New crop in US coming soon loaded with omega 3 and omega 6 Hemp seed! Canada has it, we import it... Stop killing the oceans! Fish populations are at an all time low.

I used to be able to get seeds free all the time, many considered them waste. My arthritis was calmed greatly. Now those seeds are $10 a piece.

Farm raised eggs also have a much better Omega 3/6 ratio.

"Farm-raised eggs" is a misleading term. All eggs are raised on "farms." No one calls their operation a "factory." Birds that forage outside and/or that have flax in their diet have higher omegas. Just be careful interpreting the labels.

What I meant was eating eggs you raised yourself on your farm. I understand I was unclear. Of course, that comes with the hazard of occasionally finding a chicken in your egg. Breakfast was canceled that day...

factory eggs are not farm eggs. Farms are supposed to allow the animals to forage and have a natural and varied died. Factory raised eggs do not.

By the way, if you have a garden and have been yanking out the weed purslane (aka pigweed and moss rose), you might want to consider the nutrients hidden therein. Check it out on Wiki, be cautious if you're subject to kidney stones, but it's high in some of that good stuff discussed for stress-busting. (I like purslane mixed with fresh green beans; adds a lemon-peppery tang.)

I LOVE purslane, especially because it is a "weed" that draws a super amount of minerals up from the soil. Excellent food--I love teaching people about it!

Korean and Chinese cuisine is full of purslane dishes. My favourite easy one is Purslane with soy and sesame seeds.

I am going to try this tonight!!

Delicious " free" food. We love that stuff.

Didn't see your post!! I make a greek salad with mine:-)

Recipe For Empty News with a Medical Gossip Spread

Ingredients:
1 widely held belief
3-4 experts
Plenty of preliminary, disease-oriented data that is likely
to be wrong
Epidemiologic data that proves correlation but not causation
Any current fad in nutrition
Chocolate

Instructions:
Rather than using tablespoons or teaspoons, or even journalistic measures such as prominence of the author, institution, or journal, this recipe uses levels of evidence (LOE) as its unit of measure, which range from high quality evidence based on randomized controlled trials
(LOE 1) to opinions of experts (LOE 5).

Start with a base of the puritanical viewpoint that any food that tastes good must be inherently bad for you. To this, combine one firmly held belief by an expert that carbohydrates are bad (LOE 5) with one study of disease-oriented evidence looking at stress hormone levels following the aforementioned bad foods (LOE 4). To add more empty evidence calories, quote a second expert’s assertion (LOE 5) but hyperlink it to a study that doesn’t support what the expert said. Add one epidemiologic study that proves correlation but not causation (LOE 3). Accept the premise without further exploration and move to the next step.

Add one more expert’s opinion (LOE 5), making sure it is sprinkled liberally with “nutrient-rich,” a phrase that adds bulk but no substance. Add more extremely preliminary information about magnesium (LOE 4). Do NOT any high quality evidence or else the whole premise might fall apart.

Last, spread a thick layer of antioxidant blather (a versatile topic that can be added to any recipe without fear of adding actual medical content) and finish
with a liberal sprinkling of chocolate to counteract the bitterness of the puritanical view. Read on Morning Edition and move on to the next non-story.

Recipe for excessive response.
1 cup coffee
1 computer w/internet
1 retiree or unproductive worker
Stir and wait.

LOL....it was a thoughtful post, quite funny, and true.

The eggs-oatmeal-glycemic index-breakfast study was a randomized controlled trial and does support much of what Dr. Ludwig said.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov...

Although most of the time I share your skepticism regarding epidemiological studies, which are frequently reported as cause-and-effect results.

I have become somewhat of a sardine addict after having been introduced to good sardines. They are scary to many people at first because of the bones, skin, and reputation, but a good can of Portuguese sardines is delightful. Contrary to popular belief, they aren't very salty, and the fish oil helps satiate appetite, leaving you feeling full longer. I've managed to lose 30 lbs over the last 5 months, with sardines comprising a good bit of my protein.

Variety is the key...

Can you make a good recommendation? I am currently addicted to Season Brand skinless and boneless

Bela Portuguese sardines in olive oil are the best I've ever had, but I also like the Wild Planet sardines in spring water. you can find them is at a Whole Foods are higher end grocery store. The Season brand are great as well but man they are expensive haha.

You can get Season sardines in bulk at Costco for about $2.00 a tin. Probably the best purchase in the whole warehouse

Bela are some of the best sardines available. I'll have to try the Season brand.

Sounds familiar. High protein and vegetable, low carb (especially processed), omega-3, dark chocolate. Only things missing are olive oil and red wine.

Interesting report....but I think it would help people if you'd have mentioned that you have to grind flax seeds before eating them. When I was first told to use flax seeds (in cereal, etc.) no one said they should be ground so I sprinkled them right as they came from the bag onto cereal and found them to be very unpleasant to eat, hard on the teeth, and hard to digest. I doubt I was getting any nutritional value out of them! Then I read that it's necessary to grind them first (a simple electric coffee grinder works very well to get a nice, fine consistency like ground wheat germ you might buy at the store). Also...do you know that they labelled the sardines in the above caption as "anchovies"?

Yes, grind them first and then store in the fridge so the oils stay intact.

Oh no! This reporting started off sooooo well! It is true that what you eat influences stress! Having said, the myopic focus on one micronutrient - Omega 3 - was not only a disappointing and incomplete synopsis, but also one of the most politically charged nutritional debates currently raging. There are 1,000 articles saying that Omega 3 assists mood, and 1,000 more who completely debunk this hypothesis. Focusing on Omega 3 is a land mine. The overall message about food intake, nutrients, and stress responses is going to get lost.

It's a familiar story, and important to remember that "whole food containing X amongst many other nutrients" is never the same as "X taken as a supplement in a purified or synthesized form."

You should be reading critically to see what you could add. The article does mention magnesium, already known to be calming. You might add calcium, which is in the same chemical family.

The article especially stressed protein over low-fiber carbohydrates. One question you may want to ask yourself is, "Whole eggs vs. egg whites only." Not an easy question to answer.

Vitamins A and C were also mentioned.
You really need to go back and read the article again -- perhaps take notes.

Purslane may be regarded as a weed plant to some, but it's also high in Omega-3 fatty acids and has a pleasant lemony flavor. Guatemalan cuisine does a lot more with pumpkin seeds than traditional North American cooking. Vegetarian Pepian is really awesome... with ground roasted pumpkin seeds in the sauce.

Pumpkin seeds are good for their mineral content, but I just noticed that they are also particularly high in omega-6. The flax seeds can help to balance that out, I guess. But even the flax seed is only high in ALA, not DHA or EPA, so, for that you also need the fish.

Who are the "smilers?" Who are the "frowners?"
Check if they've eaten "uppers" or "downers?"

I thought I was the only one who liked kale in their eggs. Although I use bacon instead of pumpkin seeds.

And instead of kale I use more bacon.

and i know a guy who instead of eggs uses more bacon.

Bacon is awesome....especially local organic bacon ....heaven ;-)

try sun dried tomatos, white onions, mushrooms, kale and spinach for an omelet. you can add crushed flax seed.

Try chard...yum!

My go-to breakfast this summer (which I was making while listening to this segment), thanks to the abundance of chard from my CSA: poached egg on top of sauteed Swiss chard, dressed with a garlic scape sauce, goat cheese and a sprinkle of Aleppo pepper. Yum!

Just looking at okra can be depressing....

There is an additional punchline to the study dealing with eggs, oatmeal, and glycemic index. The breakfast eaters were given _equal calorie_ amounts of each food for breakfast, the same for lunch, and then were allowed to eat as much as they wanted during the afternoon. The oatmeal eaters subjectively felt more hunger, and spontaneously ate more calories throughout the afternoon, compared to the egg eaters. This comparison was true for the steel cut high fiber oats vs. eggs, not just the instant oatmeal vs. eggs.

I use quick-cooking oats instead of instant oatmeal, no added sugar. Stir in a spoonful of peanut butter and a little cocoa powder, yum.

Nuts and seeds are not a good source of the helpful Omega 3 fatty acids (DHA, EPA). Only a small percentage of ALA found in most nuts is converted to DHA. Even worse, most of the ALA is converted to Omega 6 fatty acids which contribute to making the inflammation worse. The simple dietary solution here is to avoid eating foods with corn, soybean, other vegetable oils, and nuts that are the primary sources in western diets of Omega 6 toxicity. Triple strength fish oil is also a good choose.

There is this weed, it is called Purslane... it has a lot of Omega 3, tastes great in salad! It grows wild in the cracks of sidewalks etc. Food is our pharmacy.
Portulaca: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/w...

I wouldn't eat Purslane that is growing out of sidewalks, nor would I gather edibles off the side of the road. It is best to gather wild edibles from places away from pollutants (exhaust from cars, runoff from the road, etc.)

Of course you would not. Still we like her post.

Our CSA has been hammering us with the greens. While it takes a bit of creativity to use them all up before the next week's share arrives, I definitely notice the sheet amount of nutritive value being shoved into my diet. It's a good thing, for sure, and a little science behind it doesn't hurt.

I need to eat the hell out of some pumpkin seeds.

I go for nuts and dried fruit when stressed. I figure if I'm going to overeat, it's better to eat something healthy.

LOL......everyone knows about Purslane it seems. I grow mine because I live in a polluted city :-(. Sorry for my post considering all the smart and informative posts I didn't read before banging out my own :-/

Yes! I teach my clients in my health coaching practice how to incorporate more Omega 3's (low-mercury fish, ground flax seed, purslane, chia, etc.) with low-carb, high-protein foods in a way that helps them optimize their nutrition while keeping their glycemic load on the lower side. It is a great strategy for losing weight, keeping energy levels, steady, and reversing pre-diabetes and diabetes. Check out my site for more resources on these topics: healthcrafting.com