Oleia softgel is an anti-inflammatory nutrient that contains Cetylated fatty acid (or cetyl myristoleate), a natural substance which helps those who are suffering from chronic degenerative diseases and auto-immune disorders associated with deficiency in Essential Fatty Acids. Cetyl Myristoleate is an ester of fatty acid. Fatty acids are the individual components of oils in the same way that amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. Polyunsaturated fatty acids, such as linolenic acid and linoleic are crucial to life and are called essential fatty acids (EFAs). Research shows that cetyl myristoleate appears to have the same beneficial characteristics as the EFAs, however it is stronger and the benefits are longer lasting. EFAs are essential to normal cell structure, physiological processes, body function, and serve as components to nerve cells and cell membranes. EFAs are depleted in chronic inflammatory diseases and their deficiency is associated with many autoimmune diseases. EFAs when used over an extended period time have been shown to decrease pain, inflammation, and motion limitations of arthritis. Cetyl myristoleate offers the same benefits of decreasing pain and inflammation, but FASTER.
IT FUNCTIONS IN THREE WAYS
1. It functions like an ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID as discussed above;
2. It serves as surfactant like WD-40 as it LUBRICATES not only the involved joints,but also lubricates the entire body, making muscles glide more smoothly over other muscles, bursae, and bones. At the same time it softens these tissues making them more pliable.
3. It functions as an IMMUNE SYSTEM MODULATOR. This is the reason it has been found to be so effective in addressing auto-immune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic erythematosus, and multiple sclerosis.
CLINICAL STUDIES
Cetylated fatty acids (CFAs) improve knee function in patients with Osteoarthritis. The use of CFA may be an alternative to the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for the treatment of osteoarthritis. — Robert Hesslink et al..Journal of Rheumatology 2002;
Omega 5 (Myristoleic Acid) effectively reduces moderate inflammatory pain levels in a variety of joint and muscle diseases as well as migraine headaches and psoriasis. — Chronic Inflammatory Pain Control with Omega-5, Brill, Klaus et al, June 1994
Myristoleic acid induces death of prostate cancer cells. — A study conducted in Gifu Pharmaceutical University in Japan
Myristoleic acid has potent anti-proliferative effects on pancreatic cancer. — Anti-pancreatic cancer effects of myristoleic acid, Northwestern University, Chicago USA
The effect of Cetyl Myristoleate and adjunctive Therapy on the course of arthritic episodes in patients with various auto-immune diseases. — Dr. H. Seimandi, a Randomized Clinical Trial 1997
Cetyl Myristoleate is safe, no adverse reaction reported. — Evaluation of Cetyl myristoleate as a Permitted Ingredient, Office of Complementary Medicine, TGA, July 2006
References:
1. Hesslink, R., et al. Cetylated Fatty Acids improve Knee Function in Patients with Osteoarthritis. Journal of Rheumatology, 2002; 29: 1078-12.
2. Seimandi, H., et al. Arthritis Episodes in patients with Various Autoimmune Diseases Characterized by the Common Terminology "Arthritis"and "Psoriasis,"
3. Brill, Klaus, et al. Chronic Inflammatory Pain Control with Omega-5 (Myristoleic acid), June 1994.
4. Anti-pancreatic cancer effects of myristoleic acid, Northwestern University, Chicago, USA.
5. Iguchi k, Okumura, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu, Japan.
6. www.oleia.net