Most people need more omega-3s in their diet. For good health, the ideal balance of omega-6 to omega-3 is about 4:1, but today’s diets are often closer to 20:1. This imbalance can contribute to inflammation and health issues like diabetes, IBS, and Crohn’s disease.

Raised Omega Right helps bring that balance back—naturally. Instead of relying only on pills or supplements, it’s about choosing functional foods that add omega-3s to your everyday meals and support better long-term health.

Most people need more omega-3s in their diet. For good health, the ideal balance of omega-6 to omega-3 is about 4:1, but today’s diets are often closer to 20:1. This imbalance can contribute to inflammation and health issues like diabetes, IBS, and Crohn’s disease.

Raised Omega Right helps bring that balance back—naturally. Instead of relying only on pills or supplements, it’s about choosing functional foods that add omega-3s to your everyday meals and support better long-term health.

PUFA is the abbreviation for Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acids. PUFA’s are important structural components of cell membranes. Increasing omega-3 fatty acid intake increases the omega-3 content of red blood cells, immune cells (16), atherosclerotic plaques (17), cardiac tissue (18), and other cell types throughout the body.

Omega-3 are an essential fatty acids are a specific group of polyunsaturated fats that include any fatty acid with the first double bond located on the third carbon of the fatty acid chain from the methyl end. There are a wide range of these fatty acids; however, the main omega-3s that are of particular interest to human health include:

• a-linolenic acid (ALA;C18:3 n-3)
• eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA; C20:5 n-3)
• docasahexaenoic acid ( DHA; C22:6 n-3)

Of these omega-3 fatty acids, only ALA is classified as an “essential” nutrient (1). In other words, ALA is necessary for proper physiological and metabolic activities; however, unlike EPA and DHA, the body cannot produce it from existing precursors so it must come from the diet itself. The biological roles of ALA have particular importance in mediating inflammatory responses and has been suggested to partially protect against rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, irritable bowel syndrome and heart disease (2). Additional research has suggested that ALA may help in the prevention of neurological conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (3). Additionally, the omega-3 fatty acid ALA also acts as the major precursor for the synthesis of EPA and DHA in the human body. These fatty acids are most commonly associated with brain and vision health while also demonstrating anti-inflammatory properties (4).

References: Burr, G.O., and M.M. Burr. 1930. On the nature and role of the fatty acids essential in nutrition. J. Biol. Chem. 86:587 – 621. Stark, A.H., M. Crawford, and R. Reifen. 2008. Update on alpha-linolenic acid. Nutri. Rev. 66: 326-332. Joshi, K. S. Lad, M. Kale, B. Patwardhan, S. P. Mahadik, B. Patni, A. Chaudhary, S. Bhave, and A. Pandit. 2006. Supplementation with flax oil and vitamin C improves the outcome of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Prostaglandins Leukot. Essent. Fatty Acids. 74:17–21. Calder, P.C. 2015. Marine omega-3 fatty acids and inflammatory processes: effects, mechanisms and clinical relevance. Biochim. Biophys. Acta.1851:469-484.

PUFA is the abbreviation for Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acids. PUFA’s are important structural components of cell membranes. Increasing omega-3 fatty acid intake increases the omega-3 content of red blood cells, immune cells (16), atherosclerotic plaques (17), cardiac tissue (18), and other cell types throughout the body.

Omega-3 are an essential fatty acids are a specific group of polyunsaturated fats that include any fatty acid with the first double bond located on the third carbon of the fatty acid chain from the methyl end. There are a wide range of these fatty acids; however, the main omega-3s that are of particular interest to human health include:

• a-linolenic acid (ALA;C18:3 n-3)
• eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA; C20:5 n-3)
• docasahexaenoic acid ( DHA; C22:6 n-3)

Of these omega-3 fatty acids, only ALA is classified as an “essential” nutrient (1). In other words, ALA is necessary for proper physiological and metabolic activities; however, unlike EPA and DHA, the body cannot produce it from existing precursors so it must come from the diet itself. The biological roles of ALA have particular importance in mediating inflammatory responses and has been suggested to partially protect against rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, irritable bowel syndrome and heart disease (2). Additional research has suggested that ALA may help in the prevention of neurological conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (3). Additionally, the omega-3 fatty acid ALA also acts as the major precursor for the synthesis of EPA and DHA in the human body. These fatty acids are most commonly associated with brain and vision health while also demonstrating anti-inflammatory properties (4).

References: Burr, G.O., and M.M. Burr. 1930. On the nature and role of the fatty acids essential in nutrition. J. Biol. Chem. 86:587 – 621. Stark, A.H., M. Crawford, and R. Reifen. 2008. Update on alpha-linolenic acid. Nutri. Rev. 66: 326-332. Joshi, K. S. Lad, M. Kale, B. Patwardhan, S. P. Mahadik, B. Patni, A. Chaudhary, S. Bhave, and A. Pandit. 2006. Supplementation with flax oil and vitamin C improves the outcome of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Prostaglandins Leukot. Essent. Fatty Acids. 74:17–21. Calder, P.C. 2015. Marine omega-3 fatty acids and inflammatory processes: effects, mechanisms and clinical relevance. Biochim. Biophys. Acta.1851:469-484.