{"product_id":"borage-oil-gla-240-mg","title":"Borage Oil GLA 240 mg","description":"\u003cp\u003eBorage — \u003cem\u003eBorago officinalis\u003c\/em\u003e, the bristly blue-flowered herb that Pliny called the plant that makes a man merry — produces a seed oil richer in gamma-linolenic acid than any other common botanical source. Evening primrose runs around 9% GLA; black currant seed around 16%. Borage reaches 20 to 24%.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGLA sits one step downstream of linoleic acid in the omega-6 pathway. The body is supposed to make it, using an enzyme called delta-6-desaturase, but that conversion is the slow step, and it is easily impeded — by age, by alcohol, by low magnesium or zinc, by a diet heavy in trans fats. Supplying GLA directly steps past that bottleneck.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom there GLA elongates to dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid, the precursor to the series-1 prostaglandins, which participate in the normal regulation of inflammatory signaling and in maintaining the skin's barrier lipids. It is a structural nutrient as much as a functional one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach softgel supplies 240 mg of GLA. Free of corn, soy, yeast, wheat, egg, dairy, and other common food and chemical allergens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e60 softgels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThese statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecological Formulas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44225645740135,"sku":null,"price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/foundationlabs.us\/products\/borage-oil-gla-240-mg","provider":"Foundation Labs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}