Thanks Mrs D.
Shelly if you buy ground flaxseed it is not too bad in oatmeal or yogurt. Dr Oz said that if you eat it whole you only benefit from the fiber but not the omega

I grind flaxseed in a coffee grinder that I just use for it. You don't have to grind it very fine - doesn't take long at all. Just a couple pulses. Then I keep the ground flaxseed in a small jar and put a heaping teaspoon on my oatmeal along with my raisins and some water. Pop it into the microwave and it's ready. I only grind what I will use in a few weeks or less. The whole flaxseed is kept in another jar in a dark cupboard where it is cool. It will keep there for probably six months or so I believe. This works out great

Kitt

I have dry eyes as well. I'm not suppose to take Fish Oil due to low platelet level. I do eat salmon and those Omega 3 eggs, etc. Would flax seed oil be safe for me or is it too similar to Fish Oil?

is not a drug.

It is the first building block our bodies need to make all of our components.

High dose fish oil, becomes like a "drug" in that it skews our fatty acid
metabolism. In nature we don't eat high dose fish oil in food.

Females convert to EPA and DHA about 20% ...the rest of the flax oil ALA
goes to other systems doing other work.

I think if anyone has a platelet disorder, where they are low, then flax oil is the better bet. Males however, are a different story.

Would you stop consuming Vit C in foods/supplements?
Flax oil is the same degree of being essential as Vit C.

Salmon and Omega-3 eggs provide only the EPA and DHA which are at the END of the fatty acid chemical tree. They do not go backwards to other places.
The remain long chain forever. Our bodies make EPA and DHA under ideal circumstances providing you eat the beginning ALA found in flax oil, walnuts, canola etc.
Now if you eat Smart Balance Peanut butter you will get flax oil from that.
Some foods have flax oil added (or canola) and other foods only the long chain EPA and DHA. You have to read the labels.

I use both flaxseed and fish oil.

Flaxseed - I buy the "oil" and use 2 tablespoons once a day in a fruit smoothie or over veggies.

So I found a website, Barlean's, to explain this better:

http://www.barleans.com/literature/f...ing-fishy.html

When we started EFAs over 10 yrs ago, I used 3 of them.

1) flax oil
2) evening primrose
3) fish oils (later getting the high DHA version for my son)

I found that the evening primrose (or borage) is not that necessary after time so we dropped it. I don't recommend it anymore unless people don't see any benefits to taking flax. It is an Omega-6 and only needed in small amounts.
I do recall 2 people on the old old format OBT on the Tourette's board who had fatty acid analysis tests done on their children, and found very low levels of GLA and who had to take primrose/borage.

I take a Flax Oil supp, plus a cod liver gel cap.

My DH's Dr told him to take a Fish Oil supp plus the Cod liver one, so I started the CL myself.... What's your take on that mrsd???

Plus, thank you for all the info you supply here.... It's soooo interesting and I appreciate it....

as long as you don't increase doses (thinking to get more EFAs that way)

If you plan on becoming pregnant, the vit A content in some cod liver oils,
should be considered. Especially if you take other vitamins containing A.

High dose A (retinol) is not recommended during pregnancy.

Since toxins are concentrated in the liver of the fish (more than the body),
make sure you buy a quality brand that guarantees no contamination (that they test for toxins).

Used properly cod liver oil is safe.

I did a little further digging concerning flax seed. Whole flax seed will keep in a covered jar in a dark, cool cupboard for about a year or longer. That's because it has a hard hull that preserves the goodness. When it's ground it will keep about 90 days. Whole or ground have the same nutritional content but you get more benefit from ground flax seed. That's because it's hard to crack that shiny seed. Flax seed is good for you in so many ways. Hope this helps

Kitt

Thank you for all the ifo. I appreciate it so much.On my bottle of flax 1000mg it says take 2 to 3 daily. I have been taking 1 like you said but see nothing so can I just jump up to 2 and then 3? I didn't think there was any issue with too much?I am sure with my past I am severly deficient with omegas.Also I was reading amount walnuts be very good with omegas. There is this site worlds healthiest foods the website is www.whfoods.org and it gives such good info on healthy foods and what they do for you. You should check it out all they have recipes too.