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Originally Posted by Ainsley
One question for other vegetarians out there: what do you do to get Omega 3's and 6's? My grandmother has Alzheimer's. I really don't want to develop it, so I know I need my Omegas. I was taking flax oil, but I read that the Omegas in flax are absorbed well by internal organs with the exception of the brain, which is where I really need them. So at the moment I'm on fish oil, which I'm not really happy with. Any suggestions? I really don't know very much about nutrition.
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I have also read that the omega-3's from plant sources (olive oil, flax oil, walnuts), while very good for you, are not absorbed exactly like those from animal sources. Especially for the brain-related functions.
I have two suggestions for replacing the fish oil. First, if you eat eggs you can buy several brands that are cage free, organic, and the chickens are fed flax seed supplements so the eggs are high in Omega-3s. Also, you might look in to getting krill oil instead of fish oil. Krill are still animals, but they are tiny invertebrates and lower on the food chain. I'm not saying this resolves every ethical issue, but ecologically it is better, plus krill should have far less pollutants (heavy metals etc) because those get concentrated up the food chain.
I try to eat both plant and animal omega 3's.
Sedonia