Discovered the importance of the balance

Udo's Choice 3-6-9 Oil Blend vs. flax oil.
The first oil that Udo developed with health in mind was flax oil, but he soon realized that flax oil is only a partial, incomplete solution to human fat needs for health.

Flax seed oil is has a lot of omega-3, but too little omega-6. Within a few months of using flax oil as his main source of oils in the diet, Udo became omega-6 deficient on flax oil. He experienced dry eyes, skipped heartbeats, arthritis-like pains in finger joints and thin, papery skin. These are classic omega-6 deficiency symptoms, and he help the situation by eating sunflower seeds, which are rich in omega-6 but contain almost no omega-3 at all.

That's when Udo discovered the importance of the balance between omega-3 and omega-6. This led to the development of Udo's Choice 3-6-9 Oil Blend as a complete solution for our daily fat needs for optimal health.

Some people advise that we should just take flax oil and forget about omega-6, since they are already plentiful in our normal diet. The problem is that the omega-6 oils in our diet are the kind that is process damaged, and that gets us more than a million damaged molecules for every body cell in a single tablespoon!

Omega Food Sources

Omega-3:
Flax seed oil (has the highest linolenic content of any food), flax seeds, flax seed meal, hemp seed oil, hemp seeds, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, Brazil nuts, sesame seeds, avocados, some dark leafy green vegetables (kale, spinach, purslane, mustard greens, collards, etc.), canola oil (cold-pressed and unrefined), soybean oil, wheat germ oil, salmon, mackerel, sardines, anchovies, albacore tuna, and others.

Omega-6:
Flax seed oil, flax seeds, flax seed meal, hemp seed oil, hemp seeds, grape seed oil, pumpkin seeds, pine nuts, pistachio nuts, sunflower seeds (raw), olive oil, olives, borage oil, evening primrose oil, black currant seed oil, chestnut oil, chicken, among many others.

Please note: Avoid refined and hydrogenated versions of these foods.

Important: Corn, safflower, sunflower, soybean, and cottonseed oils are sources of linoleic acid, but are refined and may be nutrient-deficient as sold in stores.

Although most North Americans obtain an excess of linoleic acid, often it is not converted to GLA (Gamma-linolenic acid) because of metabolic problems caused
by diets rich in sugar, alcohol, or trans fats from processed foods, as well as smoking, pollution, stress, aging, viral infections and other illnesses such as diabetes.

It is best to eliminate these factors whenever possible, but it is also helpful to supplement your diet with GLA-rich foods such as borage oil, black currant seed oil or evening primrose oil.

Omega-9:
These Oils: Olive oil (extra virgin or virgin), olives, avocados, almonds, peanuts, sesame oil, pecans, pistachio nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts.

Don't forget:
Using supplement without paying attention to the food fat foundation is like using a mineral-vitamin pill instead of food. Mineral-vitamin pills are supposed to be used to supplement (taken in addition to) food, not replace it.