We are bombarded nowadays with information & publicity about how the Omega-3 essential fatty acids help to maintain the health of the joints heart & circulation & boost the brain power of children. Fish oil is then usually recommended as the best source of the Omega-3s. Well it is the best source of the essential fatty acids EPA & DHA which are the end line of essential fatty acid metabolism. These two essential fatty acids are made however from the Omega-3 essential fatty acid alpha-linolenic acid which is found in many plant oils. The best available source being flaxseed oil also known as linseed oil. The reason fish oils contain EPA & DHA is because the fish eat plankton etc high in alpha-linolenic acid. Our bodies just like the fish are perfectly able to produce EPA & DHA from alpha-linolenic acid. So throw the fish back into the sea stop squeezing the oil out of them & use pure organic flax instead. Two teaspoonfuls of Flexy Flax daily will provide you with 4.5g of alpha-linolenic acid & 1.46g of the Omega-6 essential fatty acid linoleic acid. There is also 1.9g of the Omega-9 essential fatty acid oleic acid in two teaspoonfuls.