[surferjoe2007]

Haven't read the entire thread but I'm just butting in here to mention an amazing supplement/plant: SEA BUCKTHORN.

It contains omega 3, 6, 7 and 9!!! I believe it's the only thing that contains all of the omegas.... it's so good for the hair, skin, eyes, mucous membranes, digestive tract etc. and Ella brought my attention to it (Thank You!!) because there was a member on here whose breasts grew from taking sea buckthorn oil capsules. So if you're looking for something with good fats, maybe you should look into this (underrated) fruit. It  might lower blood pressure though so make sure you do research before deciding.

P.S. On Dr. Mercola's website, it states that Sea Buckthorn contains over 190 nutrients and micronutrients, vitamin A, E, C, plant sterols (beta sitosterol) and much more. It's a superfood really.

Its omega 3s are only ALAs though, it's missing EPA and DHA.  When such and such has 190 nutrients it has 0.5% the RDA unless you're eating several pounds of it, and it's in the fresh plant not the oil.  It's actually only high in a few nutrients per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_buckthorn_oil .  Nearly every living thing has 190+ nutrients because we need them all.  The growth probably came mostly from the high ALA content (similar to flax oil), though the other omegas and antioxidants may have helped a little too.

Omega 7 and 9 are non-essential fatty acids; your body can make them.  It sometimes has trouble making them, especially in the elderly.  So they're worth considering but mostly as an after-thought.  Plus you can get them from common foods.  Olive oil has omega 9.  Omega 7 is harder to get outside of sea buckthorn and macadamia nut oil, but again your body can make its own.  Macademia nut oil also has omega 9.

A cheaper and more nutritious alternative to sea buckthorn would be flax oil/seeds, macadamia nuts/oil, a handful of almonds and a couple tbsp. rice bran.  Or Chrissygwy would only need to add macademia nuts or their oil to what she has already, and again macademia nuts/oil might not be necessary at all.