flaxseed oil pills?

[KillahBee]

I know I have seen pills with flaxseed oil- does anyone have any experience with 'em?

 

[Scottie2]

i've been taking them a for a while.. havent had any problems.. aside from i sometimes get a funny taste thats comes back up if i dont take them with food.. i just prefer swallowing the pills to taking the oil straight.

 

[EliteBB]

Same here. They are gelcaps, 1000mg each.

 

[FatRat]

I just saw the gel cap @1000mg's. Think ill get some of those as they are more convenient that liquid.

2000mg a day about right?

 

[Toozee]

Interesting. Would it be beneficial to take some of those
AND some fish oil caps ?? That maybe overkill. Just curious if one covers something the other doesn't.

 

[Nelson Montana]

It turns out that flaxseed oil isn't as great a source of Omega 3's as claimed. (Go with salmon and olive oil or the actual flax seeds themselves) There's also been some studies that show the oil increases the risk of prostate cancer. I stopped using it.

 

[PancakeFiend]

you get more EPA and DHA w/fish oil. Flax oil has lots of shortchain omega 3's (ALA), and the conversion rate to EPA/DHA is poor at around 5%. So spend your money on fish instead.

 

[gsxr1000]

I take a cap that is a combo fish/flax/borage oil. Though that would be a better idea to cover all bases.

 

[sawastea]

Man, there never seems to be any definites in the oil industry. I bought flax gel caps a while back (1000mg). I took a few a day with fish oil ands CLA. I later bought flax oil (12g fat per tsp I believe). The price was better. I hear rave reviews on flax oil. Now, flax oil isn't the stuff to have anymore? I'm still loaded up with that, fish oil gaps, GLA caps and CLA caps. Hopefully, those will still be useful in the near future

 

[Babyfaced Assassin]

sawastea i hear u bro!
seems like one day something's good for u the next day bad... do what works for you and if it's not blatantly doing bad for u (ex cigarattes, burnt toast haha etc) then don't worry or be to anal about it.

Gotta live bro

sometimes i wonder about these ppl who eat a leaf of lettuce so they can live to be 100+... they're weak and frail and god help them on their 99th birthday if they get hit by a bus!