Brain oil
Brain oil
I have written about my brain lesion and how it took a long time to get back my cognitive function. One of my most recent discoveries was ‘False flax oil’. This is Camelina sativa. I discovered this by accident. After using a lot on my salad for a few weeks, I felt significantly better. I tested myself on cognitive performance tests, I also improve. I am a software, techy guy. I am not a doctor. But I had bleeding in my brain and I know when something helps brain function and does not. In my opinion there are few, if any drugs or herbs that will have a real long term affect on brain performance. Rather they tend to ‘jazz up your brain’ for a short time. Until science advances I think brain exercises are still the best supported with good nutrition. To increase my brain function I focused on cognitive exercises. Chess and language learning being my favorate. Vitamins are good for a general antioxidant effect and are important, however, for noticeable improvement DHA, phosphatylserine helped as well a Pomegranate. The reason False flax worked much better than omega 3 fish oils or even Flax seed oil is False Flax is very stable, where the former two mentioned are more unstable oils. Further, I think False Flax has other properties. Either way it seems to work. It not only has a short term ‘jazz it up’ affect on your brain but a long term affect as well.
Omega 3
False flax has a very high concentration of Omega 3 over 45%. It also has 20% Omega 6 and 3% Erucic acid. Further the natural anti oxidants allow this to remain stable in contrast to flax seed oil which as stable life of about a week. But I think its not just not this. I think there must be some other elements that are good for your brain.
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May 5, 2008at 1:30 pm
If you need a resource for Camelina products, we have Camelina Seed Oil and Camelina seed at marxfoods. It’s popular for human health as well as canary feed (go figure).
May 5, 2008at 3:26 pm
Hi you mentioned hi omega well our patented non gmo is 60 - 70% ALA really it has been on the shelves of Sam’s Clubs now at 60% which is still better than 45% take a look might be what you are looking for.
May 6, 2008at 4:17 am
Thanks for your above comments on ‘Brain oil’. The other a main thing I like about this ‘brain oil’ Camelina is the price. I can buy a bottle for about 5 dollars here in Poland, cold press. I do not know the price in the USA. Further I do not take it as a pill or supplement rather I use it liberally on my salad. I think besides DHA etc there might be something else as I feel much better than just taking DHA. Any further comments are welcome about DHA - Omega 3 etc as this is an interest to me, especially if people have personal experiences with this and the brain.
September 5, 2008at 10:36 am
Hello
do you know if “brain oil” is available in the UK?
September 5, 2008at 11:52 am
Jean I am sure camelina sativa false flax oil is in the UK. I live in Poland and I can get it in many shops, even Tesco might have it, but a health food shop would. I am frugal, so I always look for the low cost alternative. If you can not find it is the UK let me know. It really has great DHA.