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I was looking up the ingredients of Flex. One of them being, of course, "Flaxseed Oil".
Now, Flaxseed oil has a range of benefits, but there was one alarming problem with it that stuck me as odd:
"Flax seed oil is easily oxidized, and rapidly becomes rancid with an unpleasant odor unless stored in the refrigerator. Even when kept under cool conditions it has a shelf life of only a few weeks." and "Oil with an unpleasant or rancid odor should be discarded. Rancid oils contribute to the formation of free radicals and may be carcinogenic"
(just wikipedia, but there is a lot of other sources in agreement)
All of the cans of Flex I've bought have had a strong smell.
Any insight?
Not trying to bash the product in any way, just thought I would bring this up, cancer is a fuckin serious disease.
I was looking up the ingredients of Flex. One of them being, of course, "Flaxseed Oil".
Now, Flaxseed oil has a range of benefits, but there was one alarming problem with it that stuck me as odd:
"Flax seed oil is easily oxidized, and rapidly becomes rancid with an unpleasant odor unless stored in the refrigerator. Even when kept under cool conditions it has a shelf life of only a few weeks." and "Oil with an unpleasant or rancid odor should be discarded. Rancid oils contribute to the formation of free radicals and may be carcinogenic"
(just wikipedia, but there is a lot of other sources in agreement)
All of the cans of Flex I've bought have had a strong smell.
Any insight?
Not trying to bash the product in any way, just thought I would bring this up, cancer is a fuckin serious disease.
i would also like to know this
h 3 L L b 0 y
04-13-08, 2:11 pm
at the ripe age of 19(almost 20), i was wondering if flex would help a person of my age w/ joint strength, so it would help my joints in the long run when i get older? i know its new and long term studies have not been done, but are there records of the ingredients helping in the future?
I was looking up the ingredients of Flex. One of them being, of course, "Flaxseed Oil".
Now, Flaxseed oil has a range of benefits, but there was one alarming problem with it that stuck me as odd:
"Flax seed oil is easily oxidized, and rapidly becomes rancid with an unpleasant odor unless stored in the refrigerator. Even when kept under cool conditions it has a shelf life of only a few weeks." and "Oil with an unpleasant or rancid odor should be discarded. Rancid oils contribute to the formation of free radicals and may be carcinogenic"
(just wikipedia, but there is a lot of other sources in agreement)
All of the cans of Flex I've bought have had a strong smell.
Any insight?
Not trying to bash the product in any way, just thought I would bring this up, cancer is a fuckin serious disease.
Anyone shed light on those two questions please?
i'm still trying to find out about the "rancid oil" thing.
but to OSU rookie, i can tell you that it WILL help your joint strength for now and the future. heres why, one of the main ingredients in flex, glucosamine. has been used for decades in europe for arthritis treatment [so has chondrotin and MSM] What glucosamine does is that it stimulates parts of your cartilage to produce glycosamine glycans. These glycosamine glycans are the nutrient base for the growth of your cartilage OVER TIME. This is kinda like a healing process for people with arthritis and a BUILDING process for those who dont.. like us.
Another ingredient, MSM, helps with reducing scar tissue that builds up in your joints and in your muscles from all the destroying and rebuilding we do. It also reduces pain.. a short term effect but one that I want.
An important part of flex is it's chondrotin, chondrotin helps bring the glycosamine glycans and other nutrients/water to your joint.. this is becasue there is no major blood flow to your joints...
The ingredients listed are only part of the joint construction pill[s]. the other ingredients have many benefits as well.
babyfetzger
04-15-08, 2:31 pm
at the ripe age of 19(almost 20), i was wondering if flex would help a person of my age w/ joint strength, so it would help my joints in the long run when i get older? i know its new and long term studies have not been done, but are there records of the ingredients helping in the future?
I was looking up the ingredients of Flex. One of them being, of course, "Flaxseed Oil".
Now, Flaxseed oil has a range of benefits, but there was one alarming problem with it that stuck me as odd:
"Flax seed oil is easily oxidized, and rapidly becomes rancid with an unpleasant odor unless stored in the refrigerator. Even when kept under cool conditions it has a shelf life of only a few weeks." and "Oil with an unpleasant or rancid odor should be discarded. Rancid oils contribute to the formation of free radicals and may be carcinogenic"
(just wikipedia, but there is a lot of other sources in agreement)
All of the cans of Flex I've bought have had a strong smell.
Any insight?
Not trying to bash the product in any way, just thought I would bring this up, cancer is a fuckin serious disease.
some answers for this questions?
I was looking up the ingredients of Flex. One of them being, of course, "Flaxseed Oil".
Now, Flaxseed oil has a range of benefits, but there was one alarming problem with it that stuck me as odd:
"Flax seed oil is easily oxidized, and rapidly becomes rancid with an unpleasant odor unless stored in the refrigerator. Even when kept under cool conditions it has a shelf life of only a few weeks." and "Oil with an unpleasant or rancid odor should be discarded. Rancid oils contribute to the formation of free radicals and may be carcinogenic"
(just wikipedia, but there is a lot of other sources in agreement)
All of the cans of Flex I've bought have had a strong smell.
Any insight?
Not trying to bash the product in any way, just thought I would bring this up, cancer is a fuckin serious disease.
The key with Animal Flex is that the flax oil is encapsulated in special carob coated softgels. This keeps the oil protected from oxidation. Also, with any softgel product, keep it in a cool place away from direct sunlight and heat. You can even refrigerate it once opened.
Just a tip with any oil in general (esp. cooking oils)-- avoid any that are in clear bottles. They go rancid rather quickly as they have nothing to protect 'em from light.