Different stance on flax and omega 3 fats

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Phos4us	Different stance on flax and omega 3 fats	Lead	[-]
Posts: 4362 (04/03/02 08:26:22) Chef La Vida Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tags : None www.mercola.com/2002/apr/3/evolution.htm Interesting article .... however I can't help feeling that we are always in somewhat of a no win situation. We think we are doing something good for ourselves .... then they change their mind and tell us it isn't all that good etc Then they tell us ... eat fish ... that's the best source ... but then they also say that most fish is contaminated/ poisoned ... so that's out. Then they tell us that we should be taking capsules from a pure source ... but then you find as many sources saying ... nope don't take capsules ... chances are they have gone rancid and lost all of their benefits ... might even do you harm sigh And really ... how many of us do have a source of organic grass fed meat ... or the space for half a side of meat ... or even the money to feed a family everything organic ?? (for just the meat the cost of 1lb averages $10 for organic/grass fed ) So anyway ... I guess these days nothing is perfect ... and we all have to make compromises and just do the best we can. I think that most of us will never be able to be totally purist ... and even if we tried ... the medical/nutritional community keeps on changing their minds every 5 minutes anyway Birgit Low Carb Since 03/18/01 288/181 /187 (107 lbs gone) 6' / Large Frame
Kimvee	Re: Different stance on flax and omega 3 fats	#1	[-]
Posts: 4555 (04/03/02 09:11:51) Rock City Peep Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I am glad I'm not the only one feeling lost at sea over this. When they tell you to bite into your capsules occasionally to check for rancidity, I think of when someone says to you, "Oh this is awful, here taste it!". I wish we could find organic food at a decent price, but here in Michigan it is difficult. I have found wonderful veggies at our local farmers market, many of them are organic. Kim
sandy slifer	Re: Different stance on flax and omega 3 fats	#2	[-]
Posts: 2784 (04/03/02 15:18:16) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	We have great produce in the summer. Little I can do about it in the off season tho. I have a friend who hunts and deer is about as organic as one can get. The cost is only for processing since he hunts for sport and can only eat so much himself. The pork and beef here is good and my cousins raise black angus and a few pigs. So I am greatly blessed with good food. (Prolly why I look like I do!!!) We only have so much control over our choices. We can only do the best we can with what we have. So many in the world have so much less. Sandy
Didicoffeegirl	Re: Different stance on flax and omega 3 fats	#3	[-]
Posts: 7032 (04/03/02 18:29:28) Didilicious Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	See that's why I LOVE this wol... only good stuff... that's the ticket!! Thanks B!! Atkins-Since 6/26/00 232 - 140ish - Maintenance
RedKiki71	Re: Different stance on flax and omega 3 fats	#4	[-]
Posts: 224 (04/03/02 22:18:13) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I think they make commission every time they change their minds Christy Started 02-28-00 Sz 28/sz 22 Goal Healthy
skyhunt	Re: Different stance on flax and omega 3 fats	#5	[-]
Posts: 4790 (04/03/02 22:47:44) Travelin' Fool Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I think Christy's right about the commission. There is easily available organic beef here in Arizona, and cheap too (the rancher runs the cattle near our ranch, range-fed beef). But we can't eat a whole side, and we only know so many people who can afford to buy beef by the hundredweight, even cheap, so we normally can't buy it either. Now, a hunter friend has given us much elk hamburger and that's what we're making our jerky out of lately. I supposed the store-bought beef negates the goodness, tho. Damned if you do and damned if you don't! *Lynne* Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon. LC Since 11/14/01 size 22-24/size 20 (mostly)/size 12 -- A wise sage once said, "Scales are for fish!"
Julie	Re: Different stance on flax and omega 3 fats	#6	[-]
Posts: 4906 (04/04/02 11:58:50) The General's Daughter Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Interesting article. I give up! I think you could go nuts trying to figure out good fats, bad fats, good vitamins, oh no, wait, they're bad after all, oh nevermind, go ahead and take them, aahhhhhhh! I'm lucky to get my chewable multivit down everyday. And I guess I'll stick with whatever meat is on sale that week!
anadan	Re: Different stance on flax and omega 3 fats	#7	[-]
Posts: 28 (04/04/02 16:41:48) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I'm with you Julie! I buy the stuff on sale too! Ann
SusannC	Re: Different stance on flax and omega 3 fats	#8	[-]
Posts: 1094 (04/04/02 22:57:02) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I agree with you, Birgit.....we just do the best that we can......
PrincessSarahLC	Re: Different stance on flax and omega 3 fats	#9	[-]
Posts: 347 (04/05/02 16:10:31) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	OY vey. i never take flax oil anyways, i think it tastes atrocious. No fish oil for me either due to rancidity, i try to eat a lot of fatty fish though. And sticking with butter or coconut oil for fats. I still love flax but for the fiber not the fat
Marjorie1361	Re: Different stance on flax and omega 3 fats	#10	[-]
Posts: 5551 (04/09/02 09:41:22) Editorial Queen Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	You've summed up my feeling exactly, Birgit. And I agree, I feel like I'm "just doing the best I can." For about a year I was able to get kosher grass-fed beef imported from Argentina, but no longer. (I've heard that cows raised for kosher consumption don't get antibiotics and the like, so if that's true then at least I'm getting some benefit there.) I can get organic chicken, but prefer the taste of Empire. I get organic produce and other products as often as I can. BUt I just can't keep up with the constantly changing minds of the scientists. I'll just continue to use my common sense and hope for the best. All that worrying about what I'm "doing wrong" can't be good for ya, either!