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Posted by Psychopoppy on December 17, 2003, at 1:54:25
Thats what the herb expert at my pharmacy said.
I know Lecithin provides a substrate for acetylcholine thus increasing its levels, but how does it help with omega-3 absorption, I wonder !?
Does anyone know more about this.. ?
Posted by Larry Hoover on December 17, 2003, at 9:06:21
In reply to Lecithin improves Omega-3 absorption-- Is it true?, posted by Psychopoppy on December 17, 2003, at 1:54:25
> Thats what the herb expert at my pharmacy said.
>
> I know Lecithin provides a substrate for acetylcholine thus increasing its levels, but how does it help with omega-3 absorption, I wonder !?
>
> Does anyone know more about this.. ?Lecithin is an emulsifier....it permits the mixing of liquids that would otherwise not mix.
When you make mayonnaise, you use egg yolk (lecithin source) to allow the vinegar and oil to blend without separating out. Otherwise you'd have something like a more classic salad dressing, which you have to shake vigorously every time you use it, or you just get the oil off the top.
Same thing goes with food in your intestines. Your gall bladder secretes a number of emulsifiers to assist in the uptake of fatty acids (one of them being cholesterol, by the way). That's why I specifically mention taking fish oil with your fattiest meal of the day.....there may not be enough fat in the fish oil alone to trigger maximal gall bladder secretions, but if there's lots of fat in the meal, the fish oil gets maximal exposure to the gall secretions.
So, taking lecithin with fish oil may help. It certainly cannot hurt. You needn't take lecithin caps, as the soya lecithin granules are much cheaper, and provide other stuff as well, besides phosphatidylcholine.
Lar
Posted by Psychopoppy on December 18, 2003, at 0:32:18
In reply to Re: Lecithin improves Omega-3 absorption-- Is it true? » Psychopoppy, posted by Larry Hoover on December 17, 2003, at 9:06:21
Aren't you talking about LeThiCin...
I am not 100% sure but I think Lecithin and Lethicin are both soy products....although I got interesting and conflicting results when I did a search on googgle for both LeCiThin and LeThiCin...so maybe they're just one and the same and people use both names...
another mystery !
Posted by Larry Hoover on December 18, 2003, at 7:24:36
In reply to Re: Lecithin improves Omega-3 absorption-- Is it true?, posted by Psychopoppy on December 18, 2003, at 0:32:18
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> Aren't you talking about LeThiCin...
> I am not 100% sure but I think Lecithin and Lethicin are both soy products....although I got interesting and conflicting results when I did a search on googgle for both LeCiThin and LeThiCin...so maybe they're just one and the same and people use both names...
> another mystery !Google searches for what are called strings, the specific series of keystrokes that you put in the search box. If you mis-spell a word, it will find any instance of the mis-spelling, but it will usually ask you if you meant to use the proper spelling, and you can redo the search easily by clicking on the other spelling.
I've never heard of lethicin. The stuff I'm talking about is lecithin, no doubts about it. The problem is that lecithin can be used to mean crude lecithin (impure), or phosphatidylcholine (pure). Apart from that, lecithin is lecithin, whether it's found in eggs or soy or meat or whatever.
Lar
Posted by joebob on December 21, 2003, at 10:57:25
In reply to Re: Lecithin improves Omega-3 absorption-- Is it true? » Psychopoppy, posted by Larry Hoover on December 18, 2003, at 7:24:36
that the 'non-gmo' lecithin is better than the regular, in taste, emulsifying ability, and i would hope long term health benefits........it costs more but is worth it to me
i use 'now foods' granules
happy holidays
joebob
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