Borage/Flaxseed Combo-Chemar

[Guest]

Chemar,

 

You always recommend a combo of I think borage and flaxseed oil instead of just flaxseed oil. What's the brand/product name you use for this?

 

Carolyn

[Chemar]

Hi Carolyn

 

before we realised my son had fishoil sensitivity re increased tics, we used the NATROL brand combo of omega3/6/9 which has fishoil/flaxseed oil/borage oil/evening primrose oil

 

after we stopped all fishoil we started using the ProHealth brand of flaxseed/borage

 

Borage has also been touted as excellent for memory/alertness/concentrative issues and is very good for people with ADD

 

ps now that we have to control inflammatory issues re my son's Crohn's disease we give a high potency flaxseed oil only as omega 3 reduces inflammation most effectively

[quan_daniel]

Chemar,

are we saying your son is not taking Omega 6 now.

I have given only Omega 3 flax oil and not borage thinking he gets a lot of omega 6 from olive oil or other food source. Am I wrong in that thinking?

 

Thanks

[Chemar]

yes, daniel

I have had to stop all Omega 6 and Omega 9 supplements for my son and only give Omega 3

 

6 and 9 are very important to health and under normal circumstances, very important to the natural inflammatory response.

But in people with autoimmune disease, which is what Crohn's is, one wants to reduce inflammation and Omega 3 does that while Omega 6 promotes it, via the prostaglandin system

So for people with autoimmunity, supplementing with omega 3 is best while the 6 is best avoided

 

obviously my son gets some 6 and 9 in from the flaxseed as well as his food, but it is the additional Omega 6 that we have to avoid.

I am sorry about that, as the borage was really beneficial for his ADD, but we have to walk this fine line now where keeping the Crohn's at bay is more important than anything else

[nicholandrew]

Flax Seed Oil is a rich source of Omega-3 Fatty Acid, alpha linolenic acid, which is necessary for a wide variety of biological processes. Flax Seed Oil is highly recommended for the general well being, whole body nutrition and helps in restoring body's natural balance of good and bad prostaglandins. Flax Seed Oil contains omega-6 and omega-9 essential fatty acids, B vitamins, potassium, lecithin, magnesium, fiber, protein, and zinc.Flax Seed Oil also comes in an edible form, sold mostly at health-food stores. Like olive, canola, and most other plant oils, it is highly unsaturated and heart-healthy.