56 min
Why The Omega-6 to Omega-3 Ratio is Important • Dr Artemis Simopoulos, M.D BioHackers Lab: Health Show for How to Live Your Best Life
-
- Health & Fitness
A physician and expert in nutrition and in the role omega-3-fatty-acids have on our health, Dr. Artemis Simopoulos, M.D, is today’s guest interview.
Artemis shares with us why maintaining a good balance of omega-6/omega-3 fatty acids is essential to our health and well-being.
She explains the negative effects and symptoms that can result from an imbalance in the ratio.
We then find out about how the introduction of vegetable oils and grain-based animal feeds has altered our food supply and in turn our fatty acid ratios.
We also go into discussing the ideal ratio, how to test your ratio, what foods to avoid, foods high in omega-3, supplements, vegan/vegetarian diets, pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Go to the show notes at https://www.biohackerslab.com/ep96-dr-artemis-simopoulos/ for more links & highlights.
Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/biohackerslab
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A physician and expert in nutrition and in the role omega-3-fatty-acids have on our health, Dr. Artemis Simopoulos, M.D, is today’s guest interview.
Artemis shares with us why maintaining a good balance of omega-6/omega-3 fatty acids is essential to our health and well-being.
She explains the negative effects and symptoms that can result from an imbalance in the ratio.
We then find out about how the introduction of vegetable oils and grain-based animal feeds has altered our food supply and in turn our fatty acid ratios.
We also go into discussing the ideal ratio, how to test your ratio, what foods to avoid, foods high in omega-3, supplements, vegan/vegetarian diets, pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Go to the show notes at https://www.biohackerslab.com/ep96-dr-artemis-simopoulos/ for more links & highlights.
Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/biohackerslab
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
56 min