Guest guest Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 My wife and I were surprised to notice, on a bottle of organic flax oil, a warning that pregnant and nursing moms should not consume it! We were astonished, having heard much about the benefits of flax oil -- and having used it throughout the pregnancy and first ten months of our breastfed daugther's life. Any idea what this is about? Is flax oil really bad for nursing moms? And, there are no safety warnings on our baking pans. But, my wife noticed today that the no-stick coating on one baking pan is peeling. There were little metallic flecks on the vegan squares she baked. I guess this is not strictly a vegetarian issue. But, any idea if that's a bad thing? (We are planning on converting the pan to a seed planter or something -- and we scraped off the squares!) We'd be grateful for any help on either of these ... Take care ~Paul 62N 114W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 pfalvo writes: Any idea what this is about? Is flax oil really bad for nursing moms? No problem with flax oil for nursing mom's. I suggest it for all my mom's pregnant and nursing. The teflon is the rough part I threw out all my cookware with teflon yrs. ago. My belief after reading and speaking with many people is that it is toxic and should be avoided. Hope that helps. Peace, Laura in MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 I never heard of flax as being problematic in anyway. As for Teflon, they are trying to get it banned because it is known to be carcenogenic and is not flushed out of the body. Jacqueline > > Paul Falvo <pfalvo > 2006/03/30 Thu AM 01:21:11 EST > > flax & teflon > > My wife and I were surprised to notice, on a bottle of organic flax oil, > a warning that pregnant and nursing moms should not consume it! We were > astonished, having heard much about the benefits of flax oil -- and > having used it throughout the pregnancy and first ten months of our > breastfed daugther's life. > > Any idea what this is about? Is flax oil really bad for nursing moms? > > And, there are no safety warnings on our baking pans. But, my wife > noticed today that the no-stick coating on one baking pan is peeling. > There were little metallic flecks on the vegan squares she baked. I > guess this is not strictly a vegetarian issue. But, any idea if that's a > bad thing? (We are planning on converting the pan to a seed planter or > something -- and we scraped off the squares!) > > We'd be grateful for any help on either of these ... > > Take care > ~Paul > 62N 114W > > > > For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. > > edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 >>My wife and I were surprised to notice, on a bottle of organic flax oil, a warning that pregnant and nursing moms should not consume it! I've heard that since flax is a source of phytoestrogen that large doses may stimulate uterine contractions. Melodese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Thanks for the responses on this. I Googled " telon health hazard " and found a site urging us to throw it all away. I know the vapours kill parrots. So, we are chucking it. Funny about the flax, eh. We aren't giving that up yet ... Thanks again to all who shared thoughts on this. Appreciated! ~Paul -- " Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein. " H. Jackson Brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 I saw a label similar to that once on a cheep walmart brand flax oil. We were trying to save money and got something different from our usual brand. My husband thinks that is was due to an inferior processing method used in the cheeper brand that made it less safe than the flax oil we usually used. Not sure if this is correct but it is a thought anyway. > > My wife and I were surprised to notice, on a bottle of organic flax oil, > > a warning that pregnant and nursing moms should not consume it! We were > > astonished, having heard much about the benefits of flax oil -- and > > having used it throughout the pregnancy and first ten months of our > > breastfed daugther's life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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