Flax Seed OIl and the Zone

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What Barry Sears has to say about Flax Seed Oil from his book " Mastering the

Zone "

" A central theme in " The Zone " is the reduction of arachidonic acid levels

by diet. Controlling insulin is your most powerful tool, but the addition of

omega-3 fatty acids can also have a significant benefit. Flaxseed oil is

rich in alpha linolenic acid (ALA), which is an omega-3 fatty acid and

therefore has some use in controlling arachidonic acid production. But if

you are going to supplement with an omega-3 oil, then I recommend fish oil,

which is rich in the best omega-3 fatty acid, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA).

EPA has a ten-fold greater impact on reducing the production of bad

eicosanoids than does ALA on a gram-for-gram basis. Another reason I prefer

fish oil over flaxseed oil is that the excess consumption of ALA in flaxseed

oil tends to reduce the produciton of gamma linolenic acid (GLA), the

building block of good eicosanoids. What's excess? Anything more than 1

tablespoon per day. Finally, the vast body of research data on the clinical

benefits of EPA is overwhelming. Therefore, supplementation with EPA as

opposed to ALA will have a far greater impact in getting you into the Zone.

But before you add any omega-3 fatty acid supplements to your diet, try to

get those fatty acids from food itself. The best source of EPA? Salmon. Of

course, you could do what your grandmother did in her day to ensure adequate

levels of EPA, and take cod liver oil. " He goes on to say that one should

try to consume 300mg of EPA per week which translates into 1 serving of

salmon per week or 4 servings of tuna. 1 tsp. of cod liver oil contains

about 500mg of EPA.

Mark

http://Mark_Holmes.tripod.com

RA 4/98 AP 7/98

Minocycline (Lederle generic) 100mg 2x/day MWF;Methotrexate (12.5mg/once

weekly); folic acid (1 mg/day); Zone Diet;;Fish Oil(9

caps/day);acidopholus;Milk Thistle;Multi-Vit

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AOL IM - ATHiker95

rheumatic Flax Seed Oil

> From: " Lisbeth " <lisbeth@...>

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> You mean to tell me that NZ flax seed oil is no good??!! Boo Hoo!

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> As I recall (and don't quote me as I'm often wrong!) it was Dr Mercola (I

> think) who is not so keen on flax seed oil any more, perhaps it's that

49th

> parallel's fault:-))

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> Well ya know what that means don'tcha .....our climate is MUCH nicer than

> yours !!! <big grin>

>

> hugs,

> lisbeth

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