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Omega-3ascomparedto0-2%offish. 243 Themedia,fishindustryandconventionalmedicalestablish-
mentpopularizedfishoilsafterresearchesfoundthatEskimoseatinghighlevelsoffat(blubber)hadlow
levelsofheartdisease.TheyrelatedthistothehighlevelsofOmega-3fattyacidsinthefood(blubber,
fish) of the Eskimos.

However,inhisarticle,TheCriticalneedorOmega-3Supplementation,JadeBuetler,R.C.P.,R.R.T.,says
“fishoilsmustundergocomplexrefiningtoreduceodor,peroxides,freefattyacidsandpotentialtox-
ins 244 duetocontaminantssuchasDDTandmethylmercury.Despitethesemeasuresstandardsofquality
forfishoilshaveprovenextremelyinconsistent.Manycompanieshavebeenpenalizedformanufacturing
fishoilsinexcessoftoxicityguidelines.”Cardiologistandresearcher,Dr.DeanOrnish,makesthepoint
hisbookDr.DeanOrnish’sProgramforReversingHeartDiseaseDisease”,thatfishoilscontainsatur-
atedfatsandincreasesbloodcholesterollevels.Thisisbecauseitisananimalproduct,andunlikeveget-
ableproducts,animalproductscontaincholesterol.Thus,Dr.Ornishdoesnotrecommendfishorfishoils
forhis“reversal”dietforheartdisease,ashighcholesterolisoneofthekeyfactorscontributingtoheart
disease,thenumberonekillerintheUSA.Rather,herecommendsvegetariansourcesofOmega-3fatty
acids.Dr.Ornishalsostatesthatfishoilsmaycauseinsulinresistanceandincreasedbloodglucoselevels
indiabetics,andvoicesconcernaboutthepotentialcontaminationoffishwithtoxinssuchaspesticides,
chlorinated hydrocarbons, and heavy metals.

NOTE on the ancient Kamitan views on fish eating:

InancientEgyptpeasantfoodwasregardedasfish(freshwaterorsaltwater).In

someperiodsthosewhoatefishwereconsideredasunclean.(AncientHealingp

46)RecallthatthemethodusedbytheancientEgyptiandoctorstotestbreastmilk

wastorejectitifitsmelledlikefish.(AHistoryoftheEgyptianPeople,Budge–pp

202)

Plutarch: “No Egyptians would eat the flesh of sheep, except the Lycopolites.”

OrganicFlaxseed,ontheotherhand,isreadilyavailable,andflaxseedcontainsaveryrestorativeratioof
Omega-3:Omega-6fattyacidsofapproximately3:1.Thus,flaxseedandflaxseedoilscanbeconsumed
inapurestate.Mostflaxseedoilsarecold(expeller)pressed,whichmeansthattheyareprocessedattem-
peraturesbelowthenormalstandardsforothertypesofoils.Thetemperaturesatwhichtheyarepressed
varieswiththeindividualcompanies.Therecommendedonesarethecompaniesthatpressthemattemper-
aturesunder 100 degreesFahrenheit,whichmaintainsthehighestqualityoftheoil.Flaxoilisbestkeptre-
frigerated,havinganunrefrigeratedshelflifeofapproximately 3 weeks,andupto4-6monthsrefrigerated.
It must also be protected from light so as not to become rancid.

Anaddedbenefitflaxseedoverfishoilsisthatflaxcontainsfiber,unlikefish.Itisparticularlyhighina
fibercalledlignin,which,accordingtoDr.Cousens,“ourbodiesconverttolignans,whichhelptobuildup
the immune systemand have specific anticancer, antifungal and antiviral properties.”

Flax seed – Back to Balance

Inanyendeavor,thekeytoregainingbalanceistwo-fold.Stopengagingtheactionsthataremovingyou
furtherawayfrombalance,andengageinactionsthatwillbringyoubacktobalance.So,firstand