WAS: Why I MUST do MORE than just fish oils - Liz NOW: Evening Primrose Oil

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We don't currently use evening primrose oil, but in the past it has

been wonderful here. But not for speech...

With your doctor/midwife's permission, it is great to use in the last

four weeks of pregnancy. It purportedly prepares the cervix for

labor. was 10lbs, 11oz, and he fell out with no effort and

no pain medication (despite Pitocin-induced labor). This was a

miracle for so many reasons (the exact opposite of my first child's

delivery)!

Other people use EPO for various " female issues " , including PMS.

It is a great, very safe way to treat eczema. It can be taken

orally, but it can also be used topically. Two weeks after I had

Spencer, I developed full body eczema. I couldn't believe it was

eczema, because I was on FIRE from the itchiness. The dermatologist

couldn't give me anything effective because I was breastfeeding, so I

tried the EPO. Not only did it get rid of the eczema, it made it feel

better immediately. (That's the anti-inflammatory effect.) That is

different than some of the stronger steroid creams, which can

initially sting a bit. The cure did take a few days (not overnight),

but again miraculous considering how uncomfortable I was. My sister

and also a friend have both treated their children's eczema in this

fashion. Safe, natural, cheap!

My kids haven't had eczema since starting the Omega 3-6-9 -- a nice

side effect for some.

in NJ

> >

> > Janice not sure if you know that borage oil may be a problem in

> large

> > dosages if it's not made from the borage seed alone. The ProEFA

> > contains borage oil from just the seed. If you use another brand

> > make sure it's from the borage seed -not the entire plant. (has

to

> > do with a study about the PAs which could be in the plant)

> >

> > And Liz -another Omega 6 that is found in both Efalex and EyeQ is

> Primrose oil

> > and it's also used with success for most. For most -we only need

> > about a 5 to 1 ratio of Omega 3 (preferably EPA not so much DHA)

> over

> > the GLA. Again I am only addressing the majority which is where I

> > advice new people to start...and if that doesn't work for some

> reason

> > your child is probably in the less than 10% to explore other

means.

> >

> > Perhaps the answer to know for sure what formula of fish oil is

> > needed isn't even being used yet to test the children here that

are

> > found to be " high " or " low " in this or that since we are dealing

> with

> > neurological conditions -so we need to know what crosses the

blood

> > brain barrier not what's showing up in the blood. Also what part

of

> > the blood is being tested? Here's more on that from an archive of

> > information from 2002

> >