Seal oil
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Pixel_Ninja
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lol!
Spool-Song
Sealiner
I think they have stopped harvesting seals in all places on the South African coast, so it is unlikely to be a local product. Perhaps in the past.
The numbers on the Robberg are growing so fast, I'm sure no one will mind if you "oil" a few
Why doesn't your friend just feed his livestock on grass, like they are meant to eat?
The numbers on the Robberg are growing so fast, I'm sure no one will mind if you "oil" a few
Why doesn't your friend just feed his livestock on grass, like they are meant to eat?
Mike Smith
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Johnny Blaze
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a raw egg cracked over their food once a week is also good and gives them a nice shiny coat.
Spool-Song
Sealiner
Strepie wrote:
Almost all foods contain both Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids in different quantities and ratio's. Its all about providing foods with a high Omega 3 to Omega 6 ratio. For this purpose canola oil, olive oil and macadamia oil have the most favorable ratio. Peanut oil, sunflower oil are not as good, and soya oil (often sold as vegetable oil) is probably the worst. Beware of fake olive oils diluted with vegetable oil, most of the cheaper imported brands are blended by the ive oil mafia.
When it comes to animal fats, "wild" animals have the best omega 3 to ogema 6 ratio, whether it be "non-farmed" fish, seals or game. In this case the ratio is about 1:2. Now if you look at pasture fed livestock, the ratio is about 1:5. which is still not too bad. BUT when you put a steer into a feedlot and feed him an unnatural diet of grain instead of grass (all all the other growth promoting stuff), this ratio becomes about 1:40 over a 3 month cycle, which is quite horrific. This is the main reason why your doctor says red meat is bad for you, incorrect, feed lot meat is bad for you!
When you have too many Omega 6's in your diet, they are pro-inflamatory, whereas Omega 3's are anti-infamatory. Cardiac disease is a disease of inflamation of the blood vessels, of which cholesterol is a minor component. That is why statins work. Their primary mode of action is anti-inflamatory, not cholesterol lowering as the drug companies will tell you.
Going back to grass fed beef. It costs a farmer about 20-30% more to fatten a cow on grass than animal feeds. That is the way the industry works, and the economic pressure the farmer is under. Until the consumer is prepared to pay 20-30% more for their "healthy" beef it aint gonna happen.
Back to your friend, I'm sure there are other high Omega 3 sources that he can use, as I'm sure after a long winter drought, they are likely to be of benefit.
Sorry, a bit off topic.
Almost all foods contain both Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids in different quantities and ratio's. Its all about providing foods with a high Omega 3 to Omega 6 ratio. For this purpose canola oil, olive oil and macadamia oil have the most favorable ratio. Peanut oil, sunflower oil are not as good, and soya oil (often sold as vegetable oil) is probably the worst. Beware of fake olive oils diluted with vegetable oil, most of the cheaper imported brands are blended by the ive oil mafia.
When it comes to animal fats, "wild" animals have the best omega 3 to ogema 6 ratio, whether it be "non-farmed" fish, seals or game. In this case the ratio is about 1:2. Now if you look at pasture fed livestock, the ratio is about 1:5. which is still not too bad. BUT when you put a steer into a feedlot and feed him an unnatural diet of grain instead of grass (all all the other growth promoting stuff), this ratio becomes about 1:40 over a 3 month cycle, which is quite horrific. This is the main reason why your doctor says red meat is bad for you, incorrect, feed lot meat is bad for you!
When you have too many Omega 6's in your diet, they are pro-inflamatory, whereas Omega 3's are anti-infamatory. Cardiac disease is a disease of inflamation of the blood vessels, of which cholesterol is a minor component. That is why statins work. Their primary mode of action is anti-inflamatory, not cholesterol lowering as the drug companies will tell you.
Going back to grass fed beef. It costs a farmer about 20-30% more to fatten a cow on grass than animal feeds. That is the way the industry works, and the economic pressure the farmer is under. Until the consumer is prepared to pay 20-30% more for their "healthy" beef it aint gonna happen.
Back to your friend, I'm sure there are other high Omega 3 sources that he can use, as I'm sure after a long winter drought, they are likely to be of benefit.
Interesting dietary info on a fishing site, who'd have thunk it!
