Posted by LOOPS on February 5, 2005, at 15:47:49
In reply to Thanks for the suggestions » LOOPS, posted by Chris O on February 5, 2005, at 15:02:17
I also have dry patches on my face. I have eczema and psoriasis (psoriasis just on my eyebrows and underneath my chin). I originally went on a low-fat vegan wholefoods diet to drop some pounds, and not surprisingly found my skin dried right out. My eczema also got worse, as did my anxiety.
So then I started adding in the fish oil and got some immediate 'relief' from anxiety. Hard to explain, but I immediately just felt more 'normal' instead of being keyed up. I started taking NOW brand double concentrated pills - 6 a day (3.6g omega 3). Disillusioned with my vegan diet, I dropped it in favour of eating more meat and eggs and olive oil. Hey presto, skin started to become more normal.
So, then I started 'getting into' the fats thing, and, for the eczema, started taking the epo. Funny thing I noticed was I was even calmer on both the fish oil and epo than either one alone.
Yes, borage oil is a more potent source of GLA. yes, I am also going to buy some, as studies suggest for skin problems going from 0.5g - 3g GLA, and EPO has too little.
However, I also take EPO for hormonal imbalance (PMS) in the hope it will help. I think, assuming you are male, it might be better to take the borage oil, although I don't think taking EPO will make you grow breasts or anything!
Loops
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