Hi Tony, Thanks for that and no, I'm not conversant with GMO flax. I realize that business interests propose their seed oils, GMO and natural, can be used as foods, but to me they are bio-diesel ;) that go in this body on an unavoidable basis only. I think it's never been established that seed oils generally are particularly beneficial or necessary to the human diet; flax oil seems to be at best neutral if taken in small amounts.
My point in the other post was that a healthy person who ruthlessly limits their omega-6 intake can barely squeak by on what tiny conversion to EPA and DHA the LNA in flax oil undergoes, and that more EPA and DHA than this tiny amount is required to pull one out of a chronic omega-6 imbalance. In an imbalance condition, LA is incorporated into cell membranes and compromizes cell function; this is in addition to the well known inflammation it causes. Quite a lot of the oil must be displaced again by the correct oils, EPA and DHA, to allow the cell to perform its function unimpaired. Impaired cell function is a prerequisite for degenerative illness and cancer. These are described as mitochondrial disorders in the the references; some details and lots of links appear in the mitochondrial disorders protocol on my website. Duncan Crow > Are you aware that most varieties of the yellow or golden flax seed > are GM'd to have very low lna content ( 2% LNA omega 3 ) > in order to improve shelf keeping qualities. > > I'll not argue about the merits of fish oil but it usually gives me > the heaves; so i'll stick to munching the brown flaxseed. :-) > > regards, > Tony Moody -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
