Kordels Agewise Evening Primrose Oil 1000mg Capsules

Purpose/Usage
Kordel?s Evening Primrose Oil provides Gamma Linolenic Acid (GLA), an essential fatty acid often missing from the diet and necessary for the production of prostaglandins, a group of compounds needed for good health.

Evening Primrose Oil can be used for skin complaints e.g. eczema and acne, muscle and joint pain, overall health and wellbeing, high cholesterol, circulation, pre-menstrual syndrome and menopause.

Precautions
High doses (>6g) daily may cause headaches in some individuals.

Persons with epilepsy should seek medical advice before taking Evening Primrose Oil

More Information
GLA - FOR HEALTH & WELLBEING Evening Primrose Oil provides 10% Gamma Linolenic Acid (GLA), an essential Omega 6 Fatty Acid (EFA). EFAs, often missing from the diet, cannot be manufactured in the body and are needed for synthesising compounds such as prostaglandins. Many people cannot make enough GLA for optimal health, due to genetic limitation, nutrient deficiency or blockage by other dietary factors.1 Evening Primrose Oil is an ideal way of obtaining GLA and it is free of blocking agents.

PROSTAGLANDINS - THE HEALTH CONTROLLERS GLA, in Evening Primrose Oil, is converted to Prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) in the body. PGE1 is a hormone-like compound which controls many of the body?s essential functions. These include blood fat levels, acne, eczema, circulation, menopause, menstrual cramps, and weight control.

CONTROLLING BLOOD FAT LEVELS Dietary intake of GLA in Evening Primrose Oil helps to keep blood ?slippery? and prevent clotting because PGE1 reduces blood platelet adhesion. The Vitamin E in Evening Primrose Oil also helps restore proper blood ?slipperiness?.1

CONTROLLING INFLAMMATION Increased levels of PgE1 helps balance levels of the inflammatory series 2 Prostaglandin (PGE2) leukotrienes and other highly inflammatory agents, helping to maintain healthy joints and improve mobility.

IMPROVING SKIN, HAIR AND NAILS Essential fatty acids are needed for healthy skin and hair. Deficiency in EFAs results in skin lesions, flaking, dandruff, brittle nails and thinning hair. Supplementing the diet with GLA from Evening Primrose Oil has shown excellent results.1

MANAGING BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS A five year study led by Dr. A Houtsmuller found that diabetics on a diet rich in essential fatty acids had significantly less eye and heart disease than those on typical diets.2 It is possible that some of the insulin resistance which occurs in diabetics could be due to insufficient PGE1.1

PMS Evening Primrose Oil, a natural source of GLA, can relieve about 90 to 95% of women?s pre-menstrual tension, according to British studies.3 The studies have found that two thirds of women not helped by other treatments improved on Evening Primrose Oil.

WEIGHT CONTROL Dr. David Horrobin has found that GLA is remarkably effective in assisting weight loss, and that Evening Primrose Oil is a particularly valuable dietary component for those who want to lose weight.4

VITAMIN E - AN IMPORTANT ANTIOXIDANT Kordel?s Evening Primrose Oil contains Vitamin E. Work done in the role of antioxidants in controlling free radical damage suggests that combining Evening Primrose Oil with Vitamin E may be even more effective. This is because Vitamin E, an antioxidant, protects the polyunsaturated fats from rancidity and reduces the damage caused to cell membranes by the production of free radicals.