Flax Seeds and Omega-3’s For Heart and Brain Health

Consuming Flax Seeds and Other Omega-3 Rich Foods for Health One of the most important nutrients that we can take for our health, and one of the easiest to become deficient in, is the family of oils called, "Omega-3’s". Omega-3’s include alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). These important oils can be found in fish, algae, flax, walnuts, and chia seeds. Flax seeds are particularly high in the Omega-3 oil ALA.  ALA is particularly important because our bodies can make both EPA and DHA from ALA.  DHA and EPA are two types of…

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