Is Primrose Oil And Black Current Seed Oil Ok With Dr. Peat?

[Nan]

I keep reading how good primrose oil and black current seed oil is for you. What does Dr. Peat think of these oils?

 

[Westside PUFAs]

Toxic. They are unsaturated fats and those ones specifically may have compounds in them besides the fat that are also toxic.

All of the supplemental oils are toxic:

Fish Oil
Salmon Oil
Cod Liver Oil
Fermented Cod Liver Oil
Krill Oil
Arctic Krill Oil
Hempseed Oil
Borage Oil
Evening Primrose Oil
Black Currant Seed Oil
Flaxseed Oil
Sea Buckthorn Oil

 

[artlange]

Do you hear how good it is from someone selling these possibly estrogenic compounds?

 

[Wagner83]

The only non Peaty supp/food that I've heard him be open about is chia seeds (if memory is working ok) for digestion, he said he heard quite a bit of feedback on how it helped and did not sound completely opposed to it.

 

[johnwester130]

The only non Peaty supp/food that I've heard him be open about is chia seeds (if memory is working ok) for digestion, he said he heard quite a bit of feedback on how it helped and did not sound completely opposed to it.

...... when ?




no, those oils are not recommended.

 

[Wagner83]

...... when ?




no, those oils are not recommended.

It was in an askyourherbdoctor podcast and he answered a caller's question, maybe this one (if it was chia seeds I actually remembered about)
Blood Pressure Regulation, Heart Failure And Muscle Atrophy - Kmud, 2012-07-20

HD2: They are very mucilaginous, and they could be acting as a laxative to your bowels. Have your bowel movements improved?

Caller: They were never haywire.

HD2: I know that they traditionally are used as an energizer, but I don't know what compound in it that has been reported to be energizing.

RP: If it works as a bulk laxative it would make you feel better by lowering bacterial endotoxin.

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So he reckons they may lower endotoxin and I doubt they are digested in any way when they're eaten, he would probably recommend other fibers or laxative over them though, it sounds like I may have been talking out of my ****.

 

[Nan]

Toxic. They are unsaturated fats and those ones specifically may have compounds in them besides the fat that are also toxic.

All of the supplemental oils are toxic:

Fish Oil
Salmon Oil
Cod Liver Oil
Fermented Cod Liver Oil
Krill Oil
Arctic Krill Oil
Hempseed Oil
Borage Oil
Evening Primrose Oil
Black Currant Seed Oil
Flaxseed Oil
Sea Buckthorn Oil

Are there any good oil supplements that can be taken?

 

[snowboard111]

The question is oil supplements for what? Greasing the machine?

 

[tara]

Are there any good oil supplements that can be taken?

A teaspoon of coconut oil with meals may have some benefit?
Coconut Oil

If you want to know more about Peat's ideas about oils, here are some of the articles on his website:
Unsaturated Vegetable Oils: Toxic
The Great Fish Oil Experiment
Unsaturated fatty acids: Nutritionally essential, or toxic?
Ray Peat
Fats, functions and malfunctions.
Suitable Fats, Unsuitable Fats: Issues in Nutrition
Fats and degeneration

 

[cyclops]

Sea Buckthorn Oil

Would this be a definite No to use topically? I have a product that contains it, that I was going to try for a skin condition.