Animal Essentials Essential Fatty Acid Gel Caps - All Natural with Marine Lipids and Spirulina.
Researchers now consider EFAs to be as vital to our health and our pets' health as vitamins and minerals. EFAs are the building blocks for prostaglandins, which work to regulate hormones, immune and nervous systems plus cardiovascular function. This is why these fatty acids are called "essential fatty acids"(EFAs).
The body cannot make essential fatty acids from other substances. They need to be included in our diet and our pet's diet. The two essential fatty acids are called linoleic acid (Omega - 6) and alpha-linolenic acid (Omega - 3). These essential fatty acids are delicate food components and are easily modified or destroyed by the temperature necessary to cook and process food. EFAs are very sensitive to light, oxygen and heat, which will cause them to turn rancid. The modern western diet with the commercial refinement of fats has eliminated most of the essential fatty acids from our foods. Prostaglandins (PG) are the substances you want the essential fatty acids to ultimately produce. Unfortunately conditions of health and nutrition, stress, age and imbalance of Omega - 6 to Omega - 3 EFAs may prevent the body from converting EFAs into good PGs; however the good news is studies have shown that by changing the type of EFAs and the ratio of Omega - 6 to Omega - 3 we can change the prostaglandin metabolism for the better which will prevent many degenerative health conditions.
Unfortunately, a deficiency of either linoleic acid or alpha-linolenic acid has been shown to produce the following symptoms: Eczema, hair loss, liver degeneration, behavioral disturbances, kidney degeneration, susceptibility to infections, failure of wound healing, sterility in males, miscarriage in females, arthritis-like conditions, heart and circulatory problems, growth retardation, weakness, impairment of vision, tissue inflammation, edema, low metabolic rate, and some kinds of immune dysfunction, hives, colitis, and asthma (Erasmus, 1993, Pitchford, 1993).
Fortunately, most of these conditions can be reversed by dietary supplementation with high quality essential fatty acids in the proper ratio of Omega - 6 to Omega - 3.
Ingredients (each 750 mg capsule)
Marine Lipid Concentrate.....................150 mg
Borage Oil............................................150 mg
Flax Seed Oil........................................150 mg
Wheat Germ Oil...................................100 mg
Lecithin.................................................100 mg
Spirulina.................................................50 mg
Sea Bed Trace Minerals..........................50 mg
Natural Vitamin E...................................1.5 IU
Dosage:
Low Dose Maintenance - 1 capsule/25 pounds body weight daily
Moderate Dose Maintenance - 1 capsule/20 pounds body weigh daily
High Dose Therapy - 1 capsule/10 pounds body weight daily
For Pets less than 20 pounds - 1 every other day
The information provided with this dietary supplement is for educational purposes only. It is not meant to be a substitute for an examination and diagnosis by a licensed veterinarian. This product is a dietary supplement and is not designed to be used as a medicine.
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