| What is your brain made of? | | | | Your brain needs a good daily supply of the essential |
| Over 50% of your brain is made of good fat. | | | | fatty acid omega-3. It also uses omega-6 and AA |
| Twenty percent of this good fat comes from EPA | | | | (Arachidonic acid). So this means taking a good dose |
| and DHA. Remember EPA and DHA comes from, | | | | of NKO oil is a necessary daily routine for keeping |
| * omega-3 fatty acids | | | | your brain from shrinking. |
| * eating fish | | | | Alzheimer's disease |
| * borage oil | | | | Doctors believe that if every one lived to be over |
| * primrose oil | | | | 120 years, they would come down with Alzheimer's |
| * parilla oil | | | | disease. It is a disease that once your have it, all you |
| * NOK oil | | | | can do, at this time, is to slow its progression using |
| I have covered all these oils in other articles except | | | | certain drugs and nutrients. |
| NKO Krill Oil. This oil is the new kid on the block. It | | | | Before your brain starts to deteriorate to where it |
| comes from Antarctic krill, a crustacean found in the | | | | contains nodules of toxins, excess oxidation due to |
| Antarctic waters. It provides EPA and DHA like | | | | free radicals, and weaken and narrowing blood |
| borage oil does, but its chemical structure is | | | | vessels, it might be a good idea to start feeding it |
| phospholipids. Phospholipids are easier for your cells to | | | | the food it needs. |
| absorb than borage oil's EPA and DHA, which is in the | | | | DHA is in order for Alzheimer's disease. When DHA is |
| form of triglycerides. | | | | deficient in your diet, you can expect to have |
| The essential fatty acids provide the chemical | | | | memory loss and become depressed as you age. |
| molecules to make Phospholipids. These phospholipids | | | | Lecithin is also in order since it helps to provide |
| gather together to form a protective barrier around | | | | choline, a precursor to the memory neurotransmitter |
| each cell in your body. | | | | acetylcholine. It also provides the chemicals to |
| If the fatty acids are in phospholipids form, your | | | | produce RNA. |
| body is able to use them quicker and more efficiently. | | | | Heart disease is closely related to Alzheimer's |
| This is what makes NOK oil a more bio-available | | | | because the heart must be strong enough to pump |
| advanced oil than borage or primrose oil. | | | | plenty of blood into the brain and the arteries must |
| If you are deficient in the essential fatty acids, you | | | | open enough to circulate enough blood through the |
| will be more susceptible to these conditions: | | | | brain and throughout your body. |
| * Alzheimer's disease | | | | Even if you don't come down with Alzheimer's or |
| * Anxiety and body stress | | | | your family history doesn't support it, most of us are |
| * Heart disease | | | | in line for dementia. Dementia is also attributed to |
| * Attention deficit disorder | | | | deterioration of brain cells and support tissue. One of |
| * Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder | | | | the causes of dementia is a diet that has been |
| * Bipolar disorder | | | | deficient in the essential fatty acids. |
| * Chronic fatigue syndrome | | | | Here is my recommendation for supplementing with |
| * Depression | | | | the essential fatty acids: |
| * Learning disorders | | | | * Eat more good fish, at least once a week and |
| * Memory impairment | | | | occasionally twice a week |
| * Parkinson's disease | | | | * Eat less fat and particularly saturated fat. A good |
| * Schizophrenia | | | | number for daily fat intake is 15-20% of your overall |
| Making Your Brain Work Like It Should | | | | calories. |