where the hell do you buy flaxseed oil ?

[mass rookiee]

I tried GNC, supermarket they all sell tablets not oil form! where would you buy it from ?

[jynx]

Tablets are fine but if you want actual flax oil, you'd have to find a vitamin shoppe or a health food store.

[Mr. dB]

Whole Foods, Wild Oats, or other larger health food stores oughtta have it. I get the same brand they sell at Wild Oats, though, for almost half the price at my neighborhood Kroger supermarket.

[el_decameron]

Look at the cold/refridgerator section in GNC or supermarket - they rarely put it out at room temperature.

I got mine at the supermarket's whole food/organic refridgerated section...next to all them soy butter, soy milk etc...

[cycle]

found it at the supermarket
but tastes bad ..can't get used to it
so i use the pills

[pullinbig]

try fish oil if you cant find flaxseed.

[BuildIt]

Most GNC's carry flaxseed oil... And it is not refrigerated at the store (only after opened), it sits next to the flaxseed pills in the oils section.

[LegPress]

I buy mine at Vitamin Shoppe. I think they have stores in about 12 or so states. They sell a bunch of different brands, plus their own. The good thing about them is that they're refrigerated all the time.
So if they've been sitting on the shelf, so to speak, they'll keep better.

Fish oil is good, but supplies only omega-3 EFA. Flax seed gives you Omega-3,6, and 9. Best thing to do is do both, if you can handle the taste.

LP

[Frosty]

Originally posted by LegPress
Fish oil is good, but supplies only omega-3 EFA. Flax seed gives you Omega-3,6, and 9. Best thing to do is do both, if you can handle the taste.

LP

Why would you need omega 6 and 9 supplementation? Most people get more than enough of these from their diets alone, and the fish oil helps even things out.

Flax oil has no EPA or DHA and contains no vitamins A or D.

[LegPress]

Originally posted by Frosty
Why would you need omega 6 and 9 supplementation? Most people get more than enough of these from their diets alone, and the fish oil helps even things out.

Flax oil has no EPA or DHA and contains no vitamins A or D.

I wasn't suggesting that flax oil is better than fish oil, I was saying that taking both would be better than just taking fish oil.

Here's some info that I was able to find about omega 6 & 9.

I agree that if you can get enough of these from diet, you don't need to take flax.

JMO, though.


Omega 6 efa
"When the body's production of GLA is facilitated, production of the beneficial prostaglandin PGE1 increases. This prostaglandin has a number of beneficial effects:

it reduces the tendency of blood platelets to aggregate and thereby reduces the risk of blood clots
it expands contract blood vessels, which may alleviate pains associated with angina pectoris (Angina)
It expands the respiratory passages, prevents mucous formation, infections and asthma attacks
It reduces cholesterol production
It reinforces the effects of insulin
It improves the activity of the immune system (primarily via its influence on the T-Lymphocytes)

Omega 9 efa
1. Reduces joint pain and inflammation.
2. Natural enemies of cold and flu viruses.
3. Reprograms your immune system
4. Recover the simple pleasures of pain-free mobility.

Here's a article to support your post:

I haven't run across any recommendations for omega 9, however the vegetable oil table below shows that nearly all vegetable oils have a significant amount of omega 9. If most Americans get 10 times too much omega 6 and most vegetable oils are mostly omega 9, I can't see the point in taking the combo omega 3, 6, 9 supplements so I just take omega 3 from fish oil. Does omega 9 inhibit the absorption of omega 3 like omega 6 does? I don't believe there have been any trials to determine that. ([url]http://qualitycounts.com/fpfats.htm[/url])

Guess I'll have to re-examine my postition!

LP

[Frosty]

Well, the thing is, it's not just about vegetable oil consumption that throws off the normal ratios of omega 3 to 6 of 1:1.

The ratios of these fats in things like meat and eggs is thrown off due to the way the animals are fed. Chickens that are fed poor vegetarian feed and don't go outside have horrible omega 3 to 6 ratios...something like 1:20. Chickens that eat their normal diet, which involves all sorts of things, but mostly insects, have a much better 3:6 ratio.

The same thing goes for cows and other animals. When they are fed things not natural to them (feeding cows corn, soy, etc), this throws off the fat ratios.

That is why even if you have a healthy diet, fish oil can help you even out these ratios.

[bensanderson]

I have been using flaxseed in the "seed" form because you can buy it in bulk for signicantly cheaper than the oil.
It is very important to note that your body cannot digest flaxseed in that form, and you are not recieving all of its powerful nutrients. The flaxseed must be ground into a fine powder form by use of a coffee grinder, therefore increasing the surface area.
We do not have the same capability that birds do, to internally grind, and digest seeds.

[LegPress]

Thanks for the info, Frosty.

I'll keep the fish oil and cut back on flax seed.

The flaxseed must be ground into a fine powder form by use of a coffee grinder, therefore increasing the surface area.

BTW, I buy my flax seed already ground. It's ground and shipped the same day.

LP