Re: flaxseed oil is getting rid of my redness !!!!!

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Has your treatment with Flaxseed continued to control your cea

symtoms?

thanks for your feedback.

tommy

> Hi again,

> I wish I had a scanner to show you all some before & after

pictures.

> It's just over a week now that I began 1000 mg flax seed oil

caplets.

>

> Recently, a friend (who has mild rosacea) told me her esthetician

> suggested she take flaxseed oil supplements to help with her

rosacea.

> My friend bought GNC Flax Seed Oil 1000mg capsules and began taking

> 1/day. In one weeks time she noticed an amazing change in her skin.

>

> I have severe redness, butterfly pattern, stinging, burning, over

10

> years now, always extremely red, cover it with makeup, and decided -

> why not. 90 pill are $8.99.

>

> I can't begin to tell you how much the redness has dissipated. The

> day after I took my first capsule, I thought I was seeing things.

> Today, just one week later, the left side of my face, (moreso than

> the right) is about 50% better. About half the area that was

flaming

> red, is now normal !!! It seems to dissipate first from the outer

> edges; normalness slowly migrates inward. Under my left eye I have

> about a 2 " by 2 " by 2 " triangle that is clear, it was previously

> blazing; the area closest to my ear and jawbone is clearing on an

> inward pattern. I have a strip of redness left, about 1 " wide that

> starts high on my cheekbone and ends diagonally near my chin. I am

> seeing similar results on the right side, just not as quickly. I

> sleep on my left side, maybe that has something to do with it. Who

> knows.

>

> I've been trying to figure out why it's working, and this sounds

> crazy, but maybe it's because I don't eat fish, I'm probably

> seriously omega deficient. I think the omega 3 (alpha-linolenic

acid)

> is my magic bullet. I ate tuna up until the time I got pregnant

with

> my first child, I then couln't even stand the smell of it and gave

up

> fish completely. As with so many women, I saw my rosacea get worse

> after my first birth, that was 13 years ago.

>

> I initially took two 1000mg flax seed oil capsules - one am, one

pm.

> I have increased to 1 am, 1 midday, 2 pm. The pills made me a bit

> hyper and I lost my appetite, but not so much anymore; I found out

> that the second ingredient in flax seed oil (linoleic acid)is

> recognized as a diet aid. A few days ago, I bought a product rich

in

> linoleic acid, brand name Tonalin, to see if my results would

> increase, and the reverse happened, my face stung more. So for me

I

> think it's the omega 3 (alpha linolenic acid) that's helping.

>

> I have an appointment for Photoderm or V-beam (I was going to let

the

> dermatologht decide) and I'm going to cancel it for now. I'll

> continue taking pictures of myself to prove, at least to me, how

bad

> it was and how much better it is.

>

> I'll write again in a week.