Okay, so I had another question from someone that had essential fatty acid deficiency symptoms,

yet they were taking essential fatty acids.

Why would they possibly have these symptoms when they're actually consuming the very thing

that's supposed to fulfill the deficiency?

So let's first talk about the symptoms of an essential fatty acid deficiency, which by the

way would be the

omega-3, omega-6 fatty acids. You probably have seen people with the little bumps in the back

of the arm. It kind of looks like goose bumps, little red little dots around the hair follicles.

That's one symptom. Dry, scaly skin is a very common symptom. It could be of the face. It could be around the nose, the forehead. It may even look like dandruff on the scalp. Hair of loss. Loss of pigment in the hair. So maybe you're going gray prematurely. Heart issues. Vision problems, mood issues, or cognitive function problems

like memory loss. So you definitely need essential fatty acids to support your brain and nervous

system. So if you're taking essential fatty acids and you're not seeing the change in your body,

then we know you're not absorbing them.

Okay, so here are the potential causes for that.

So number one, the pancreas.

You might have a pancreatic insufficiency, which basically is you're not able to produce the enzymes necessary to digest, breakdown, and absorb certain fats.

And lipase is one of the enzymes right here.

And for each one of these, I'm going to put a link down below to get more information. Stomach, you might not have enough stomach acid.

Maybe you had a gastric bypass. Maybe you have an ulcer. Maybe you have heartburn. If you do,

that could automatically inhibit your absorption of this. So then we get to the intestines,

which you could have on an IBS, Crohn's, some inflammatory condition of the intestine that could be

blocking the ability to absorb. And this could have originated from some type of an infection

or years of antibiotics or consuming a lot of junk food

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