Your body cannot manufacture EFA’s on its own so they must be gotten from your diet and/or from supplements. Good dietary sources of EFA’s are fresh wild salmon, sardines, leafy greens, olive oil and macadamia nuts. Eat them at least twice a week or more. Try adding chia seeds to your salads. Supplemental sources are krill oil, cod liver oil, salmon oil.
-EFA’s help reduce inflammation, improve eczema and psoriasis, ease depression and anxiety, keep us hydrated and supple, and make our skin youthful and glowing!
-They play an important role in supporting cell membrane elasticity and permeability.
-They promote cognitive health and brain function, reduce blood pressure, and have anti-tumor properties.
Lack of Essential Fatty Acids results in EFAD – Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency.
EFAD can cause several problems with your skin, most notably, excess keratinization or a build up of dead skin cells which causes your skin to look dull and flakey. Micro-comedones and hyperpigmentation can also result from EFAD. Lack of essential fatty acids in your skin increases the amount of water that evaporates from your skin (trans-epidermal water loss – TEWL). Increased TEWL results in less water in the skin which impairs the enzyme activity needed to desquamate or exfoliate dead skin cells. And impaired desquamation means more dead skin cells stuck to the outer epidermal layer (hyper-keratinization), as well as dead skin cells getting stuck in the pores and follicles causing micro-comedones.
Omega 3's contain DHA which is a building material, and EPA which is a messenger. DHA permits animals to think and see. The highest concentrations of DHA are found in the membranes of the cells of the brain, eyes, sperm and heart. EPA is a cell communicator allowing cells to effectively communicate with each other. A good example is our top layer of epidermal cells, called corneocytes, which need to communicate with the basal layers.
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