Omega−3 fatty acid

There are a few genes that are really backed up by convincing evidence.

um and these are especially genes in the um regulating our response to micronutrients like folate and also some other vitamins vitamin d and also the omega-3.

So there are some people, for example, that have some genetic polymorphisms that make us less efficient at converting plant omega-3s to the biologically active EPA and DHA.

So there is evidence that there are genetic polymorphisms that are backed by evidence, but you should always be aware that those, our complex traits, all our traits, even our response to food are actually regulated by hundred thousands genes.

And that's why it's very difficult to predict them precisely only by genetic testing.

Height is highly genetic, so it's a genetic trait, but it can be explained like from 80 to 90% by genes.

But because it's affected by more than 100,000 genes, there is actually now no genetic test that is going to predict able to predict height.

So my point here is, yes, go look at some, there are areas that you can look at like micronutrients, omega-3 response, also methylation pathways, cardiometabolic health, but please be aware that those are only predictions with the, with the low predictive power because complex traits are affected by thousand genes.

And one class of hormones that's particularly interesting that's made by brown fat and other fat are the oxylipins.

These are metabolites of polyunsaturated fats like omega-3 and omega-6 fats.

And one specific oxylipin that's gaining attention is this 1213-dihomi, a derivative of omega-6 fat, specifically linoleic acid.

In a nutshell, the researchers found that 1213-dihomi levels decrease with age in both human and animals, alongside a decrease in brown fat activity.

If I eat poorly, I will just fill up with inflammation.

If I get poison ivy, i will react way more than the average person but the cool thing which is the whole point of this video is that vitamin d turns this off okay it just turns it off like a switch and personally because i don't convert vitamin d i need to take vitamin d in much higher amounts than the average person like at least 10 to 20 000 i use if not a little bit more per day but of course i don't have any autoimmune problems so i don't need to take necessarily like 40 or 50 000 i use but 10 to 20 000 i use is a good amount for me there's some other things that you can do to turn off this inflammatory process because if you have an autoimmune disease you want to really have a multi approach to this problem so omega-3 fatty acids cod liver oil it's a must very very important as a natural anti-inflammatory but omega-6 fatty acids compete with omega-3 so if you're just consuming omega-3 fatty acids and you're not eliminating the omega-6 fatty acids It's not going to work.

So you have to do both.

This means avoiding certain foods, going to restaurants, junk foods, cooking with omega-6 fatty acids like corn, canola, soy.

Instead, you could do olive oil, coconut oil, things like that, butter.

but make sure you do a lot of omega-3 fatty acids.

Here's the confusion a lot of people have with omega-3 fatty acids.

They think if they just take a little bit of it, it should knock out the inflammation really fast.

At the very least, you'll put some juice in.

in yeah because there'll be a lot of goodness in in the fermented sauerkraut juice and you'll add some fish oil because there's too much omega-6 in the western diet there was a product that you showed me earlier it was omega-3 and omega-6 and omega-9.

Omega-3 is good because it's anti-inflammatory.

Omega-9, oleic acid from olive oil, is very good because it's anti-inflammatory.

Omega-6 is overrepresented in the modern human and dog and cat diet.

At the very least, you'll put some juice in.

in yeah because there'll be a lot of goodness in in the fermented sauerkraut juice and you'll add some fish oil because there's too much omega-6 in the western diet there was a product that you showed me earlier it was omega-3 and omega-6 and omega-9.

Omega-3 is good because it's anti-inflammatory.

Omega-9, oleic acid from olive oil, is very good because it's anti-inflammatory.

Omega-6 is overrepresented in the modern human and dog and cat diet.

So I think if we add extra omega-3s and don't add any extra omega-6s, That's a good policy.

Right.

Yes, I'm wondering about this experiment with making Ernie eat other things because do you know what he really likes? Chicken.

Excuse me, avoid processed fats.

And C, start doing fatty nutrients like zinc, selenium, omega-3 fats, pumpkin seed oil, pygeum, omega-3.

Did I say omega-3 fats? Omega-3 fats, fatty nutrients, and also blood sugar stabilizing nutrients.

And thank you so much for calling for LA.

That's awesome.

The omega.

You have the omega? Yeah.

Omega-3? Or Omega-6? Is that one of yours? Yeah, it's

And see, tuna is so good for us.

With that omega-3, I think we're not getting enough of that anymore.

And tuna's full of it.

And also mercury.

As being like, millennials, they just spend all their money on avocado toast.

Omega-3 fatty acids.

Longevity of your brain health.

You know, I think it's important to acknowledge when you do that budgeting where you're spending that money, but it doesn't have to be that decision, you know, the cold turkey of, well, I'll never buy avocado toast again or I'll never buy... a Starbucks coffee.