Omega 3 Deficiencies (n3:n6 / Greg's recommendations)

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I've read other places (Udo for example) that you should take n3's

until your skin is smooth everywhere and not dry. This is supposedly

because your skin gets n3's after every other part of your body, so

if your skin is healthy you know you are getting enough n3's.

 

The problem with this is that for me, in the southern US in winter, I

have to take 3-4 tablespoons of flaxseed oil a day to get smooth

skin, otherwise I get chapped lips. After reading Greg's work on

peroxidation I think I should at least switch from the flaxseed to

ground flaxseed for all this n3. Still, it's a ton more n3 than

hunter-gatherers would be getting isn't it?

 

I wonder if primitive peoples in northern europe had chapped lips, or

if there is really some other deficiency that is causing this?

 

My feeling is that what we want to avoid are oils and excess/deficits

of n3/n6 fats. However, I can see where there are certain thresholds

where more is not good even if some parts of your body need more.

 

So:

 

1) Is skin really a good way to detect n3 deficiency/sufficiency

2) Does being sufficient in n3 (by having your skin smooth) come

first, and before considering the 2-3g of n3 that Greg recommends

(which is from an USDA study I believe) or after it?

 

--Michael