Flaxseed oil MUST BE Expeller pressed, non refined, fresh, kept in the freezer or refrigerator !
Cancer patients should consume every day small portion of flaxseed or flaxseed oil.
If flaxseed oil is used in diet for too long time, without other oils, it may cause Omega6 deficiency symptoms ! In curing cancer, it is recommended to blend flax seed oil with cottage cheese, source of sulfur rich protein.
The Flaxseed (Linseed) oil diet was originally proposed by Dr. Johanna Budwig, a German biochemist and expert on fats and oils, in 1951.
Linoleic Acid (LA) Deficiency Symptoms:
eczema-like skin eruptions;
loss of hair;
liver degeneration;
behavioral disturbances;
kidney degenerations;
excessive water loss through the skin accompanied by thirst;
drying up of glands;
susceptibility to infections;
failure of wound healing;
sterility in males;
miscarriage in females;
arthritis-like conditions;
heart and circulatory problems ; and
growth retardation;
Prolonged absence of LA from diet is fatal. All of the deficiency symptoms (except death) can be reversed by adding LA back to the diet from which it was missing.
Alpha Linolenic Acid (LNA) Deficiency Symptoms:
growth retardation;
weakness;
impairment of vision and learning ability;
motor incoordination;
tingling sensations in arms and legs;
behavioral changes;
These symptoms can be reversed by adding LNA back to the diet from which it was missing. Other symptoms that can result from LNA (or w3) deficiency include :
Flax oil is not the answer by #66379 3 year 2 of 3 (66%)
I know this is an old post,but you are mistaken about flax seed oil.
Flax seed oil does not contain omega -3 fatty acids. You are correct when you say it contains alpha linolenic acids.
these acids(linolenic acids) must be converted through an enzymatic process into Omega-3,the preferred EPa-DHa.
well a large part of the population lacks these enzymes for this conversion. And the elderly may lack them completely.
Flax is too high in 6. We get plenty of 6 in our diet. And wherever you got your info that we need 2 times more 6 than 3 is just srong. We neeed a litle 6 but we need more of the 3. 6 can promote inflammation,while 3 inhibits it..
Obviously a tablespoon a day of flax oil is not gonna do any harm. It just should not be your sole source of fatty acids.
why not just take fish oils where they are already Omega 3 Epa/Dha? there is no conversion needed. Plus they contain Vit A+D
Even Udo Erasmus the one who helped bring flax to the forefront of fatty acids has backed away from flax.
Omega 3 and Omega 6. by shaneris 27 days 2 of 3 (66%)
A better ratio is 1:1
Take at least 4 Omega 3 fish oil supplements, daily: (certified free of mercury) it is best if consumed with an antioxidant, such as an orange, or its FRESHLY SQUEEZED juice. If vitamin E is added, it should be certified as being 100% from natural sources, or it may be synthetic: avoid it!
Females may benefit by balancing the DHA, & EPA versions of Omega 3 in krill oil with ALA flaxseed oil Omega 3, or at least one heaped tablespoonful of ground flaxseed, daily. Vegetarians: Google: "Omega 3; algae; supplies"
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