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Could I get some advice/feedback on which of the three supplements below you
think would be best for my 17-year-old son with rheumatoid arthritis?
Here are the profiles, and all three supps are from Pure Encapsulations:
BLACK CURRANT SEED OIL (contains 17% GLA)
each softgel contains
black currant seed oil............500mg
fatty acid composition (typical):
16:0 palmitic.........33mg
18:0 stearic...........7 mg
18:1 oleic..............62 mg
18:2 linoleic...........229 mg
18:3 gamma linolenic (GLA).......85 mg
18:3 linolenic..........77 mg
other acids..............10 mg
vitamin E (d-alpha-tocoph).......10 iu
2-4 caps per day in divided doses w/meals
BORAGE OIL (contains 24-27% GLA)
(fresh pressed, absolutely no chemicals used in the extraction process)
each softgel contains
borage oil.............1,045 mg
provides: GLA (min.).........240 mg
fatty acid composition (typical):
16:0 palmitic............111 mg
18:0 stearic...............40 mg
18:1 oleic.................169 mg
20:1 eicosenoic.........41 mg
18:2 linoleic...............391 mg
18:3 gamma linolenic (GLA)........243 mg
other acids.................69 mg
vit E (d-alpha-toco)........10 iu
1-4 caps per day, in div dose w/meals
FLAX/BORAGE OIL (contains 55% omega-3 & 23% GLA)
(fresh pressed, no chems used in extraction)
flax seed oil..............500 mg
borage oil.................100 mg
each softgel contains:
omega-3....................285 mg
omega-6....................117 mg
omega-9.....................106 mg
gamma linolenic acid (GLA).....23 mg
beta carotene (naturally occurring)......150 iu
Vit E (d-alpha-toco)........10 iu
*Capsules naturally darkened with carob
6-8 caps per day, in div doses w/meals
Thanks for your help,
Theola
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