Evening Primrose Oil GLA

Spanilingo · 05-27-2011, 05:11 AM

After reading about GLA, I have decided to take evening primrose oil instead of borage oil. Apparently, even though the dosage is different, EPO is used better or the GLA is converted// used differently and one does not need as much. I don't know....

HOWEVER....How much IS needed for it to work for weight loss. And what do these ingredients mean?

I bought 500 mg...bottle says 3 x day.

Label: Evening Primrose 500 mg
Linoleic acid 375 mg
GLA 45 mg
Oleic Acid 35 mg

OK...so what does this mean? Anyone else hear about this. I tried

ravenrose · 05-27-2011, 08:18 AM

huh. I am not an expert at this at all, but I thought they were different stuff and we need both? I take evening primrose and I keep meaning to get the borage too. it's not necessary? I seem to recall that in the Eades' 6-Week Cure for the Middle Age Middle that they promote borage pretty strongly.

OrchidCactus · 06-04-2011, 04:40 PM

EPO is great for the hot flashes/night sweats, but I haven't noticed any weight loss effect from it. I take 1300mg 1x daily.

It does, however, help everyone else around me to survive.

Heidinem · 06-05-2011, 05:19 AM

Funny but the girl who does my hair & I both started taking EPA for hot flashes. Neither one of us saw an improvement w/ the that but both of us noted more luminous skin. that alone is worth it

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GME · 06-11-2011, 01:23 PM

I was reading a thread here a few months ago and someone was complaining of cystic acne (which I have too). Fawn popped in and recommended EPO. I started taking 1000 mgs per day and it has cleared up. If I feel one coming on, I will take it several times a day and it will go back down.

Fabulous stuff!

Auntie Em · 06-17-2011, 08:13 AM

I take 2000mg EPO per day and have not noticed any weight loss effect from it at all. I've taken 1000mg/d for years and increased to 2000mg/d a few months ago. My joints feel better, but no weight change due to it.

I do not know if it helps with hot flashes or not. Sometimes I think it does, but other times I wonder. It helps my joints, so I take it.

bacon bit · 06-17-2011, 08:44 AM

I started taking it about a week ago and have been wondering if it's really doing anything, but now that it's been mentioned, the past few days I've noticed my skin looks amazing! I take 2/day. Can't remember the dosage right now...

05-27-2011, 05:11 AM	#1
Spanilingo Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: South Jersey Posts: 531 Gallery: Spanilingo Stats: 130/goal 105!!!!! 5 ft 1 WOE: slow carb elimination-Atkins-Maint. (moderate carb Start Date: Feb-March 2011	Evening Primrose Oil GLA After reading about GLA, I have decided to take evening primrose oil instead of borage oil. Apparently, even though the dosage is different, EPO is used better or the GLA is converted// used differently and one does not need as much. I don't know.... HOWEVER....How much IS needed for it to work for weight loss. And what do these ingredients mean? I bought 500 mg...bottle says 3 x day. Label: Evening Primrose 500 mg Linoleic acid 375 mg GLA 45 mg Oleic Acid 35 mg OK...so what does this mean? Anyone else hear about this. I tried

06-05-2011, 05:19 AM	#4
Heidinem Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Georgia Posts: 572 Gallery: Heidinem Stats: 130/111/105 (5') WOE: mostly pescetarian, moderate carbs Start Date: November 1, 2009	Funny but the girl who does my hair & I both started taking EPA for hot flashes. Neither one of us saw an improvement w/ the that but both of us noted more luminous skin. that alone is worth it.

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05-27-2011, 08:18 AM	#2
ravenrose . Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: California Posts: 9,079 Gallery: ravenrose Stats: lost 130 lb so far, and miles to go before I sleep WOE: low carb controlled calorie Start Date: June, 2009	huh. I am not an expert at this at all, but I thought they were different stuff and we need both? I take evening primrose and I keep meaning to get the borage too. it's not necessary? I seem to recall that in the Eades' 6-Week Cure for the Middle Age Middle that they promote borage pretty strongly.

06-04-2011, 04:40 PM	#3
OrchidCactus Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Middle Tennessee Posts: 6,130 Gallery: OrchidCactus WOE: Modified Atkins Start Date: Sept. 1997	EPO is great for the hot flashes/night sweats, but I haven't noticed any weight loss effect from it. I take 1300mg 1x daily. It does, however, help everyone else around me to survive.

06-11-2011, 01:23 PM	#5
GME Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: CA Coast Posts: 6,598 Gallery: GME Stats: 250/175/175 And again...223/208.4/146 5'7 WOE: Misc. Start Date: April 2000 (the first time)	I was reading a thread here a few months ago and someone was complaining of cystic acne (which I have too). Fawn popped in and recommended EPO. I started taking 1000 mgs per day and it has cleared up. If I feel one coming on, I will take it several times a day and it will go back down. Fabulous stuff!

06-17-2011, 08:13 AM	#6
Auntie Em Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 2,895 Gallery: Auntie Em WOE: VLC-Ancestral, restricted calorie Start Date: Maintenance since 2000	I take 2000mg EPO per day and have not noticed any weight loss effect from it at all. I've taken 1000mg/d for years and increased to 2000mg/d a few months ago. My joints feel better, but no weight change due to it. I do not know if it helps with hot flashes or not. Sometimes I think it does, but other times I wonder. It helps my joints, so I take it.

06-17-2011, 08:44 AM	#7
bacon bit Major LCF Poster! Join Date: May 2011 Location: Midwest, USA Posts: 1,027 Gallery: bacon bit Stats: 201/143.2/135 5'2"/33 yrs WOE: Induction and carb up one evening a week Start Date: May 2011	I started taking it about a week ago and have been wondering if it's really doing anything, but now that it's been mentioned, the past few days I've noticed my skin looks amazing! I take 2/day. Can't remember the dosage right now...