To me this is really no different than NCB advocates touting garlic up the vagina, the Brewer diet, Webster chiropractic, cohosh and
evening primrose supplements, and any other manner of quackery — the only difference is in degree of woo.
Not exact matches
«Many mothers find that
supplementing with EFAs, such as borage seed oil,
evening primrose seed oil, black currant seed oil, or flax seed oil, increases their milk production.
Breastfed babies obtain their EFAs through breastmilk, so nursing mothers would do best taking additional
supplements such as
evening primrose, borage, or flax seed oil.
Make sure your baby is getting enough vitamin D (through breast milk, you would want to
supplement 6000 IU / day), omega 3s, and another fatty acid called GLA — which you can get from
evening primrose oil.
Thanks Megan, I'll start taking my vitamin d
supplement more regularly and add in the
evening primrose oil.
According to Ciagne, some moms get relief from the soreness by taking
evening primrose oil or a calcium / magnesium
supplement.
Herbs Vitex, echinacea,
evening primrose oil, golden seal, red clover, sarsparilla, watercress and parsley Vitamins A, B complex, niacin, C, E Minerals Multi mineral complex, zinc, chromium Food
supplements Chlorophlyll, lecithin, shark liver oil, flaxseed oil, acidophilus
Herbs Dandelion,
evening primrose oil, echinacea, sarsaparilla, golden seal, milk thistle Vitamins A or beta carotene, B6, B complex, biotin, E, C Minerals Magnesium, zinc, multi mineral complex Food
supplements Lecithin, rutin and bioflavonoids, brewers yeast
Fish oil and
evening primrose oil: take with food to enhance absorption, but separately from mineral - based
supplements.
Herbs Dong quai,
evening primrose oil, golden seal, rasberry leaf Vitamins B6, B12, B complex, C, E, multi-vitamin / mineral complex Minerals Iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium Food
supplements Oyster extract, brewer's yeast, kelp, chlorophyll, sprouted barley powder
Herbs Alfalfa, slippery elm, peppermint tea, ginger, chamomile tea, golden seal,
evening primrose oil Vitamins A or beta carotene, B complex, B5, E Minerals Magnesium, zinc, calcium Food
supplements Hydrochloric acid
supplement, acidophilus and bifudus bacteria, digestive enzymes Amino acids L - Tyrosine
Herbs Bilberry, grape seed,
evening primrose oil, garlic Vitamins E, C and B complex Minerals Zinc, multi mineral Complex, magnesium Food
supplements Kelp, lecithin
Treatments include introducing foods rich in plant oestrogens (e.g. tofu), nutritional
supplements such as
evening primrose oil, a range of herbal remedies and more.
Supplements and other food items suggested for liver function include cold pressed oils such as olive, macadamia, avocado and coconut oil, raw or soaked nuts and seeds, spirulina,
evening primrose oil, dandelion, St Mary's thistle and turmeric.
Professor Kulkarni says
supplements such as
evening primrose oil can be effective for relieving PMS symptoms and favours these as a primary intervention before resorting to the contraceptive pill.
But
supplements like vitamin D3 and
evening primrose oil can also help balance your hormones during the perimenopausal transition and ward off some of the symptoms.
Women thank
evening primrose oil
supplements for their ability to help with PMS and cystic acne, in particular.
Women who suffer from PMS may want to
supplement with calcium, vitamin D, magnesium, vitamin B6, 5 - HTP,
evening primrose oil, chasteberry, St. John's wort, black cohosh, and dong quai.
While
evening primrose oil is probably safe for most people to take short term, research doesn't support the use of the
supplement as a treatment for any condition.
A warm cup of lemon water, an
evening primrose oil
supplement (buh - bye, hormonal ups and downs), and the day is coming to a close.
You may find that
supplementing with a high - quality emulsified fish oil or krill oil is helpful, especially if you add one of the GLAs —
evening primrose oil, borage oil, or black currant oil — as well.
Also changing the diet, avoiding dairy and wheat products, reducing meat consumption, and taking flaxseed,
evening primrose, or fish oil
supplements will restore the immune system, and eliminate the build up of fluid stagnation in the organs.
Can you take
evening primrose oil along with fish oil
supplements?
I've recently seen a really nice food with some organic fruits and vegetables, «human grade» meats, a nice oil blend (olive, salmon and
evening primrose) and many other appealing ingredients, but when I looked at the ingredient list closely, I saw that salt ranked higher on the list than eggs, yeast
supplement and any of the fruits and veggies (listed: fresh whole garlic, fresh whole sweet peas, fresh whole sweet potatoes, fresh whole carrots, fresh whole green apples)- that is pretty scary.
These oil
supplements consist of cod liver oil (source of vitamin A), fish body oil and / or flax seed oil or ground flax seed meal (sources of omega 3 EFA's), olive oil, and oil of
evening primrose (only once a week).
The value of hemp oil as a broad - range oil
supplement is further enhanced by the presence of a rare fatty acid, gamma - linolenic acid (GLA), and is the primary reason people buy borage and
evening primrose oil, which helps to treat such ailments as neurodermatitis, arthritis and PMS.