I’ve read that Flax seed doesn’t have quite as much of the EPA or DHA, whatever it is, as borage oil, but it’s close. Is it easy to grow and process? I suppose I don’t have to get oil from them - I can just eat them
Thanks for the other dry eye ideas. I do have a humidifier that I keep in the bedroom, and one of those cast-iron water holding things for the woodstove. I never thought about keeping a pan simmering on the stove top though!
I just checked my multivitamin and calcium, supposedly I get plenty of vitamin D.
I had eye surgery a couple years ago and that’s when the dry eyes started. I hear that’s a pretty common side effect. I guess the eyes are traumatized and decide to shut down the glands. i’m hoping they’ll start up back again eventually. In the meantime xiidra works pretty well. It ought to, for what it costs! I’ve only met my deductible once before, and that was when I had the eye surgery. Oh and maybe 27 years ago when I had my son. But now with this eye medication I meet my deductible in just a couple months.
jeremiah, You were the one talking about slimy barley right?
I cooked some yesterday, cooked it in chicken stock. I hated it! It’s sort of lost its barleyness and became more chickeny. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised :-( I think I’ll stick to cooking it in plain water.
Anyway, I like the creamy consistency that it gets when you cook it a little too long in a little too much water. Maybe that’s what you mean about sliminess? I consider it to have more of a consistently of a good risotto.
Anyway, adding just the amount of water recommended and cooking it until it was still pretty firm, I didn’t see it as slimy or creamy. Maybe that’s the trick!