Evening Primrose Oil - Healthspark 1000mg 90 capsules

	Good for: Menstrual cramps, breast tenderness and helps to reduce joint pain and swelling associated with arthritis
	Things to be aware of: Epileptics should avoid EPO as the oil may induce certain temporal lobe epilepsy. Those taking medications for schizophrenia should avoid EPO supplements. p&p from £2.50+VAT no matter how much you buy!

Evening Primrose Oil

The effectiveness of evening primrose oil stems from an ingredient called gamma-linolenic acid, or GLA, an essential fatty acid thought to have anti-inflammatory and other healing properties. Many foods contain GLA, but evening primrose oil has highly concentrated amounts, with the substance making up 7 percent to 10 percent of its fatty acids. It is also thought to be one of the safest sources of GLA, with few known side effects. When ingested, GLA is converted to prostaglandins, compounds that help regulate several bodily functions and can either control or contribute to inflammation.

Evening primrose oil is perhaps best known for its ability to ease symptoms of several female problems, including pre-menstrual syndrome, endometriosis and fibrocystic breasts. During menstruation, the body releases the inflammatory kind of prostaglandins. But by interfering with the production of these prostaglandins, the GLA in evening primrose oil may help alleviate menstrual cramps. Because some women with PMS have trouble converting linoleic acid into GLA, they may benefit from the added GLA in evening primrose oil. Sufferers of PMS have been found to have decreased levels of GLA, and this may explain the effectiveness of evening primrose oil in treating PMS symptoms. The supplement may also lessen pre-menstrual breast tenderness, and the fatty acids contained in evening primrose oil are believed to reduce breast inflammation for women suffering from fibrocystic breasts. It is also thought to aid in the absorption of iodine, which is often decreased in women suffering from this condition.

Evening primrose oil has also shown promise as a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, a condition that is chronic, painful and in severe cases disfiguring. It can inhibit movement and cause the joints and hands to become misshapen, but evening primrose oil may relieve some of the symptoms. The oil has been found to reduce the joint pain and swelling associated with this condition, and seems to help control inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis patients.

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Dosage

Take one to three capsules daily preferably with a meal.

STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
DO NOT EXCEED THE STATED DOSE.
DO NOT TAKE SUPPLEMENTS AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR A VARIED BALANCED DIET.

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Does it work?

There have been many studies looking at the benefit of taking Evening Primrose supplements to help control PMS symptoms. However, overall there are no clear conclusion with some studies showing a positive benfit while others do not. Despite this many individual have experienecd the benfit and the medical profession continue to recommend Evening Primrose when PMS symptoms are first reported.  

On specific symptoms such as breast tenderness there has been clearer results:

A double-blind, placebo-controlled study compared the effects of danazol, bromocriptine, EPO, progestins, and placebo in 291 womenwith mastalgia.[17] The experimental agents were tried sequentially, and the patients subjectively rated theirrelief by recording their assessment of pain on a visual analogue scale supplemented by a pain diary. EPO (3 grams per day) was effective forcyclical mastalgia in 45% of patients, with a relapse rate of 21% after the first course of treatment.

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