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Borage Oil
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Property Codina borage oil is obtained by crushing the seeds of the borage. This mechanical process guarantee the best quality. Borage oil contains 24 % of GLA (gamma linolenic acid). Your body converts this fatty acid to a hormone-like substance called prostaglandin E1 (PG1) which has anti-inflammatory properties. More... Normaly, your body can produce PG1 directly from the EFA Linoleic Acid (omega 6)Disease, aging, menopause, saturated and hydrogenated fats, lack of vitamins B and C and mierals like mafgnesium and zinc can interfere. In this case, it is better to take this rich GLA oil. For children atopic dermatitis, the best is to apply directly on the diaper area three time a day. For adult women you need to take 5 days per week one spoon per day for PMS.
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American
Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 71, No. 1, 367S-372s, January
2000 Supplements
: Essential fatty acid metabolism and its modification in atopic
eczema1,2 David F Horrobin Extrait
: Research from the 1930s to the 1950s established that a deficit
of n-6 essential fatty acids (EFAs) leads to an inflammatory skin
condition in both animals and humans. In a common inherited skin
condition, atopic dermatitis (eczema), there was evidence of low
blood EFA concentrations and of a therapeutic response to exceptionally
high doses of linoleic acid. More recently, it has been established
that there is no deficit of linoleic acid in atopic eczema. Concentrations
of linoleic acid instead tend to be elevated in blood, milk, and
adipose tissue of patients with atopic eczema, whereas concentrations
of linoleic acid metabolites are substantially reduced. This suggests
reduced conversion of linoleic acid to -linolenic acid (GLA). In
most but not all studies, administration of GLA has been found to
improve the clinically assessed skin condition, the objectively
assessed skin roughness, and the elevated blood catecholamine
concentrations of patients with atopic eczema. Atopic eczema may
be a minor inherited abnormality of EFA metabolism.
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