Posted by tealady on September 24, 2003, at 23:59:20
In reply to CLA – Good for the goose, not for the gander?, posted by Kacy on September 21, 2003, at 13:30:13
Sorry for the late reply Kacy.
> If CLA changes some blood sugar levels, couldn't that be good for some people?
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> My blood sugar runs low. It runs on the bottom line of normal, but always exactly on the bottom line. I used to think that was my problem and checked it over the years.I really cannot say... I don't think it is exactly known...that article is about the limit of knowledge at this stage I think
Could the weight loss I'm getting from it be a positive change in increasing blood sugar? (5 weeks, 4.5 pounds.) Or, do I misunderstand that article?
Weight loss is good. I don't think it is due to increasing blood sugar though. If they both happen it's not usually as one caused the other.
I cannot advise you what to do. All I can say, is so far I haven't tried it, but it is in the back of my mind there.
Also Larrian has a free newsletter(like Mercola etc)..I got the article out of that.
She herself took CLA for ..well over a year before that article came out.
I went and read thru soem of her old posts
I'll copy some out here if its OK?(not female only advice?)...
*CLA is discussed in the Gladiator Diet..and is fine for women. I would only recommend you use the Tonalin product, as that is the one the studies were done on in Sweden that showed the results. And no..you can't just use sunflower oil as this is an extract of it without a lot of the polyunsaturated fatty acids that can increase your risk of breast cancer.*...re CLA and tyrosine, take them together. Ideal time for all meds for women is noon, as that is when you have the best estradiol/cortisol ratio for absorption and effectiveness
my comment___(I actually found it better to take my tyrosine in the morning, but for women , I guess you try both times..and if you need it twice a day..these are the times)
*Re CLA...the dose is 3.2gm a day...any more doesn't offer any additional benefit.
*When you don't have a gallbladder you should be taking bromelain and papain with meals....now I recommend you take the CLA etc after a meal....I take all my stuff at noon.....so if you have taken those enzymes with your meal you should be fine.
* 3/28/2001
I take 3500 CLA plus 500mg tyrosine a day ( cleared up the small pimples on my back due to thyroid changes ) and 20mg P5P a day....I am noticing even MORE improvement in the third month of therapy..so I guess this is a slow starter for women but the tyrosine and P5P have made a significant difference*4/27/2001 (4 mths on CLA..Larrian)
Yes, I do...and I am still losing weight, about 2 pounds a month, with just adding the tyrosine, P5P and CLA to my diet plan.*http://forums.about.com/n/find/findRedir.asp?webtag=ab-thyroid&mg=C4CD21F0-31A0-4EA1-97ED-5BE6C70782B1
So I read EPO helps PMS. I've only been taking it about a week, but already my moods have been great. and I'm finally sleeping through the night, without waking up twice a night. The only draw back is my face is breaking out in pimples more than usual. I'm going to try this for at least one whole cycle to see if this can help me.
It's the good news/bad news situation....it contains linolenic and linoleic acids....and the acne response is from converting the linoleic acid into an androgenic compound, much like CLA can cause insulin resistance etc. You can get the same element in dairy, nuts, olives without the possibility of rancidity in the primrose oil...which can affect liver function as well.So you can see , she was losing weight on it..and took it for some time.
Personally, if it was me and I was on it and liked it, I'd just stay on it for medium term ..like 6 months or so ,keep a watch on blood pressure..then reevaluate. (not advice, the informed decision is yours)If I was taking it and I stopped losing weight on it, or rate of weight loss slowed down noticeably, I would drop it immediately.
Insulin resistance is caused by soo many things!!!Good luck, Jan
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