Re: Calcium, gamma-linolenic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid supplementation in senile osteoporosis.

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Gregg.

what is an appropriate amount of gla to take, and is there a

good source for those over age 65 other than capsules (which are readily

available)?

Thanks,

Ed S.

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Calcium, gamma-linolenic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid supplementation

in senile osteoporosis.

Kruger MC, Coetzer H, de Winter R, Gericke G, van Papendorp DH.

Department of Physiology, University of Pretoria, South Africa.

Recent animal work suggests that gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) and

eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) enhance calcium absorption,

reduce excretion and increase calcium deposition in bone.

A pilot study was set up to test the interactions between calcium

and GLA + EPA in humans.

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----- Original Message -----

From: sully@...

Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 11:52 AM

Subject: Re: [ ] Calcium, gamma-linolenic acid and

eicosapentaenoic acid supplementation in senile

osteoporosis.

Gregg.

what is an appropriate amount of gla to take, and is there a good source for

those over age 65 other than capsules

(which are readily available)?

Thanks,

Ed S.

Hi Ed,

Assuming you are getting 6 - 8 g of LA (Omega 6) a day, there should be little

need for GLA.

As to the EPA, I have recently upped my usage to 4 standard 1 g capsules a day,

2 just before lunch and 2 just before

dinner.

The OmegaBrite capsules are a good option as ther contain as much EPA as 2

standard fish oil capsules with very little

DHA and they are a much smaller capsule.

http://www.omegabrite.com/

I would suggest 1 tablespoon of ground flax with breakfast, 1 OmegaBrite or 2

standard just before lunch & 1 OmegaBrite

or 2 standard just before dinner.

The flax also gives you heaps of lignans, which convert into phytoestrogens and

also help to protect against bone loss.

Greg

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Thank you Greg,

we're using the equivalent of 4 fish oil caps (Life Extension's caps)

for epa. We also get dha. I know there are now some questions

about dha intake but I'll not address that 'til my current supply of caps

runs out! We also eat modest amounts of salmon a couple

of times a week. Colleen eats more salmon that I, and gets

more Omega 6. She doesn't measure, but I tend to get 5 or 6

grams of sat fat out of 18 to 35 grams. The heavy days are "salmon"

days. She uses some canola oil, as well. She eats more

fat than I do, most of it in the form of Canola.

I use a couple of Tablespoons of flaxseed (ground in small batches

and frozen til use) in the am. This is a large part of my fat for

the day. I had some triglyceride and blood pressure problems.

The Triglycerides problem is gone, and the bp problem is greatly

ameliorated.

While the overall diet, before Omega 3, helped...taking triglycerides

down to the 300's,

reading The Omega Plan and exchanging posts with Jo moved

me to using some salmon (I was using only eggwhites and skim milk products

to that point). It was after that that the bp showed the largest

improvement. Triglycerides are now completely normal.

Total Cholesterol came up a little, but I also cut back on lipitor

at the same time. Ratio tc/hdl degraded from 2.9 to 3.2 at the same

time. Still pretty good.

Beginning to have great difficulty staying with overall program began

at that same point. I believe the problem was psychologica.

Opening the "door" to some fish seemed to bring a lot of unwelcome

company with it in terms of return to old habits. It's better now,

but I have to watch myself (mindfulness, mindfulness...) and correct

my thoughts by letting go those temptations before they become actions.

Thanks again,

ed

Greg wrote:

----- Original Message -----

From: sully@...

Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 11:52 AM

Subject: Re: [ ] Calcium, gamma-linolenic acid

and eicosapentaenoic acid supplementation in senile

osteoporosis.

Gregg.

what is an appropriate amount of gla to take, and is there

a good source for those over age 65 other than capsules

(which are readily available)?

Thanks,

Ed S.

Hi Ed,

Assuming you are getting 6 - 8 g of LA (Omega 6) a day, there should

be little need for GLA.

As to the EPA, I have recently upped my usage to 4 standard 1 g

capsules a day, 2 just before lunch and 2 just before

dinner.