Guest guest Posted February 3, 2002 Report Share Posted February 3, 2002 In my experience, flax alone will not do the job. Borage oil or black current seed oil are both excellent for the eyes. I take flax along with the borage. Borage 1300 mg, once a day, and Flax 1000mg once or twice a day. Vitamin Shoppe has great prices and good products. They are online. REMEMBER it takes up to 2-3 months to feel the full effect, so hang in there. Kate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2002 Report Share Posted February 4, 2002 Flax is a common allergen, so you may want to test the flax out by itself so you know your reaction. When I take flax oil or seeds my rosacea flares since I am allergic to flax. I now take Eskimo-3 fish oil. You can get a bottle and take a teaspoon per day to avoid the geletin cap (gelatin is high in arginine so I avoid them). The fish oils is actually the best source of omega 3 fatty acids. I wish I could do flax, though, since it is also a good source of omega 3's and it tastes nice. The fish oil tastes ok, but not as good as flax. Patty > In my experience, flax alone will not do the job. Borage oil or black current > seed oil are both excellent for the eyes. I take flax along with the borage. > Borage 1300 mg, once a day, and Flax 1000mg once or twice a day. Vitamin > Shoppe has great prices and good products. They are online. > REMEMBER it takes up to 2-3 months to feel the full effect, so hang in there. > Kate > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2002 Report Share Posted February 5, 2002 me too. Flax seed totally messes up my cycle. Even a tablespoon would cause some kind of disruption (without being too graphic!). Just goes to show even foods can have a major impact on the body... > >To: rosacea-support >Subject: Re: flax seed oil >Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2002 19:09:17 -0000 > >For me, flax seemed to upset my hormonal balance. I was getting >spotting between cycles and longer periods. When I stopped taking it, >these issues cleared up. > >I do much better on omega-3 fish oils too. Another thing that helps >me is eating a few servings of salmon per week. I guess some of Dr. >Perricone's suggestions have worked for me... >Take care, >Matija > > > > > In my experience, flax alone will not do the job. Borage oil or > > black current > > > seed oil are both excellent for the eyes. I take flax along with > > the borage. > > > Borage 1300 mg, once a day, and Flax 1000mg once or twice a day. > > Vitamin > > > Shoppe has great prices and good products. They are online. > > > REMEMBER it takes up to 2-3 months to feel the full effect, so >hang > > in there. > > > Kate > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2002 Report Share Posted February 5, 2002 me too. Flax seed totally messes up my cycle. Even a tablespoon would cause some kind of disruption (without being too graphic!). Just goes to show even foods can have a major impact on the body... > >To: rosacea-support >Subject: Re: flax seed oil >Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2002 19:09:17 -0000 > >For me, flax seemed to upset my hormonal balance. I was getting >spotting between cycles and longer periods. When I stopped taking it, >these issues cleared up. > >I do much better on omega-3 fish oils too. Another thing that helps >me is eating a few servings of salmon per week. I guess some of Dr. >Perricone's suggestions have worked for me... >Take care, >Matija > > > > > In my experience, flax alone will not do the job. Borage oil or > > black current > > > seed oil are both excellent for the eyes. I take flax along with > > the borage. > > > Borage 1300 mg, once a day, and Flax 1000mg once or twice a day. > > Vitamin > > > Shoppe has great prices and good products. They are online. > > > REMEMBER it takes up to 2-3 months to feel the full effect, so >hang > > in there. > > > Kate > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2002 Report Share Posted February 5, 2002 I hear Eskimo-3 (i think its on the bottle as Eskimo-III) is the best brand. It is strictly monitored for contaminants like heavy metals that fish can bioaccumulate. Patty > That's interesting that some of you have that problem with flax seed oil. > I've been taking it for about a year now and for the past 6 months I've had > spotting in between menstral cycles too and the doctors can't figure out why. > Now I'm wondering..... > What is the name of the supplement you've all used to replace the flax - is > it just Omega-3? Do they come in capsule form at health stores like GNC > (this is where I buy the flax capsules). Thank you so much - as of today i'm > stopping taking those; also, how long did it take for you all to get > " regulated " and for that spotting to stop? > > Thanks, > Donna > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 I wanted to ask where people buy their flax seed oil. Just any health food store or WFs? Also, I've heard it is a very unstable oil and doesn't keep long - so what do people do to keep it fresh - just buy a small bottle and keep in the fridge? Also, anyone know a source for buying a large-ish bottle of avocado oil at a discount or a reduced price? Mara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 > Mara, > > They say Barleans is the best brand to use. > Make sure where you buy it keeps it refridged (I have seen places > that don't) > Buy it in a place that has really high turn around. > They have a couple of different types.. > > http://www.barleans.com/ > > Get the smallest bottle. > It's best not to keep this over a month which is quite difficult. > Marilyn sometimes speaks of squirting some fresh vitamin E as a > natural preservative in oils. > > IMO though if you are using it for ALA purposes you are much better > using borage oil since there is much debate if we convert the ALA > from flax properly. > Budwig's work explains that we need to mix it with a no fat quark/ > yogurt in order for it to be absorbable and bioavailable for the body. Hmm. So I don't know what ALA is. I was thinking of using it for Omega 3. mentioned mixing some in his mayonnaise recipe - I was thinking of trying that out. IYO, would it be absorbable/useful that way? Mara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 > Mara, > > They say Barleans is the best brand to use. > Make sure where you buy it keeps it refridged (I have seen places > that don't) > Buy it in a place that has really high turn around. > They have a couple of different types.. > > http://www.barleans.com/ > > Get the smallest bottle. > It's best not to keep this over a month which is quite difficult. > Marilyn sometimes speaks of squirting some fresh vitamin E as a > natural preservative in oils. > > IMO though if you are using it for ALA purposes you are much better > using borage oil since there is much debate if we convert the ALA > from flax properly. > Budwig's work explains that we need to mix it with a no fat quark/ > yogurt in order for it to be absorbable and bioavailable for the body. Hmm. So I don't know what ALA is. I was thinking of using it for Omega 3. mentioned mixing some in his mayonnaise recipe - I was thinking of trying that out. IYO, would it be absorbable/useful that way? Mara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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