Are You in The Danger Zone?
Omega-6 is an essential fatty acid. Your body has to have it.
If you don't have omega-6, you will die. That's why it's an essential fatty acid. You have to have it.
However, your body doesn't make omega-6. So you have to get it from your diet or supplements.
Omega-6 is an inflammatory fatty acid. It helps create inflammation. (It's usually low-grade inflammation.)
If you cut your finger and you're bleeding, if you don't have enough omega-6, you won't stop bleeding and you might bleed to death.
Omega-6 helps your blood to clot. (It makes your blood thicker.) It helps the cut on your finger to stop bleeding.
Omega-6 helps your blood to clot. (It makes your blood thicker.) It helps the cut on your finger to stop bleeding.
Now, imagine your other fist, your right fist, is an omega-3. It's also an essential fatty acid.
Your body has to have it. If you don't have omega-3, you will die.
Your body doesn't make omega-3. You have to get it from your diet or supplements.
Your body doesn't make omega-3. You have to get it from your diet or supplements.
What is the difference between omega-6 and omega-3?
Omega-6 is an inflammatory fatty acid.
On the other hand, omega-3 is an anti-inflammatory fatty acid.
They work together in your body. They're both super important to your health.
Ideally, for every omega-6, you want to have an omega-3. You want to be in balance. (1:1)
You want to have no more than two or three omega-6, for every one omega-3. That's the ratio. That is healthy.
Well, there is a simple test you can take at home, that measures your ratio. It lets you know if you're in balance. (1:1)
In Europe, when they take the test, the average person has a ratio of 15:1. (Fifteen omega-6 to one omega-3.)
In Europe, when they take the test, the average person has a ratio of 15:1. (Fifteen omega-6 to one omega-3.)
That's dangerous. That's in the danger zone.
In fact, 97 percent of the Europeans who take this test find out they're in the danger zone. They fail the test.
It gets worse.
In the United States, 99 percent of the people who take the test fail it. Their average ratio is 25:1. That's extremely dangerous. That's truly in the danger zone.
In fact, 97 percent of the Europeans who take this test find out they're in the danger zone. They fail the test.
It gets worse.
In the United States, 99 percent of the people who take the test fail it. Their average ratio is 25:1. That's extremely dangerous. That's truly in the danger zone.
It's dangerous. It's silent. And it's likely happening inside of your body right now.
So what's your number?
Are you in the danger zone?
Ready to take the test?
Ready to take the test?