Universal Nutrition Forum

8 Steps to rebalance your fat intake

When we were cavemen, we used to consume a diet that had a 1 to 1 ratio of Omega 6s to Omega 3 s. Now the typical American diet has a ratio of 50:1.
Now the deal is that when that ratio is not optimal (1:1), cancer, heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, and stroke risks increase dramatically.

So what to do? Here are eight steps to re-balance your omega 6s to Omega 3s ratio:

1.Eliminate all foods that contain the words partially or hydrogenated fats. There are no safe levels of trans fats. That is why Canada and the U.S. are forcing companies to list the trans fat content. Unfortunately, the US law is too lax regarding the interpretation of the content of trans fats.
2.Eliminate all foods that contain corn, safflower, peanut, or sesame oil.
3.Eat more wild meats: elk, buffalo etc..
4.Eat only grass fed beef (e.g. TallGrass beef).
5.Consume 30 to 45 grams of fish oil a day. Our Paleolithic ancestors consumed 300-400 grams of Omega 3s a week. Make sure they are free of heavy metals, and solvents such as hexanes. To put your mind at ease, Poliquin Performance only stocks products containing the purest medical grade fish oils -- click here to see our selection.
6.Eat Omega 3 fed eggs.
7.Eat more green leafy vegetables, and great northern beans, navy beans.
8.Soak flax seeds overnight, and add them to your shakes. Make sure to buy small quantities at a time and keep them in the fridge in a vacuum resealable container.