Clary sage contains ALA, the vegetarian Omega-3, which is the core substance of the marine Omega-3 (DHA and EPA). Thus, people who consume clary sage seed oil feed their bodies with the three types of Omega-3 that the body needs.
Omega-3 is essential for the development of fetuses’ brains, and ALA is the only kind of Omega-3 that is supplied to fetuses through the umbilical cord in significant quantities.
ALA is the only kind of Omega-3 that remains in substantive quantities in mother’s milk. Baby formulas are required to contain Omega-3 of the ALA, not the marine type.
DHA is essential for the brain’s performance. Only as little as 3-5% of the ALA is converted to DHA in the body. This datum should be measured against the fact that DHA stays alive and active in the human brain for 5 years, but even if high quantities of DHA are consumed, only some 3.8mg are assimilated daily in the brain. Thus, despite the ALA’s low conversion ratio to DHA, clary sage seeds provide more than enough DHA for the brain’s functions.
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Clary sage contains ALA, the vegetarian Omega-3, which is the core substance of the marine Omega-3 (DHA and EPA). Thus, people who consume clary sage seed oil feed their bodies with the three types of Omega-3 that the body needs.
July 28, 2010 - 3:13pmOmega-3 is essential for the development of fetuses’ brains, and ALA is the only kind of Omega-3 that is supplied to fetuses through the umbilical cord in significant quantities.
ALA is the only kind of Omega-3 that remains in substantive quantities in mother’s milk. Baby formulas are required to contain Omega-3 of the ALA, not the marine type.
DHA is essential for the brain’s performance. Only as little as 3-5% of the ALA is converted to DHA in the body. This datum should be measured against the fact that DHA stays alive and active in the human brain for 5 years, but even if high quantities of DHA are consumed, only some 3.8mg are assimilated daily in the brain. Thus, despite the ALA’s low conversion ratio to DHA, clary sage seeds provide more than enough DHA for the brain’s functions.
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