Let's talk about the first sign of a vitamin F deficiency.

Now you're probably going what is vitamin F, right?

Well, in past times there was a vitamin F, but now we don't call it vitamin F because

it doesn't really fit the traditional definition of a true vitamin, which is kind of an isolated

compound coming from nature.

But vitamin F really is the combination of two essential fatty acids and the definition

of essential in this context means that it must come from your diet.

Your body can't make it, okay?

The same thing with essential amino acids.

Those are amino acids that must be gotten from the diet because your body can't make

them versus a non-essential amino acid which your body can make.

Okay, so these essential fatty acids are two.

One is omega-3 fatty acid and the other is omega-6 fatty acid.

The omega-3 is ALA, alpha, linolytic acid, and the omega-6, which is L-A, linoleic acid.

Now these are two essential fats that you need in every single organ of your body.

They help you absorb calcium.

They're both very important components in cell structure, in cell flexibility, and in

cell growth.

Now, the big problem with these essential fatty acids is in the ratio that we consume them.

In the Western diet, we consume 10 to 20 times more omega-6 fatty acids than we do omega-3.

The ideal ratio would be like 2 to 1 or even 1 to 1, not 20 to 1, okay?

When this ratio becomes so far out of balance, you're going to start developing all sorts

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