flaxseed oil

Hi

I have been trying to get started on the cure and have been taking flaxoil for two weeks. I was ok for the first week and managed 3 sometimes four tablespoons a day. This week I have only managed 2 tablespoons and feel quite sick for quite a time after taking it. Has anyone else experienced nausea through taking flaxseed oil and did you carry on taking it? Any help would be appreciated as I don't really want to give in.

Cheers Val

Hi
Steve what brand of flaxseed oil are you taking? I am taking Holland and Barrats and it is horrible. I understand that stonemills is supposedly better - I guess you can only buy over internet.

Does anyone know whether or not you can buy hemp oil from a shop or do you have to go via internet?

I don't trust the internet for shopping.

Cheers Val

Hi

I am still unsure about the large amounts of flaxseed oil that has been recommended in the cure. Most places seem to say 1 or 2 tablespoons a day. I know when I e-mailed carefix he very kindly replied by saying that flaxoil is a food not medicine but I know that if you ate large amounts of beef that would not be good for you therefore makes me wonder if the same would apply to large amounts of flaxoil. In earlier posting I referred to how for the first week I was ok taking the flaxoil but thereafter it made me feel sick. I am now wondering if the oil had gone off as I didn't store it in the fridge. My thinking is based on reading the following from en.wikipedia.org

"Flax seed oil is very easily oxidized, which means that contact with oxygen will gradually break down the oil and can cause it to become rancid and give off an unpleasant smell."[1]

"It shouldn't smell funky ... Flax has a nutty flavor and smell. It should smell good... flaxseed oil, which must be refrigerated, has a relatively short shelf life of a few weeks. If the oil smells rancid, toss it. Flax seed oil should only be used cold - it can't be heated like olive oil."[2]

Flax seed oil has anti-oxidant nutritional properties, which are considered to be anti-carcinogenic. However, unless it is processed and stored with care, and consumed fresh, it is prone to readily turn rancid. Rancid oils contribute to the formation of free radicals and are carcinogenic.[3][4][5]

"Raw flaxseeds contain cyanogenic glycosides, which are converted in the body to thiocynanates (also breakdown products of glucosinolates in cruciferous vegetables). Thiocyanates can inhibit the uptake of iodine by the thyroid, but this is not generally a problem when iodine is plentiful in the food supply. However, under conditions of chronic low iodine intake, large amounts of raw flaxseeds could contribute the goiter. Cooking flaxseeds destroys the cyanogenic glycosides."[6]"

In reply to Dennis - I have estimated that you would need about 14 capsules a day to equal 4 tablespoons of oil. I too asked the staff at HB and they couldn't answer the question so I looked on various web sites and worked it out from there.

I have read carefix's the cure threads and I did take a copy to file. I have also read some of the articles he mentions. It does seem beneficial to take these oils but I am still unsure about the dosage.

Does anyone know where you can buy palatable hempoil other than the internet? I know someone mentioned Stonemills is ok but I guess that is not available in shops.

Regards Val