Flax seed contains alpha linolenic acid...this is the essential EFA omega-3 our
bodies need EVERYDAY to function properly.

This ingredient goes thru many changes and uses, and if all works well one of the results is EPA and DHA (like found in fish oils).

Women convert pretty well, ALA omega-3 because we are genetically programed to have babies and deliver DHA to the developing brain of the fetus.
Humans have the highest DHA ratio in brain tissue of all land mammals.

So females can convert about 20-24% of ALA from flax oil to EPA and DHA.
Males only convert 8-10%.

The omega-3 series of fatty acids make up the skin, lining of the gut, heart,
you name it. So people with very dry skin can benefit from flax. It doesn't matter if you do the seeds ground up, or buy the oil, or EAT it in carefully chosen foods.

Severely deficient people need oils...and restricted them seems arbitrary to me. Flax oil will soften your feet, prevent calluses, reduce or eliminate dandruff, and soften your skin.

This is an ESSENTIAL OIL...meaning you cannot live without it. Just like Vit C has to be obtained from food, you cannot live without ALA.

EPA and DHA are important for the brain, but they do not do what flax does.

I think EVERYONE needs BOTH!