I do not like the sound of those grains!! Does anyone here know if eating pastured eggs from chckens that have eaten 110g/day of thie above grain cause the D6D enzyme to be blocked in us and thus the entire prostaglandin pathway??

This is part of the article I had recently read: “Tripping Lightly Down the Prostaglandin Pathways” by By Mary
G. Enig, PhD and Sally Fallon;
http://www.westonaprice.org/knowyourfats/tripping.html

“Prostaglandins are a subset of a larger family of substances called
eicosanoids. Other subgroups include thromboxanes, leukotrienes and
lipoxins. Eicosanoids are localized tissue hormones that seem to be
the fundamental regulating molecules in most forms of life. They do
not travel in the blood like hormones, but are created in the cells
to serve as catalysts for a large number of processes including the
movement of calcium and other substances into and out of cells,
dilation and contraction, inhibition and promotion of clotting,
regulation of secretions including digestive juices and hormones, and
control of fertility, cell division and growth. The list of
biological functions involving prostaglandins is limited only by our
ignorance of their effects. As research continues, so will our
knowledge of these fascinating substances expand and grow.

Prostaglandins are produced in the cells by the action of enzymes on
essential fatty acids. There are two prostaglandin pathways, one that
begins with double-unsaturated omega-6 linoleic acid and one that
begins with triple-unsaturated omega-3 alpha-linolenic acid.

One of the most common blocks in the prostaglandin chain involves
delta-6 desaturase (D6D), the first sept in the production of
prostaglandins from essential fatty acids. When action of this enzyme
is blocked, so is the entire pathway. This vital enzyme is inhibited
first and foremost by trans fatty acids found in margarine,
shortening and hydrogenated fats.2 These should be avoided at all
costs. In addition, excess omega-6 fatty acids from modern commercial
vegetable oils inhibits the pathway that leads to the Series 3 group.
This is because both pathways begin with desaturation by the same
delta-6 desaturase enzymes. Too much omega-6 in the diet “uses up”
the delta-6 desaturase enzymes needed for the omega-3 pathway.3

The modern diet contains large amounts of omega-6 fatty acids
compared to that of a generation ago, because high omega-6 oils from
soy, corn, cottonseed and safflower have been introduced into the
food supply. They are used to make hydrogenated fats and as a
replacement for traditional fats and oils such as olive oil, butter,
coconut oil, goose fat and lard. The modern diet is also deficient in
omega-3 fatty acids compared to that of a generation ago because
modern farming methods have the effect of increasing the amounts of
omega-6 and oleic acid in vegetables, fruits, fish, eggs, grains and
legumes, while decreasing the amount of valuable triple unsaturated
omega-3.”