Omega 3 Fatty Acids: What They Are and Why You Need Them | National Geographic

In her new book Life Is Your Best Medicine, Dr. Tieraona Low Dog weaves together the wisdom of traditional medicine and the knowledge of modern-day medicine into an elegant message of health and self-affirmation for women of every age.

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[gorilla]

"Because remember, life, it's your best medicine ;)"

WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN?!?

[VeronicaHastings]

I'm not terribly convinced. I definitely get lots of omega 3 because I love seafood.

[legaspiaudio]

Very good info... Thank you for posting this video

[verapilecki]

My DHA is 525 mg and epa is 105 MG's. Is that enough daily? It is 1050mg total anchovy fish oil. Should I take more? Like 2 gel caps a day rather than the recommended 1? Thank you! I do eat 3-4 canned sardines in olive oil maybe 3 times a week as well

[thebeautyofourevil]

I love how a majority of the comments are just on her appearance.

[amanda-ray]

You didn't mention what they actually do for your body and why a person would want to ingest them. You are only saying that they are good and that a person should eat a lot of fish. Not very informative.

[stevengorum]

What is sustainable does that mean that you play you take an artichoke and you use it like an instrument and then you sustain like using a post on a guitar can you describe sustainable

[neil]

does the mercury accumulate or magnify in the food chain?

[CantWeedThis]

Hemp and Omega-3
Approximately 44% of the weight of hempseed is edible oils, containing about 80% essential fatty acids (EFAs); e.g., linoleic acid, omega-6 (LA, 55%), alpha-linolenic acid, omega-3 (ALA, 22%), in addition to gamma-linolenic acid, omega-6 (GLA, 1–4%) and stearidonic acid, omega-3 (SDA, 0–2%). The proportions of linoleic acid and alpha-linolenic acid in one tablespoon (15 ml) per day of hemp oil easily provides human daily requirements for EFAs.

[starmoon]

Dr. Tieraona Low Dog?! Best name ever.

[golemkonty]

she lost me on the fish part when she said that I can eat fish with low mercury levels!

[melikeagua]

Oh, thanks for the advice Dr. Alice Cooper.

[kobi]

Anyone can say anything on the internet. With the subject matter I know well there is more bad information than good. How do I know what your saying is based on solid science?

[CantWeedThis]

With hemp seed and hemp seed oil there is no threat of mercury poisoning.

[Fredpheus]

Flaxseed and Chia seeds. Neither of those are nuts and they are good sources for Omega-Thrizzle.

[GeoRod]

How did mercury get into the fish that planet is so far away.

[jonfondle]

It's Tieraona Low Dog commenting on her own video.

[therobloxiangang]

this isn't the big run soundtrack

[BarefootAstronuat]

one time i went fishing on an airplane!

[Neckcron]

everyday trollin trollin everyday you be trollin trollin