Re: Can someone answer this message regarding flaxseed oil?

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I have read some of Barry Sears books and I find it hard to believe

that he would say that flax oil is 'not good'. I would ask the person

to tell me which book, which page no, and I would go to the library,

read it and see which parts he misunderstood.

Every cell membrane in our body needs omega 3 oils. Our N American

type diet is extremely severely deficient in these. We need lots and

lots and we basically can get it from fish oil and flax oil (and some

other oils). Apparently mercury destroys essential fats, so us

poisoned people need even more.

Some people do have trouble converting ALA to EPA and DHA and I think

that may be why Andy suggests supplementing with mostly fish oil at

first (more expensive) and then adding more flax oil (less expensive)

later.

Flax oil does go rancid quickly, and that is why I prefer fish oil.

When I do use flax oil I keep it frozen (or keep it in the flax seed

form).

GLA is found in borage oil and evening primrose oil. If people are

supplementing borage oil (it's on Andy's list) they are getting way

more GLA than their body could ever possibly need or want, so they

don't need to be concerned about it at all. In one of Barry Sears

books (The Anti-Aging Zone) he says that we can get enough GLA for a

day from one bowl of oatmeal.

It's like we need lots and lots of omega 3 and a teeny, tiny little

bit of GLA.

J

>

> Hi, I found this message in the autism/mercury archives where Andy

> has all the related information regarding chelation and supplements

> and messages from people that relate to it and his answers to them.

> On one of them, I found this message which Andy never even answered

> and I'm unsure why. I am taking flaxseed oil and now I'm concerned.

> Can anybody here answer this message below from a guy that is also

> concerned, though he sent this message in 2001.

>

> .

>

>

> Message below:

>

> I have a question for the group about flax oil. In his book on the

> Zone Diet

> Barry Sears talks about flax oil in a negative way.

> Here is what he suggests;

> To convert linoleic acid into gamma linolenic (GLA) you need a vital

> enzyme

> called delta 6 desaturase. He stresses the importance of getting an

> adequate

> amount of GLA from the diet. He goes on to say that children aged 0

> to 6 months

> and adults older than 30 can't make GLA and therefore its critical to

> supplement. Breast milk has GLA to compensate for infants that are

> breast feed.

>

> He suggests that high carb diets decrease the natural production of

> GLA. High

> levels of carbohydrates in the blood stream will slow the delta 6

> desaturase

> activity and decrease GLA production. Then he says and this is the

> critical bit

> that excessive consumption of ALA *alpha linolenic acid* will slow

> down and

> decrease the production of Delta 6 Desaturase and hence GLA. ALA is

> an omega 3

> fatty acid that's found in high quantities in Flax Oil. Therefore, in

> this

> authors opinion, flax oil is not good for you because it decreases the

> production of GLA.

>

> Can others comment on this, it really has me wondering, I take lots

> of flax oil

> and now wonder is it the right thing to do ?

>

> Regards

> Stidolph.

>

[Guest guest]

>

> I

> may have to get some borage oil or evening primrose oil though.

If you can find Udo's oil down there (it's a Canadian product) it is a

fairly good (at least as good as it gets) tasting flax oil with GLA added.

I >am

> eating raw nuts, taking one tablespoon of flaxseed oil in my >yoghurt,

> one capsule of fish oil twice per day (pure)

1 cap is usually only about 1 g (not much, could use more).

> and I do take olive oil

> (one tablespoon sometimes).

Good to use extra virgin olive oil because it is the 1st cold press

(no heat, no chemicals). Use it in salads and dips for some 'good' oil.

J