Re: omega 3 (flax, hemp, & fish oils) thrux

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I feel I have been living under a rock......

I am amazed at the complexity and facets of the subject....

Many thanks!

Best health to y'all

greetz

mario

2011/2/22 Leonard

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> " thurx " <thurx@...> wrote:

> > 'Linoleic Acid, LA is 1 type of omega-6'

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> Thanks for the great info on hemp oils, which I heard but forgot about.

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> <<oils such as sunflower, safflower, corn and soy are the ones used by

> commercial food manufacturers, and happen to be heavily omega-6. The

> processing performed by the food companies...will most likely ruin them>>

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> The processing and heat & chemical extraction do further damage, but even

> the natural linoleic acid in them (and cold-pressed versions of them) is

> harmful. Americans get about 10 times the amount that humans evolved on, and

> such excess amounts cause and promote cancer growth ( Boik,

> www.ompress.com) and tons of other health problems.

> www.westonaprice.org/know-your-fats/2021-precious-yet-perilous.html

> www.westonaprice.org/know-your-fats/526-skinny-on-fats.html

> www.westonaprice.org/know-your-fats/525-the-oiling-of-america.html

> (note: Weston Price is very biased in favor of saturated and animal fats).

>

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> <<omega-6 as you would get if you ate meat, or walnuts, or flax seed (or

> carefully prepared oils derived from all these seeds) is essential to the

> human body>>

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> Only in minute quantities. I've never heard of anyone deficient in linoleic

> acid or anyone who benefited from increasing their intake of it.

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> > and actually helps prevent cancer

> Please send me the documentation for that if you find it.

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> Arachadonic acid (another omega 6) isn't the horrible thing it's made out

> to be, but it does promote growth of existing cancers (Boik).

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> The 3rd type of omega 6 is gamma linolenic acid (GLA), and it's

> cancer-healing, but it isn't found in significant quantities in any of the

> above foods. I would take relatively large dose of it in form of black

> currant seed oil (and perhaps pine nuts) (evening primrose and borage oils

> are the other sources of it). Reportedly 240mg black currant oil for brain

> tumors. It's anti-inflammatory (whereas linoleic's inflammatory, which is

> very bad).

> www.webmd.com/content/Article/114/111333.htm

> Hrelia S, Bordoni A, Biagi P, Rossi CA, Bernardi L, Horrobin DF, Pession A

> (1996 Aug 14) Gamma-Linolenic acid supplementation can affect cancer cell

> proliferation via modification of fatty acid composition. Biochem Biophys

> Res Commun; 225(2):441-7

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> I agree w/you re: the importance of oxygen.

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> Leonard

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