You need to take an EFA supplement because we no longer get these essential fats in our diet. It is not strictly a supplement, it is actually a foundation food, as fat should be one of the primary foods in our diet. However, due to farmers growing warm weather oils Omega 6 oils) and very little Omega 3 oils (cold weather oils), we no longer get them in our food supply. The Omega 6 oils we are eating, in copious quantities, are mostly damaged due to the extensive processing that they undergo to make them shelf-stable. So we’re getting damaged Omega 6’s and very little, if any Omega 3′s.
If you don’t get these fatty acids, or oils in your diet, your body cannot make them from other ingredients. This is why you need an EFA foundation blend in your diet if you want to have a chance of being optimally healthy.