Super Primrose 120 softgels - Now Foods

Super Primrose (Evening Primrose) 1300mg 120sft - Now Foods

Super Primrose 120 softgels Now, is a good vegetarian source of gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), which is important for Women's Health.

Super Primrose 120 softgels Now, is a good vegetarian source of gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), important for Women's Health.

Super Primrose, also known as evening primrose oil, is extracted using a natural process without the use of chemicals, hexane, or other solvents. Super Primrose is the most potent and concentrated form of Evening Primrose Oil that you can find.

The oil extracted from the seeds by the first cold pressing is extremely rich in Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs). It contains 72% linoleic acid and 10% gamma-linolenic acid. The latter is a precursor to prostaglandins, substances that act on the menstrual cycle.

Clinical studies have shown that Super Primrose, taken during the second half of the cycle, reduces premenstrual syndrome by acting on its manifestations: depression, irritability, breast tenderness, abdominal pain, water retention, and headaches. Researchers state that a deficiency in GLA causes abnormal sensitivity to the hormone prolactin, which leads to premenstrual symptoms.

As one of the safest and most concentrated forms of GLA (Gamma-Linolenic Acid), Evening Primrose Oil continues to be one of the most important sources of essential fatty acids available in the diet.

Taken for centuries to promote health, we now know that GLA promotes good cellular activity. Once ingested, GLA is converted into prostaglandins - natural metabolites with a major influence on the normalization of the Immune System, as well as the inflammatory response. This super-concentrated formula contains 1300 mg of Evening Primrose Oil, providing three times more GLA than normal.

From Linoleic Acid, our body is able to produce Gamma-linolenic acid (via the delta-6-desaturase enzyme), which gives rise to the series 1 and 2 prostaglandins. It happens that as humans age, the levels of the aforementioned enzyme drop significantly and the conversion of linoleic acid to gamma-linolenic acid is not carried out in sufficient quantity, and the entire remaining chain is compromised. Although prostaglandins are synthesized in the body from gamma-linolenic acid, there are several factors that can inhibit this conversion, in addition to age, such as high cholesterol levels, alcohol, viruses, insulin deficiency, and also stress; therefore, this group of people needs increased doses of Omega 6. Essential fatty acids lower triglycerides and cholesterol in the blood and prevent coronary heart disease (CHD). Mixtures of Omega 6 and Omega 3 fatty acids favorably alter the lipid profile.

A recent scientific paper demonstrated that this decrease can reach 11%. Other research has shown that regular consumption of linoleic acid is associated with a low prevalence of CHD in women and men.

The results of these studies also showed that the combined intake of both fatty acids - Omega 3 and Omega 6
presents synergistic effects in the prevention of this heart disease. GLA can also reduce platelet aggregation and, in this way,
prevent other cardiovascular diseases, such as thrombosis. Evening Primrose Oil is evaluated for its content of gamma-linolenic acid (GLA; 18:3 omega-6). GLA is recognized as being effective in reducing inflammation and in the treatment of atopic eczema, diabetic neuropathy, and certain cancers (McDonald and Fitzpatrick, 1998).

At NOW Foods, Super Primrose is analyzed for its GLA content by chromatography of fatty acid methyl esters. They use this method to confirm the identity of the lipid profile of the Evening Primrose Oil. This process is taken into account to ensure that NOW formulas possess a concentrate with more than 9% GLA.

120 softgels