Posted by bluedog on April 20, 2003, at 23:21:19
In reply to Re: Summary please. GLA MUST be taken with fish oil? » bluedog, posted by Larry Hoover on April 20, 2003, at 22:40:42
> > > > 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.
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> Yes, that's true.
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> > Larry I also have another question for you:):):).
> >
> > 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
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> 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.
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> Lar
Thanks again Larry {I've lost count of the number of times I've thanked you and but I don't know how else to repay your patience with my questions :):):)}.I'll look at borage oil next time but I've already bought the EPO capsules. You've given the ideal amounts but I suppose that ANY GLA with fish oil is better than none. Right????
Because EPO is actually more expensive in my part of the world than fish oil supplements (see below) I think I'll take one EPO capsule every time I take my 2 fish oil capsules which will give me 3g of EPO to 6g of fish oil (or put another way 300mg of GLA to 1g of EPA) Taking into account cost considerations do you think this is a good compromise???
warm regards
bluedogP.S. (following on from above) Fish oil is cheap in my town. I can purchase 400 1000mg capsules for $24.95 Australian Dollars (I suppose this equates to about $15.00 US Dollars depending on the exchange rate at the time for the 400 capsules). This works out to 6 Australian cents per fish oil capsule. The EPO is actually more expensive and and the price is 400 1000mg capsules for $32.95 Australian Dollars (go figure?)
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