Multi-E.F.A. has been specially formulated to provide your body with both omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. Containing Flaxseed Oil, Borage Oil and Evening Primrose Oil, Multi-E.F.A. is a balanced combination of linoleic acid, gamma-linoleic acid, linolenic acid and arachadonic acid.

Facts About Essential Fatty Acids

Some fatty acids are essential to the health of the body as it needs certain of these to maintain good health. Because we cannot make them, these fats are called Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs). Research has shown that EFAs positively affect the body's internal functions, including circulation, blood pressure, inflammations, joint integrity, and the immune system. EFAs are also used by the body to produce powerful, hormone-like compounds called Prostaglandins, which regulate cellular activity.

Over 30 different Prostaglandins have been isolated, each with highly specific functions. These functions range from muscle tone to circulation to ensuring oxygen availability to the tissues. Prostaglandins have a very short life-span, which is why the body needs an abundant supply of EFAs.

There are several types of essential fatty acids. Among them are the omega-3 and the omega-6. Omega-3s are extremely important, as they se thirty percent of certain membranes in nerve cells in the brain. The best sources of omega-3 EFAs are found primarily from cold-water fish oils or in flaxseed. Linolenic Acid (LNA) is an omega-3 fatty acid, and it's essentialness lies in the fact that it cannot be made in the body and must therefore be consumed.

Omega-6 fatty acids affect the balance and equilibrium of the body. The omega-6 fatty acids are primarily plant-derived oils and the best sources are Borage Oil and Primrose Oil. Linoleic Acid (LA) is an omega-6 fatty acid and like LNA, it cannot be produced in the body and must therefore be consumed.

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