OMGosh! I just received my annual blood test results. Omega 3 was in the low level (sudden cardiac arrest range - 2.7) and Omega 6 was upper normal range - 38.6. Now I know how to correct the ratio! what is the normal for Arachidonic acid and Linoleic acid?
Thomas can you talk about rice bran oil please .. love you from Egypt ❤️😌 .. like please so he can see my comment
Thanks for the suggestion
Other than reducing the amount of Omega 6 in your diet, is there any way flush out the Omega 6 that has already built up in your body? I've read that it gets stored in cells and adipose tissue. How do you get rid of it once it's already built up?
Lose the fat to replace it with one that stored good stuff.
is it true that omega6 lower testosterone & omega3 does the opposite ?
How much Omega3 should be consumed per day for optimum health benefits? Thank you.
Ok 3'6 should bereduce yes is true or will cause inflamtion
You are amazing thank you 🙏
if my gf talk me about omega 6 I gonna be worry now
Omega 3 is the good guy with a 401K. Omega 6 is the Bad Boy that makes it rain. 😎
Long story short, which food should we avoid?
Industrial vegetable oils aka seed oils
@@robotmechanicalwhizkid2521 this is literally the right answer at all times in all situations.
Vegetable oils...canola is horrible. Also avoid sunflower oil, safflower, grape seed oil, peanut oil isn’t great...palm oil also not great...choose instead olive oil, avocado oil and coconut oil. Sesame is ok, too, but use it more like a condiment.
@@robotmechanicalwhizkid2521 That's a big part, also some types of nuts.
@@JenniferMyers why palm oil is not good? Its very similar to coconut oil
Are eggs not full of O6?
What about just flaxseeds omeg 3 to counter omega 6
So I take 1 TBS of olive oil and I now have 1.4 g of Omega6, I would have to consume 1.4-3g s of omega 3 and no other 6s in that day If i want the 2-1 / 1-1 ratio of omega 3s??
I'm confused by this. The whole reason I clicked on this video was to hopefully find out how to get more omega 6 in my diet, as I get basically only a omega 3, currently. Huh. Maybe because in vegan.
Its not you im a meat eater and even i feel more confused a out this after watching the video 🤦🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
Hey Thomas. Can you please tell me about evening primrose oil? I've been taking it to balance my hormones ( 35 yrs old female started keto roughly a month ago lost 20 pounds so far) I was taking ashwagandha to combat stress, and it backfired on me a bit. Seemingly making my testosterone too high. Since evening primrose is an omega 6 to my knowledge, and the bottle says to take 3 times daily, I'm really confused. Do I have to consume more omega 3s now?
I stopped the ashwagandha, three days later got my period.
Can I get Thrive Market in Canada??
Last time I checked they didn't ship to Canada
So, you need to tie this back into your "Sesame Oil is Good" video - that information talked about the great research around how constituents of sesame oil make it a great everyday choice, but that doesn't "seem" to jibe with this video. . . . .thoughts?
That was the point of the sesame oil video. It is a VERY unique omega 6 because of the Sesamol when toasted. There’s are always going to be exceptions and I do my best to highlight them. If y’all want to have the full picture painted, you have to be attentive to all the videos I release (which THANK you for being attentive to that video too!). UA-cam makes it tough because not everyone sees every video making it so tough to have a full discussion over many videos.
@@ThomasDeLauerOfficial thanks brother - believe me I DO pay "holistic" attention, so maybe I just need to drill it down: Sesame oil is a positive Omega-6 outlier, I get that; however it still competes for desaturase just like other O-6's, correct? Certainly it supports the notion of "don't put all your nutritional oils in one basket," but it was just a little tough to parse out. Peace!
You may want to take a look at the EPA from Amarin corp
So, what do you think of those new products promoting 3&6&9 Omegas in one product ... any comment on that?
can you just load omega-3's at the start of your day and still eat omega-6s ? Omega-6s are cheap yknow ? Can you cheat like that or.... ?
No. Rewatch the video.
Can u get too much omega3's i.e. eating only wild-caught fish?
nearly impossible. you'd have to eat the salmon poached in water or sardines in water, and literally nothing else. not a practical concern.
How would you reduce omega 6? We know all these science. We just want to know what we can do about it to cure any issues in the body that can be caused by omega 6.
Think with your head not with your butt, and you will know the answer
Great video Thomas! Love the simplicity of the explanation 👍
What about animal sources? (I.e. already broken down DHA, DPA, etc..) are they still competing for enzymes?
Hi Tom, thank you for great content, a question has always been on my mind that I couldn’t find answer. Does cooking omega 3 reach food destroy its omega 3?
Is there a difference between, for example, eating 1000:1000 or 300:300 omega 3:6 ratio? Is still 1:1 ratio, but the overall amount of omega 6 is much higher in one case compared to the other.
I suspect if you're consuming a lot of essentially unstable oil over & above any biological need, the results will be bad, despite the ratio. Just my gut feel on this.
Awesome break down Thomas! Hey does anyone know of any studies looking at Deep Vein Thrombosis and Omega 6? My father suffers from DVT and his doctors currently have him on blood thinners and krill oil. It sounds like I need to encourage him to eat a low Omega 6 diet 🤔
Wait. So why would someone take omega-6?
I've never really appreciated their effect on my body's fuction...
As a fibromyalgia sufferer I completely agree; cutting the omega 6s is crucial. Not so much fun on Keto since this restricts nuts, but they can be saved in moderation for treats. Over time on Keto I think the situation improves but we have to remember how many years we stacked the 6s on along with other bad stuff.
Hey Thomas I just came across a brand of Keto ice cream called Rebel. Any chance you could shed some light on if this is considered clean or dirty keto? Also maybe a video idea: STORE BOUGHT DESSERTS THAT ARE ACTUALLY KETO!
The real important part is the ridiculously small amount of these oils that our bodies actually need and how poorly our bodies utilize them as an energy source. I think it likely that even if you have a good ratio of these oils, it may still not be that great for you if you are consuming too much of them. They are not stable fats after all.
that's interesting. I guess the best thing is to consume whole fish, etc, that are high in omega 3s
Marty, the Omega 6! Lol
Hi Thomas is palm oil consider same category as vegetable oil?
Distinguish between palm oil, the good, and palm kernel oil, the bad. The latter is a seed oil, the former is a fruit oil (as are olive and avocado)
@@HuFlungDung2 Thanks for the info.
What is the best time to consume omega - 3? Morning or Night
Middleday
Thanks.
Can I eat supplements like fish oil, vitamins and minerals while I fast?
fish has the active form of omega 3 anyway, your body doesn't have to convert it into the active form.
what if you consume alot of omega 3s first before omega 6s? does your body prevent the omega 6s?
I don't have any problem with omega-6 overconsumption, I have been carnivore for my whole life.. ;)
What about nuts and seeds?
Dr u are incredibly likeable doctor,but pls ur accent is a little bit difficult for AFRICAN folllowers .so pls use standard teachers dialect & also decrease ur speech speed pls.
request: omega 9's? good/bad? i read about 3-6-9s, all so confusing, thanks
scroll down to see foods that are highest in each category ;
www.healthline.com/nutrition/omega-3-6-9-overview#choosing-a-supplement
All of this dude's analogies are relationship based. Who hurt you?
Hi Thomas. Could you ever make a video about the gene constellations that would do better on high carb than keto? Thanks
Sure would be nice if Thomas could have told us what foods are high in Omega 6's in this video so we know what to reduce and/or avoid.
Richard, I understand, but I have so many videos that break down which foods are high in omega 6s. People expect each and every piece of content to tell them specifically what to eat or what not to eat. I like to educate and empower as much as i can, and sometimes that’s just explaining the REASONING behind why I say certain foods are good/bad. It goes something like this:
THOMAS’ VIDEO: “Eat less Soy Oil because it’s high in omega 6 PUFA...”
NASTY COMMENT: “Yeah.... we’re just supposed to trust you what foods not to eat. How about explaining WHY....”
NEXT THOMAS VIDEO: “Here’s why Omega 6s are Not Good”
REPLY: “Which Foods, you don’t tell us which foods?”
NEXT THOMAS VIDEO: “Here’s the Foods that you Should avoid and here’s the reason WHY!”
NASTY REPLY: “You’re so full of yourself, we don’t want to listen to you talk for 12 minutes!!!!”
Nice!
I loooooooove me some omega 3! 😍🤤😋 Given the choice between omega 6 and 3, no hesitation! Sign me up for 3 all day! Everyday! I admit that Bacon 🥓 is one of the best smelling foods ever but I love me some fish! I do enjoy my omega 6s as well but in the end omega 3 is where it's at. Hastag team omega 3 😁
"The Plant Paradox" speaks on this, good read
That's a fantastic book. Triggers vegan & vegetarians tho'.
I am omega 6 deficient. Too healthy
Freaking Marty!
Dang it, “Marty” is the Omega-6 personified? Can’t catch a break
Who's Marty. . . are there unresolved issues . ?
2:07 FUCTION
You're not the jack ass.....Marty is