Fish Oil and Oxidation Products

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on 11/20/2006 10:10 AM, Feucht at andrea@... wrote:

> 1m. Re: Fish Oil and Oxidation Products

> Date: Sun Nov 19, 2006 8:16 pm ((PST))

>

> Making healthy skin is ALL about a balance between the two

> families of eicosanoids and that balance is determined by the

> Omega 3 and Omega 6 short and long chain fatty acids that are

> in the cell membrane walls and the balance of those fats are

> a direct result of the fatty acids you eat.

>

>

> Greg

I found that my skin shows a noticeable softening when I take flax oil

but not ground flaxseeds (they are freshly ground, not packaged

pre-ground). I wonder if the absorption is quicker or more complete

when dealing with the oil rather than having to break down all of the

components of the seeds....

Thoughts on this?

One other thing I noticed with the oil is that I can actually smell a

faint flax-y odor from time to time in my skin, so I suppose that's a

big indicator that I am absorbing it!

in Albuquerque