Evening Primrose Oil

[the_Pikey]

Yeah I know, you thought you were going to come get some good new juicy information on Primrose Oil right??

Well too bad! Cause I don't know what the hell it does!


LOL, I was posting this because I remember several juicehead buddies of mine using this stuff, but I can't remember what for... Is it good for acne or something? I know its used by gearheads, but can't remember what for...

Anyone?

 

[the_Pikey]

BUMPING,

cause I know one of you screwy bastards knows what its for!!!

LOL

 

[Burgboy]

It contains a fatty acid (GLA)....has been used to treat MS. There was also some talk that it helps for people prone to strokes.....I think because it is an anti coagulant (sp). The GLA is converted to a hormone that increases blood flow.....this is a reason that it is also sometimes given to burn patients to help the healing process. I think it is also taken for PMS but not sure.

Some people swear by it for many alments...but I don't think it is substantiated.

 

[EAST_COAST_BODYBUILDER]

this is from HUCK'S post about cell permebility, reading the whole thing is better, but here is one thing its good for...


BY CHOOSING THE RIGHT DIETARY FATS,YOU CAN ENHANCE MEMBRANE FLUIDITY.It's easy to figure out which fats are the most fluid.Just put them in the refridgerator.Saturated fats,such as butter,cheese and other animal proteins,are solid at low temperatures.Polyunsaturated fats remain fluid even at low temperatures.Bodybuilders are looking for two types of polyunsaturated fats,omega-6 fats,such as that found in PRIMROSE OIL,and omega-3 fats,such as that found in fish oil(flax-seed oil is also rich in this department as well),with the latter being even more fluid than the former.Of course,you want to minimize your intake of the solidifying fats to the bare minimum;That is,you want to avoid saturated fats.By increasing the content of omega-6 and omega-3 fats inside the muscle cell membrane,YOU MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR MORE TESTOSTERONE/ANDROGENS TO ENTER THE FIBERS.You may already be familiar with the similar favorable properties the two polyunsaturated fats have on insulin actions because they increase membrane fluidity.THEIR INFLUENCE ON CELL PERMEABILITY IS NOT TO BE NEGLECTED....

ENJOY.

AGIAN THIS IS FROM HUCKS POST.

TRAIN HARD AND BE SAFE.

EAST_COAST_BODYBUILDER

 

[BigAndy69]

I've read that this stuff doesn't work if you're on steroids.

 

[Mako the Shark]

I've read some herb books pertaining to hairloss and read that evening primrose oil was good to take in conjunction with other stuff like saw palmetto, stinging nettle, damiana leaves, zinc picolinate, etc. I was worried about losing hair on my last cycle so I was popping every herb, and mineral I could if I read it helped MPB.