Viridian Omega Oil (with spice and fruit extracts) # 590

There are three main types of prostaglandins: series 1, series 2 and series 3. Series 1 and 3 are very powerful anti-inflammatory agents that can quickly and effectively reduce inflammation and pain. Series 2, on the other hand, actually instigate the inflammatory response and its associated pain.
The good news, however, is that we can manipulate which of these our body makes the most of.
The raw ingredients for the manufacture of prostaglandins in the body are fats. A diet high in saturated fat – the type found in many meats, dairy produce etc – will cause the body to manufacture a great deal more of the series 2 variety which, as we know, only really serve to promote inflammation and pain.
Conversely, a diet high in poly and mono unsaturated fats from food sources such as seeds, oily fish, olive oil and so on, will encourage the body to produce the series 1 and 3 prostaglandins that manage and minimise the inflammatory process. Our body will take the fats we consume in our daily diet and feed them through a series of chemical reactions. Depending upon the type of fat we consume, and its unique chemical structure, a specific inflammatory mediator will arise. Aside from manipulating the raw materials that the body uses to make prostaglandins, there are foods that we can eat which contain powerful chemicals that actually block some of the chemical processes involved in prostaglandin manufacture. Isn’t nature amazing?