Re: Summary please. GLA MUST be taken with fish oil? » bluedog

Posted by Larry Hoover on April 20, 2003, at 22:40:42

In reply to Summary please. GLA MUST be taken with fish oil? » Larry Hoover, posted by bluedog on April 20, 2003, at 22:24:25

> > > I haven't read through all of this very carefully, but am I correct in inferring that supplementation with GLA (e.g., from evening primrose oil) appears likely to be beneficial, in addition to use of fish oil?
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> > A better source is borage oil (near double the percentage of GLA).
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> > The take-home message:
> > GLA is anti-inflammatory, helps regulate insulin sensitivity, enhances bone density, promotes hippocampal neuroplasticity, and may be the first word in a child's vocabulary. It works synergistically with fish oil, and with alpha-lipoic acid. So, I'd recommend taking all three (fish oil, borage/evening primrose/black currant seed oil, alpha-lipoic acid) together.
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> Larry
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> Am I correct in that the following can be added to your summary????
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> GLA must be taken TOGETHER with fish oil as GLA taken in isolation in the absence of fish oil is actually pushed down a pathway in the body that promotes it's conversion to INFLAMMATORY prostaglandins.
Yes, that's true.

> Larry I also have another question for you:):):).
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> First a bit of background:-
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> I personally take GLA (as EPO) together with fish oil (6 capsules of 1000mg strength fish oil to give me 6g of fish oil per day which in turn gives me the recommeneded 1g of EPA per day) AND alpha lipoic acid (200mg per day). The EPO capsules I take are 1000mg capsules (cold pressed) that yield 100mg of GLA per capsule.
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> NOW my question is this:-
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> In the context of the above how many capsules of my EPO should I take per day. Is one capsule enough (ie 100mg of GLA) or should I take one (or 2 ore more) every time I take my fish oil (I take my fish oil in 3 divided doses of 2 capsules or 2000mg per dose to reach my target dose of 6g)? In other words has any research been done on the correct proportions per day of GLA to EPA and DHA to get the beneficial synergistic effects???
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> Thanks Larry
> regards
> bluedog
The answer might surprise you. I've seen some research that puts the optimum ratio at 2:1 EPA:GLA. In other words, you'd need five EPO caps. Just to compare, you'd get about the same amount of GLA from 2 grams of borage oil.
Lar

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Summary please. GLA MUST be taken with fish oil? » Larry Hoover bluedog 4/20/03
Re: Summary please. GLA MUST be taken with fish oil? » bluedog Larry Hoover 4/20/03
Re: GLA MUST be taken with fish oil? Thanks » Larry Hoover bluedog 4/20/03
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Re: Yes but... noa 4/21/03
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Re: Thank you kindly for the link. (nm) » McPac Ron Hill 4/21/03
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