06-07-2012, 02:13 PM
Yes, Sophia,
You can take both. They are really different.
Evening primrose oil contains γ-linolenic acid (GLA), an ω−6 fatty acid that is also an anti-androgen. About 70 % of the oil is linoleic acid, another ω−6 fatty acid. Borage seed oil contains twice as much GLA as evening primrose oil. A third source of GLA is blackcurrant seed oil.
Flax seed oil is over 50 % α-linolenic acid, which is an ω−3 fatty acid. I use only flax seed in my program, because there are a lot of ω−6 fatty acids in the oils I have in the kitchen. A diet that is consistently high in ω−3 fatty acids keeps the waist slim. Other oils that contain ω−3 fatty acids are fish oil, cod liver oil, and chia seeds. Fish oil has a bad track record in NBE.
An advantage and a disadvantage of flax seed oil is the lignans that are in it. Lignans are phyto-estrogens. So they add to an NBE program, but you can also stall on them. I keep my flax seed dose below 3,000 mg. Since flax seed contain 20 % oil, that's only 600 mg oil. If you want to add more oil to your program, you can buy flax seed oil without lignans, or use evening primrose oil or borage oil.
You can take both. They are really different.
Evening primrose oil contains γ-linolenic acid (GLA), an ω−6 fatty acid that is also an anti-androgen. About 70 % of the oil is linoleic acid, another ω−6 fatty acid. Borage seed oil contains twice as much GLA as evening primrose oil. A third source of GLA is blackcurrant seed oil.
Flax seed oil is over 50 % α-linolenic acid, which is an ω−3 fatty acid. I use only flax seed in my program, because there are a lot of ω−6 fatty acids in the oils I have in the kitchen. A diet that is consistently high in ω−3 fatty acids keeps the waist slim. Other oils that contain ω−3 fatty acids are fish oil, cod liver oil, and chia seeds. Fish oil has a bad track record in NBE.
An advantage and a disadvantage of flax seed oil is the lignans that are in it. Lignans are phyto-estrogens. So they add to an NBE program, but you can also stall on them. I keep my flax seed dose below 3,000 mg. Since flax seed contain 20 % oil, that's only 600 mg oil. If you want to add more oil to your program, you can buy flax seed oil without lignans, or use evening primrose oil or borage oil.