Category Archives: Oestrogen

Are There More To Linseeds That Omega 3 Fats?

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Flax Seeds (linseeds) contain high amounts of the essential fatty acid alpha linolenic acid (ALA, C18:3 (n-3)). This fatty acid is the parent compound for production of the series 3 eicosanoids, a group of short lived hormones that regulate important … Continue reading →

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Hormone Diet Association?

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Robert Barrington

The hormone diet association is a well known phenomenon. Dietary changes can influence the prevailing milieu of hormones and this in turn can have a profound influence on health. As well as being reported in the academic literature, the hormone … Continue reading →

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Even More on the Mediterranean Diet

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Robert Barrington

Research is accumulating that suggests the traditional saturated fat and cholesterol theory of cardiovascular disease is false. Instead, diet quality appears to be the overriding nutritional influence in the development of cardiovascular disease. The Mediterranean diet is a diet composed … Continue reading →

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Seaweed and Oestrogen

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Robert Barrington

Sea weeds are colonies of algae which possess some unique nutritional properties. For example, sea weeds contain the carotenoid fructoxanthin, sulphated polysaccharides such as laminarin and fucoidan, as well as a number of polyphenol compounds. Of particular nutritional interest is … Continue reading →

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More on Oestrogen and DHA

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Robert Barrington

Oestrogen may have a beneficial affect on the production of docosahexanoic acid (DHA, C22:6 (n-3)) in women. Research has shown that DHA levels in women are 14.6 % higher than in men, but only 10.2% higher when those women taking … Continue reading →

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Oestrogen and Essential Fatty Acids

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Robert Barrington

Docosahexanoic acid (DHA, C22:6 (n-3)) and eicosapentanoic acid (EPA, C20:5 (n-3)) are two long chain fatty acids that are metabolites of the essential fatty acid alpha linolenic acid (ALA, C18:3 (n-3)). Dietary ALA undergoes a series of elongation and desaturation … Continue reading →

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