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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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, Not Snake Oil
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Jeri B.
I have been taking Omega 3 in the form of Fish Oil for some time now. While checking out YouTube.com for anything MS related, I came across this interesting video posted by a medical student. His exuberance over something not created by a pharmaceutical company is refreshing. He's quite a good writer as well. His blog can be found at:...
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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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Fish Oil and Alzheimer's
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Pat S.
This study found that patients diagnosed with mild Alzheimer's had no further progression of the disease when they took therapeutic levels of fish oil (1.7 grams of DHA and .6 grams of EFA). People with more advanced Alzheimer's received no benefit however.While the study does not say it, one might surmise from this that using Fish Oil could be...
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Alternatives to fish oil capsules
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Dr. William D.
Occasionally, someone will be unable to take fish oil due to the large capsule size, excessive fishy belching, or stomach upset. The easiest solution is usually just to try a different brand, e.g., Sam's Club (Makers' Mark brand) enteric-coated. However, sometimes liquid fish oil preparations may be preferred. Here'a list of products we've used...
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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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"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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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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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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