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I don't have any personal experience with it, but a number of people

on one of my homeschool lists highly recommend it. I would say that

very few of them eat a truly traditional diet, although a few have

started using the Nourishing Traditions cookbook. Hope this helps a

little.

I too have PCOS as well as all 3 of my sisters so the more I can

learn about it the better.

Kristi

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Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2005 23:03:29 -0000

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><BR>

>I have been looking for a holistic way to manage my hormones and <BR>

>deal with polycistic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).<BR>

>My holistic doctor is recommending evening primrose oils as capsule

><BR>

>form.<BR>

><BR>

>My question - is anyone aware whether evening primrose oil has any

><BR>

>healing proeprties at all, esp. hormonal balance related?<BR>

><BR>

>I normally stay away from all oils except virgin coconut oil, <BR>

>butter/clarified butter, lard and [very rarely] extra virgin olive

><BR>

>oil.<BR>

><BR>

>so I am just a bit wary of introducing such an exotic oil in my

>diet.<BR>

><BR>

>Are there any negatives/downside to this oil?<BR>

><BR>

>Any opinions/experience?<BR>

><BR>

>Be well, all.<BR>

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Hi

I had bad hormonal symptoms (ie, cystic ovaries, PMS, fibrocystic Breast etc)

and evening primrose and/or borage oil greatly improved these for me. I haven't

heard of any bad effects of these oils. They also cured my eczema. Some people

are unable to convert omega 6 oils into GLA and so need these sources of GLA

Healing properties of evening primrose oil?

I have been looking for a holistic way to manage my hormones and

deal with polycistic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).

My holistic doctor is recommending evening primrose oils as capsule

form.

My question - is anyone aware whether evening primrose oil has any

healing proeprties at all, esp. hormonal balance related?

I normally stay away from all oils except virgin coconut oil,

butter/clarified butter, lard and [very rarely] extra virgin olive

oil.

so I am just a bit wary of introducing such an exotic oil in my diet.

Are there any negatives/downside to this oil?

Any opinions/experience?

Be well, all.

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Amy Park wrote:

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> I have been looking for a holistic way to manage my hormones and

> deal with polycistic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).

> My holistic doctor is recommending evening primrose oils as capsule

> form.

>

> My question - is anyone aware whether evening primrose oil has any

> healing proeprties at all, esp. hormonal balance related?

Laurel on the GFCFNN group did some interesting research on hormones ...

you might want to pop over there and read what she wrote. Evening

Primrose Oil provides some of the necessary fatty acids, though I don't

know how much they would be needed if you are eating good animal fats.

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>>>My question - is anyone aware whether evening primrose oil has any

healing proeprties at all, esp. hormonal balance related?<<<

Evening primrose oil is quite commonly recommended for women's hormone troubles.

This looks like some good info about it:

http://www.wholehealthmd.com/refshelf/substances_view/1,1525,779,00.html

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Thanks for the link and the info everyone.

Does anyone here take evening primrose oil, and if so which brand?

The link posted says the following:

" Be sure to buy evening primrose oil from a reliable manufacturer;

cheap substitutes such as soy and safflower oils have been found in

some commercial products. "

So which manufacturers make the best product for this?

Another question - is it better to take it in the oil form or the

gelcap form?

I normally prefer my supplements in oil form because the gelcaps

have small amounts of additives/stabilisers in them, like CLO

gelcaps.

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Evening primrose oil is quite commonly recommended for women's

hormone troubles.

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> This looks like some good info about it:

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> Laurel on the GFCFNN group did some interesting research on

hormones ...

> you might want to pop over there and read what she wrote.

What's the name/URL of that group?

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I found it, sorry.

I searched that group, but found only one message from Laurel

talking about evening primrose oil but all he says is that he was

getting a reaction from the X-Factor Butter Oil and other

supplements that contain GLA " like the ones in evening primrose oil " .

No direct comments/experience with evening primrose oil.

> > Laurel on the GFCFNN group did some interesting research on

> hormones ...

> > you might want to pop over there and read what she wrote.

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> What's the name/URL of that group?

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Hi Amy,

Because EPO causes estrogenic activity, I've heard that it's NOT

recommended for PCOS. I should say that I've no knowledge of this area,

but I remember reading that when I was looking into fertility

treatments. You could check out Chang's website - she's a chinese

herbalist and very helpful.

http://www.sensiblehealth.com/ in general

http://www.sensiblehealth.com/estrogen.html for PCOS

HTH,

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I know that many alternative health practitioners recommend this for use with

pre- and post-menopausal women to treat their hormonal fluctuations. Maureen

Kennedy-Salaman recommends it's use in her naturopathic remedy books.

Rebekah

Healing properties of evening primrose oil?

I have been looking for a holistic way to manage my hormones and

deal with polycistic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).

My holistic doctor is recommending evening primrose oils as capsule

form.

My question - is anyone aware whether evening primrose oil has any

healing proeprties at all, esp. hormonal balance related?

I normally stay away from all oils except virgin coconut oil,

butter/clarified butter, lard and [very rarely] extra virgin olive

oil.

so I am just a bit wary of introducing such an exotic oil in my diet.

Are there any negatives/downside to this oil?

Any opinions/experience?

Be well, all.

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Amy Park wrote:

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> I found it, sorry.

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> I searched that group, but found only one message from Laurel

> talking about evening primrose oil but all he says is that he was

> getting a reaction from the X-Factor Butter Oil and other

> supplements that contain GLA " like the ones in evening primrose oil " .

>

> No direct comments/experience with evening primrose oil.

The one I was thinking of is message 210 and thereabouts. 205 too. There

is a long discussion about PCOS in general with lots of details and some

discussion of primrose oil reactions.

GFCFNN/message/210

GFCFNN/message/205

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>>>Because EPO causes estrogenic activity, I've heard that it's NOT recommended

for PCOS...<<<

This came up on a PCOS board that I used to frequent. The question was about why

people take soy and black cohosh for PCOS when they contain phytoestrogens. This

is the answer I found and posted, but I don't know now where I found it -

although it was in relation to endometrial cancer rather than PCOS:

....phytoestrogens are another type of plant compound that may protect against

endometrial cancer. Phytoestrogens have a weak estrogenic effect and may

encourage the body to produce less estrogen...

A link at the end of the piece went to this:

Phytoestrogen intake and endometrial cancer risk.

Horn-Ross PL, EM, Canchola AJ, SL, Lee MM.

Northern California Cancer Center, Union City, CA 94587, USA. phornros@...

BACKGROUND: The development of endometrial cancer is largely related to

prolonged exposure to unopposed estrogens. Phytoestrogens (i.e., weak estrogens

found in plant foods) may have antiestrogenic effects. We evaluated the

associations between dietary intake of seven specific compounds representing

three classes of phytoestrogens (isoflavones, coumestans, and lignans) and the

risk of endometrial cancer. METHODS: In a case-control study from the greater

San Francisco Bay Area, we collected dietary information from 500 African

American, Latina, and white women aged 35-79 years who were diagnosed with

endometrial cancer between 1996 and 1999 and from 470 age- and ethnicity-matched

control women identified through random-digit dialing. Unconditional logistic

regression analyses were used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence

intervals (CIs). RESULTS: Isoflavone (OR = 0.59, 95% CI = 0.37 to 0.93 for the

highest versus lowest quartile of exposure) and lignan (OR = 0.68, 95% CI = 0.44

to 1.1) consumptions were inversely related to the risk of endometrial cancer.

These associations were slightly stronger in postmenopausal women (OR = 0.44,

95% CI = 0.26 to 0.77 and OR = 0.57, 95% CI = 0.34 to 0.97 for isoflavones and

lignans, respectively). Obese postmenopausal women consuming relatively low

amounts of phytoestrogens had the highest risk of endometrial cancer (OR = 6.9,

95% CI = 3.3 to 14.5 compared with non-obese postmenopausal women consuming

relatively high amounts of isoflavones); however, the interaction between

obesity and phytoestrogen intake was not statistically significant. CONCLUSION:

Some phytoestrogenic compounds, at the levels consumed in the typical

American-style diet, are associated with reduced risk of endometrial cancer.

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> This came up on a PCOS board that I used to frequent.

> The question was about why people take soy and black cohosh for

PCOS when they contain phytoestrogens.

> This is the answer I found and posted, but I don't know now where

I found it - although it was in relation to endometrial cancer

rather than PCOS:

Well, I am surprised by the recommendation of soy as a " healing "

food :o)

My doctor never recommended soy foods to me and told me to go easy

on them if I do eat them (which I don't anyway).

My understanding is that since there is such a huge controversy

regarding this, why take the chance?

There are no nutrients that I can't get elsewhere, so why risk it.

It's not as if soy were like CLO or X-Factor BO.

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Amy-

>Another question - is it better to take it in the oil form or the

>gelcap form?

>I normally prefer my supplements in oil form because the gelcaps

>have small amounts of additives/stabilisers in them, like CLO

>gelcaps.

The oil form is virtually always preferable, because you have a better

chance of being able to detect whether the oil is rancid that way -- and

most sources of PUFA oils are.

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