Alright, so, previous to receiving and taking this flaxseed oil, I had, about 2 months earlier, bought and started using green pastures fermented cod liver oil/ high vitamin butter oil blend. After doing my research I really had thought that was the best best best source of omega 3's available. As, the butter oil actually helps the absorption. I had never been interested in taking flaxseed oil, this attitude springing from after a trip forever ago to the supplement store when a lady told me flax seed wasn't a direct source of nutrients, like fish oil was. They had to be converted over in the body in order to utilize them. (I hadn't done much further research on that, but just have since veered towards fish oils). However, I have to say that I have been COVerted to this oil in particular.
Let me first start off by saying that I've taken a few different blends and oils from the normal supplement stores, (mostly different varieties of Carlson's, which is supposedly the best) and I recall never feeling or seeing any difference. (probably because they're pasteurized and the nutrients are synthetic and have to be 'added back in'). I was mostly taking it to hopefully see a difference in my skin, which was quite bad at the time.
..That's when I researched and found green pastures, a brand that ferments their oils (doesn't pasteurize) so all the natural nutrients are kept in tact. The cod liver oil from green pastures, and this Nature Wise flax seed oil are the only omega 3 supplements I've noticed a dramatic difference with. They're both excellent products, but I've noticed they're very different in the effects.
Nature wise~ I stopped taking the green pasture for the last few weeks to see what the difference would be, and by gosh there's a dramatic difference in one particular area that is quite unavoidable to exclaim. My skin is SOOOOOOO SOFT. It barely drys out, it's more glowy, clearer, doesn't dry out after a long hot shower, more resilient. Everything about it is better. I also feel like I have been able to breath easier? My breaths are very subtle, easy, and silent. I also, am not sure about whether this can be attributed to me having recently going off hormonal birth control, but, I used to, if I didn't get enough sleep, have a constricted head when I'd wake up. Like, I'd feel out of it and like my brain was dehydrated, or something. But that has completely gone away. I wake up and my head feels light and airy and comfortable. not restricted, clunched, dehydrated. These are the things I've noticed with Nature wise.
Green Pastures- Okay, this didn't do near as well for my skin, I would say worked maybe half as well. BUT! something that this does which the flax oil didn't, is it gave me an exuberant amount of energy! It was like a shot of coffee that wouldn't wear off until hours and hours later for me. (but, better yet is good for you). it increases my brain power like no other. It made it so I could wake up after 3-4 hours of sleep, eyes popping open, jolting out of bed, my brain instantly stimulated, so ready for the day. It made it completely possible to function on low low amounts of sleep in a way I've never experienced before. It makes me think fast and clear and articulate. I used it a few times when I needed extra energy during the nature wise trial. As for the nature wise, I feel like it's given me more energy on the baseline, the energy it gives me isn't a dramatic, rapid stimulation, but more of an even stream I can detect in my body.
I think that I'll start integrating the two to see what results I can get from different combos.
Btw love the fact that I know these are organic and non-gmo, probably why they work so well... dang.
Oh, yeah, and nature wise is more than half the price of green pastures so I'M glad I was given the opportunity to try it :^^^^^^^) Also, the customer service has been EXCELLENT with this product. I was given the opportunity to try this for free for a review, but this has been my honest opinion and they have followed up with me every step of the way. So greatly appreciated..... :^)
~R
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