Oils

[powerhouse972]

Whats better in your opinion flax seed oil or cod liver oil?

 

[fortunatesun]

Flax has twice the amount of Omega-3 as fish oils. The best possible combination is thought to be flax combined with borage oil with it's high concentration of omega -6 (gamma linolenic oil) They synergize best at a ratio of 60:40,though I may be off a few points on this.

 

[FreakMonster]

Flax

 

[DaPit26]

by far flax. i swear by it!!!

 

[pintoca]

How about between Flax and Walnut oil? keep reading good things of the latter and the taste is AMAZING.

 

[fortunatesun]

Walnut has only up to 1/5 the amount of omega-3 as flax, which is the hands down winner in that category. But realistically, whole foods are loaded with micro-nutrients we just don't know of or can explain well, not to mention the psychological factor of taste. If something works well for you there's no reason to listen to people like me trying to tell you something else.

 

[pintoca]

Walnut has only up to 1/5 the amount of omega-3 as flax, which is the hands down winner in that category. But realistically, whole foods are loaded with micro-nutrients we just don't know of or can explain well, not to mention the psychological factor of taste. If something works well for you there's no reason to listen to people like me trying to tell you something else.

I drink flax everyday (drunk 3 ltrs in 7 months), just want to give the taste a rest for say, 1 month, before goig back to it.

 

[fortunatesun]

I have a hard time with the taste ,too. 3 liters and I'd have developed a good sized gag-reflex.

 

[cwc73]

I just recently can drink it. How many servings/tablespoons do you all drink daily?

 

[dahamn]

I just recently can drink it. How many servings/tablespoons do you all drink daily?

I throw about 4 tablespoons in with my morning shake.


Dave

 

[cwc73]

4 tablespoons? Whoa, thats a lot of calories. I was afraid of that much, but maybe I shouldn't be because I do need more calories. Should I be afraid for any reason?

 

[Suareezay]

its best to have a variety of good fats. I rotate between flax, fish oil, and natural almond or peanut butter.

 

[dahamn]

4 tablespoons? Whoa, thats a lot of calories. I was afraid of that much, but maybe I shouldn't be because I do need more calories. Should I be afraid for any reason?

520 cals to be exact.......I don't use a measuring cup type of tablespoon, just a regular big spoon, so maybe it's a little less. Alot of peeps break it up into morn and night. I have always read 2-4 tbls a day.

Dave

 

[cwc73]

Cool. This doesn't like put you into a fat overload does it?

 

[fortunatesun]

No, that's the idea behind taking essential fatty acids (EFA). They help metabolize the fat stored in your body. If you don't get enough fat in your diet your body thinks it needs to go into survival mode and starts clinging onto all available fats (in preparation for the coming winter months). By taking flax, you reassure your mainframe it's getting an adequate diet and you help burn off the excess as well.

 

[cwc73]

No, that's the idea behind taking essential fatty acids (EFA). They help metabolize the fat stored in your body. If you don't get enough fat in your diet your body thinks it needs to go into survival mode and starts clinging onto all available fats (in preparation for the coming winter months). By taking flax, you reassure your mainframe it's getting an adequate diet and you help burn off the excess as well.

cool, I never completely understood that stuff.
Well, exactly how many grams of fat is "adequate"? I'm currently on a 25-2700cal diet at the moment experimenting.

 

[pintoca]

I take 2 tbsps daily (1 in the morning, one in the afternoon before lifting)... since I am cutting, that is all I can take to keep my fats at 25%

 

[cwc73]

So when taking the flax, do you guys still follow the whole no carbs with fat? Even with the flax?

 

[fortunatesun]

I've tried it every which way and for me, a small amount of carbs works best. I don't feel there's anything wrong with doing no or as few carbs as possible and over the short run may help you achieve your goals faster. Experimenting for a week or two with various methods to see how your individual metablism responds won't hurt anything.