Fish Oil
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Matt M.
Fish oil is one of the top sources of omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3 fats are crucial to good health and have been researched extensively. It was been well-documented that the modern diet is low in omega-3 and also has too high of a ratio of omega-6 (another type of fat) to omega-3.Fish oil has many potential benefits. For example, an article i...
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Dose of fish oil
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Dr. William D.
Dosing for fish oil is a perennial point of confusion. However, it's quite simple. The active ingredients in fish oil are DHA and EPA, the so-called omega-3 fatty acids. Of course, if there's anything else in your capsules, such as omega-6, omega-9, or linolenic acid, these should not count towards the sum of EPA + DHA, since they do not exer...
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Fish oil in the news
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Dr. William D.
Hooray for the New York Times. They ran an article pointing out the miserable and inexcusable failure of American physicians to use fish oil after heart attack. “It is clearly recommended in international guidelines,” said Dr. Massimo Santini, the hospital’s chief of cardiology, who added that it would be considered tantamount to malpractice in ...
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Fish oil and mercury
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Dr. William D.
I often get questions about the mercury content in fish oil. I've even had patients come to the office saying their primary care doctor told them to stop fish oil to avoid mercury poisoning. Manufacturers of fish oil also make claims that this product or that ("super-concentrated", "pharmaceutical grade", "purified", etc.) is purer or less cont...
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"I hate fish oil!"
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Dr. William D.
I get this comment occasionally, usually from the fishy belching that can occur, rarely because of other crazy effects like rash, fishy body odor, etc. In the vast majority, fish oil is a benign but wonderfully effective agent. Track Your Plaque followers know that fish oil, starting at 4000 mg per day of a standard 1000 mg capsule preparation,...
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Fish Oil and Cancer
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Pat S.
For many years I have been reading of cases of cancer that were successfully treated by using large amounts of Omega 3 fish oil. Here is a recent case reported by the University of Nevada of how terminal lung cancer was halted by the use of high-dose fish oil. This is only one dramatic case but there are many well done studies showing widespre...
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Small fish oil capsules
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Dr. William D.
Many people complain about the size of fish oil capsules. Let's face it: They're usually big and kind of smelly. Women in particular struggle with big capsules. This becomes a real problem when somebody requires high-dose fish oil for treatment of post-prandial (after-eating) abnormalities, high triglycerides, or lipoprotein(a), when 6 or more-...
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Mercury and fish oil
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Dr. William D.
As time passes, the dose of fish oil advocated in the Track Your Plaque program is going upward.While epidemiologic studies, like theChicago Western Electric Studyand theNurses' Health Studysuggest that decreases in mortality from heart disease begin by just eating fish a couple times per month, there are newer data that suggest greater quantiti...
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Fish Oil Supplementation
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Susannyny
Earlier this week I addressed Essential Fatty Acids and their importance in our diet. I also mentioned at the end of that posting that I made the decision to make a change in regards to my fish oil supplementation. Here’s why … As noted in the July 8 Nutrition Tip Of The Week, Dr. John Berardi recommends starting with 6 grams of f...
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"Fish oil is stupid"
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Dr. William D.
"Fish oil is a waste of time and money. It's stupid. Just stop it." So a patient of mine was advised by another physician when he complained that he occasionally experienced a fishy aftertaste. This attitude perplexes me. After all the confirmatory data that support the enormous health benefits of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation, including ...
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