Re: GLA

[Guest guest]

Hey Carmen,

Unless you can get them fresh pressed I prefer the oils to be in

gelcap form, as you know there are major issues with rancid oils, and

particularly unsaturated oils. With these oils in a gelcap they are

sealed better from oxygen exposure much better which helps to avert

the oxidation issues. The only thing worse that not enough fats is

bad fats. My experience is primarily with Standard Process as you'd

expect, and have had excellent results using their oils. However of

the three you mentioned the only press a black currant seed oil. I

am not completely certain however I am pretty sure that Omega

Nutrition produces some or all of the oils you listed, however they

are in oil form. As I said if you can gain access to fresh pressed

oils by all means use them as they are far superior to anything

else. Usually they are difficult to come by so the next best option

is a sealed gelcap.

Sincerely,

Dr. Marasco,BS,DC

Cincinnati, Oh

> Hi All,

> After reading the article by Dr. Byrnes regarding PMS on the

Weston Price

> website, I am trying to add the things into my diet that he

recommends for

> PMS. About one month ago I finally found a better, closer source

for raw

> Jersey milk of which I am drinking about a quart per day. I have

also been

> using about a teaspoon of the cod liver oil from Radiant Life

daily. I have

> already had a fairly dramatic improvement. Thank you Dr. Byrnes.

> I have been thinking about taking a supplemental evening

primrose, borage

> or black currant oil. Dr. Byrnes quote, " A particular fatty acid,

> gamma-linoleic acid or GLA, has been shown to be of special value in

> resolving PMS and other ailments. It is found in evening primrose

oil,

> borage oil or black currant oil. "

> What is a good quality source/brand of one of these oils?

>

> Carmen

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Two things on PMS and GLA:

Some people, my wife included, notice a significant reduction in symptoms

and normalization of cycle simply by reducing their carb intake. This is

one side-benefit often reported by people on the Atkins diet. This is

apparently especially true for endometriosis. We didn't reduce our carbs to

anywhere near the Atkins level, but we probably cut them by about 50% from

our previous level.

GLA is not normally found in foods, so nutritional information on it isn't

readily available. However, I have read from a couple of sources now that

oats are a source of GLA. I'm not sure what storage and cooking does to the

GLA though. I would think that the natural anti-oxidants in the oats and

the relatively brief cooking time for oatmeal (especially soaked oatmeal)

would minimize the oxidative damage to the GLA, but I don't know for sure.

I also seriously doubt that it's been studied. The only people who would

benefit from such a study would be oat product manufacturers, and they would

only benefit if the result showed that the GLA is undamaged during the

cooking process.