The Healthy Fat Ladies Love

March 23, 2016
Ann Louise Gittleman, PhD, CNS

Ann Louise Gittleman, PhD, CNS

Award-winning nutritionist and New York Times bestselling author.

You’ll go gaga over GLA.

Gamma linolenic acid (GLA) from cold pressed black currant seed oil is a must have for any and all women. This small, round, juicy berry found on the Ribers nigrum, otherwise known as the black currant plant, is a familiar ingredient in herbal teas and jams.

However, the tiny seeds inside the berries are what to have your eyes on, as they’re a rich source of essential fats. Oil produced from the black currant seed contains 10 to 12 percent ALA and 15 to 17 percent GLA.

GLA is a precursor for several potent body chemicals known as prostaglandins, including the highly beneficial PGE1, which plays an important role in multiple physiological functions.

Adding a rich source of GLA from black current seed oil to your daily regimen is a smart and sexy health move. It relieves all sorts of hormone-related symptoms that we women know well (and don’t love), such as cramps, breast tenderness, water retention, and irritability.

A Variety of Health-Promoting Hats

Black currant seed oil is a powerhouse for women’s health. Here’s how.

• Immune booster. GLA production decreases with viral infection or illness. Supplementing with GLA helps safeguard immune defenses. In fact, when GLA (with EPA) was given to chronic fatigue sufferers, their symptoms improved dramatically.

• Cholesterol reducer. A reduction in PGE1 wreaks havoc on cholesterol levels. Taking 250 to 1,000 milligrams of GLA daily has been shown to increase PGE1 levels while reducing cholesterol.

• Cancer fighter. In one study, terminally ill patients suffering from pancreatic cancer tripled their life expectancy after taking extensive doses of GLA. It is also believed that tumor growth and metastasis can be quelled with GLA – especially in melanoma and colon or breast cancer.

• Arthritis reliever. Mobility, morning stiffness, and inflammation have all been eased by GLA supplementation, which helps suppress T-cell proliferation. One study also found that patients were able to reduce their usage of potentially harmful NSAIDS while they were taking GLA supplementation.

• MS halter. Of the patients responding to GLA supplementation, around 40 percent experience the disease either retarding or stopping. It took higher doses or 500 to 1,000 milligrams of GLA to achieve the benefit.

• Diabetic support. GLA has been shown in conclusive studies to stop the progression of nerve disease and help with nerve functions. Additional studies suggest that GLA may even be a catalyst in hindering nerve deterioration at the start.

Get Glowing with GLA

GLA is not only the gatekeeper to our health, but to our appearance, as well. Beauty-wise, this incredible nutrient really goes all out, flaunting it’s anti-inflammatory and rejuvenating prowess. It actually increases cell resilience and moistens the fatty layer beneath the skin, delivering a multitude of beautifying benefits.

These include:

• Producing a dewy complexion

• Aiding collagen loss

• Soothing dry, scaly skin

• Combating wrinkles

• Nourishing straw-like hair

• Strengthening brittle nails

• Helping to prevent dandruff

Calling All Women

In addition to its healing and beautifying benefits, this fatty acid boosts the production of serotonin, a neurotransmitter that curbs carb cravings to help prevent excess intake of high-calorie comfort foods.

What’s more, GLA activates brown fat, a metabolically active form that contains mitochondria. These little cellular energy furnaces actually burn off dietary sugar and the brown fat itself to generate heat and keep the body slim.

In fact, research has confirmed that deeper brown fat cells burn three times more calories than surface white cells.

If you’re ready to experience the benefits of GLA yourself, my recommendation is to add a GLA supplement to your daily regimen. My choice is GLA-90 because it’s made from cold pressed black currant seed oil (the preferred source) and boasts 90 mg of GLA per softgel. Also note that it’s terrific for people of any age, including infants.

I strongly suggest gamma linolenic acid to all women as a beautifying agent that’s also a force to be reckoned with against disease and those unpleasant menopausal and menstrual symptoms we all know too well.

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Ann Louise Gittleman, PhD, CNS, is an award-winning New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty books including The Fat Flush Plan series and her latest book, Radical Metabolism. She’s been rewriting the rules of nutrition for more than 40 years and is internationally recognized as a pioneer in the field of diet, detox and women’s health issues. 

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12 Comments

  1. calle

    So can we eat it daily in foods?
    Want more natual not another supplement.

    Reply
    • Team ALG

      GLA is found in borage oil, black current seed oil, evening primrose oil and safflower oil in the highest amounts.

      Reply
  2. Michael Reese

    Is this also reccommended for men who have arthritis and neuropathy issues?

    Reply
    • Team ALG

      Yes Michael, GLA is helpful for men too, especially with these issues.

      Reply
  3. Jane Tucker

    Can one take UnIkey GLA with UnIkey CLA?

    Reply
    • Team ALG

      Yes, GLA-90 and CLA-1000 can be taken together so that you have the benefits of both.

      Reply
  4. Vernie

    If cholesterol level is already below 200 and weight is normal, would this supplement cause the cholesterol level to go too low and weight to be lost when not necessary?

    Reply
    • Team ALG

      No it will just help normalize cholesterol levels and you won’t lose weight unless you are following an eating plan while taking it,like the Fat Flush Plan.

      Reply
  5. Mirella

    Can I buy gla90 in Canada?

    Reply
  6. Deb

    in Canada I buy Now Brand Borage Oil extra strength. Each capsule has 240mg of GLA. I’m experiencing all the skin and scalp benefits mentioned in the post. Interestingly, my really fine skin wrinkles seem to have disappeared and no more dry scaliness either. I’m 47 and am mistaken for my early to mid 30’s all the time.

    Reply
  7. dorothy

    in evening I always get bloated im so big in the middle an have a gluten problem ive always had a muffin top can you help…………Dorothy

    Reply
    • Team ALG

      Dorothy it sounds like your bloating may be related to your gluten problem and cutting out gluten could take care of that. GLA can help burn fat to get rid of muffin top related to actual fat around the middle.

      Reply

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