Flaxseeds contain Alpha Linolenic Acid a short chain omega 3 fatty acid.All humans have the ability to build long chain omega3s frome this master omega3.Some are challenged in life so they cant produce enough long chain omega3s epa dha.Amino acids frome meat have the worst assimalation ratios known to humanity.Grass has the best amino acid profile known to man.If this crop fails everithing on earth dies!