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- Evening Primrose oil
- 345mg
- Linolenic Acid
- 47.5mg
- Gamma Linolenic
- 47.5mg
- Oleic Acid
- 4mg
- Vitamin E (d'alpha tocopherol)
Format
Softgels
120 Caps
Dosage
Take two capsules twice daily for up to 3 months or as directed by a health practitioner.
Important Information
This product contains no added: Artificial preservatives, Colour, Corn, Soya, Gluten, Wheat or Yeast.
- Good source of GLA Omega 6 essential fatty acid
- Helps regulate healthy hormone levels
- May help alleviate PMS symptoms
- Aids in reduction of hot flashes during menopause
- Promotes healthy skin
- Moderate 500mg dosage
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Primrose oil contains about 10 percent gammalinolenic acid, an omega 6 essential fatty acid. The body cannot produce essential fats and they must be taken in through the diet. Your body uses GLA to produce hormonelike substances (eicosanoids) that support cardiovascular health. GLA also helps maintain cholesterol levels because healthy fats build HDL cholesterol. HDL cholesterol is responsible for moving fat, from storage or plaques, into the liver where processing and excretion of fat occurs. By decreasing fatty buildup on arteries it helps to regulate blood pressure
GLA reduces the production of an inflammatory compound called arachidonic acid. Arachidonic acid causes pain and inflammation in conditions such as arthritis. GLA helps to make the sheath (myelin) that surrounds the nerves that conduct messages from the brain to the muscles and organs of your body, performing a similar function to the insulation sheathing of electrical wires. If this protective sheath degenerates (as in MS), a "shorting out" of the message that the nerve is carrying occurs.
Since healthy fats play a large role in hormone formation, primrose oil can thus help optimize hormone levels in both men and women. GLA supplements are used to treat atherosclerosis, high cholesterol, arthritis, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, PMS, menopausal discomforts, multiple sclerosis and liver cirrhosis.
Help for Hot Flashes
Hormones are very powerful substances that regulate bodily functions and cause dramatic changes in our health. As estrogen levels decline and fluctuate during the perimenopausal and menopausal periods, the normal balance of this group of hormones is disrupted and typical menopausal symptoms result. Many herbs contain safe and naturally occurring estrogens and can be used as natural hormone replacement therapy without the side effects of conventional HRT. Some of these herbs include: Vitex, dong quai, black cohosh, damiana, soy extracts, licorice and others. Use standardized extract versions of these plants as they are stronger than the raw versions and contain a consistent amount of active ingredient. Progesterone levels can also be optimized with the essential fat supplements primrose oil or borage oil. Both of these contain the essential fat GLA which your body needs to produce progesterone. Both of these work well combined with vitamin E. An imbalance between estrogen and progesterone is largely the reason why women experience hot flashes and an increased risk of heart disease and osteoporosis.
Essential Fats
Without the healthy fats cells become porous and chemical or nutrient imbalances can occur. The essential fats also produce chemical messengers, such as hormones, in the body thus, omega 369 oils help to optimize hormone levels in both men and women. Essential fatty acids have been used to treat eczema, psoriasis, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, atherosclerosis, hypertension, cancer, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, menopause and PMS. They also improve hair and skin, prevent blood clots, improve memory and regulate hormone levels.
There are three categories of EFAs, omega 3, omega 6 and omega 9. Vegetablebased combination oils usually contain alphalinolenic acid, ALA, for omega 3, gammalinolenic acid (GLA), for omega 6 and oleic acid, for omega9. The sources of the oils are several of the following: flaxseed, borage, black currant, hemp, pumpkin seed, primrose, sunflower or safflower. Some combination oils include fish oils derived from fish such as herring, cod, mackerel, tuna or salmon. These oils give the added benefit of containing docosahexanoic acid, DHA, and eicosapentaenoic acid, EPA, two other types of omega 3 fatty acids.
Why are they Essential?
Omega3s (and omega6s) are termed essential fatty acids (EFAs) because they are critical for good health. However, the body cannot make them on its own. For this reason, omega3s must be obtained from food, thus making outside sources of these fats "essential."
Although the body needs both omega3s and omega6s to thrive, most people consume far more 6s than 3s. Hardly a day goes by, however, without reports of another health benefit associated with omega3s. For this reason, many experts recommend consuming a better balance these two EFAs.
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