On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 12:29:12 -0700, George Plimpton >
wrote:

>On 7/10/2011 12:01 PM, Derek wrote:
>> On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 09:03:26 +0100, > wrote:
>>
>>> Derek wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 09 Jul 2011 11:03:38 +0100, > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Greetings Everyone,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have been a vegetarian since 1972 and a vegan for the past 10 years.
>>>>>
>>>>> Today I found these two groups and would like to know how the members
>>>>> manage to get the right amounts of the omega 3, 6 and 9 in their food
>>>>> intake.
>>>>>
>>>>> TIA
>>>>
>>>> Flax seeds will take care of your 3 and 6 requirements, and you'll
>>>> produce your own 9s if you have enough of the first two. Buy them
>>>> whole and grind only what you need to last for a couple of days. Store
>>>> the ground seeds in the fridge, if you've ground too many for one
>>>> day's requirements. I usually have between one and two table spoons a
>>>> day. They're a particularly good source of dietary fibre as well.
>>>
>>> Thank you Derek.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately I have an intolerance for flax seeds. I am a bit uncertain
>>> about whether it is the same with flax seed oil. I'll look into that
>>> soon. I get loads of fiber/fibre (take your pick) from whole grain
>>> breads and even psyllium husk. I pay a lot of attention to websites like
>>> MayoClinic.com, drweil.com, Linus Pauling Institute -
>>> lpi.oregonstate.edu, etc
>>
>> You're over 70, but take heart because Donald Watson, founder of the
>> vegan society, was striding up mountains well into his 90s. But
>> anyway, aging vegans do have certain problems converting the short
>> chain fatty acids found in linseed and walnuts to the long chain omega
>> 3 acids, and so you might try opting for a more direct source of this
>> fatty acid by taking in some blue-green algae supplements instead.
>
>Or, he might just come to his senses and begin eating wild-caught salmon
>and other animal protein sources high in omega-3.

Fish oil supplements 'don't help the elderly',” the Daily Mail
reported. It said a study has found that people aged 70 to 80 who took
fish oil supplements for two years did not perform any better in
memory and concentration tests than those who took a placebo.
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