Fish Oil is Better Than Drugs for Preventing Heart Failure

re: Fish Oil is Better Than Drugs for Preventing Heart Failure

boss302 — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:48:27 GMT

Just how dangerous is eating fish or taking fish oil that is not "molecularly distilled?" I hear this all the time from readers and magazine articles but I beg to differ. When I was in the service, I spent about 6 months in Okinawa and I had noticed how healthy the people there were. All of them had nice skin, full head of hair, lean, and overall very healthy, even the elderly looked good. They eat fish from the sea several times a week that supposedly has "high levels of mercury", yet they do not suffer from "mercury poisoning". Another interesting thing is that most of the population are heavy smokers but they still maintain their robust health and fish oil supplementation is also common. I had started eating at a local sushi place about 4 times a week after work and I had noticed in 3 weeks how nice my skin and hair looked. My energy was great, had lost some weight, and I was better able to deal with the high heat and humidity. I did this for the whole time I was there (did not have to worry about cost, it was cheap and affordable) and I did not have mercury poisoning or suffer from mild stroke. So, I'm not sure if getting too much Omega 3's is dangerous and I'm not too sure if eating fish from the sea that has "high levels of mercury" is dangerous either. I've made my own conclusion that the mercury levels in fish and non-molecularly distilled fish oil is much too microscopic to present any danger to human health.

re: Fish Oil is Better Than Drugs for Preventing Heart Failure

petite750 — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:24:26 GMT

Only problem with fish oil and rheumatoid arthritis. Unless I take a very low dose, it causes sacks of fluid around various joints. It actually caused my toes to start crossing within 3 weeks of first taking it. Started making me feel better, ended up making me feel much worse. Now I take just one teaspoon of the norway fish oil, that is ok.

re: Fish Oil is Better Than Drugs for Preventing Heart Failure

gregly — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:21:26 GMT

You can take too much fish oil (or Omegas), just like anything else. I would not go above the amount used in this study 2400 mg EPA and 1500 mg DHA, and less if you eat fatty fish. Only take fish oils that are molecularly distilled and free of mercury/PCBS/metals. It should state this on the label. Most Cod Liver oil is high in Vit A, which has toxicity risks. Look for a low A, high D oil (Norwegian Naturals has a High D oil with substantially lower A than other oils.) If you are concerned about bleeding, have your doctor do a standard blood test for blood clotting. Also, other supplements like Green Tea Extract, Vitamin E, aspirin (white willow bark herbals) cause blood thinning. Watch for easy bruising, bleeding that's hard to slow to stop, and tingling/numbness in extremeties.

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Pilts — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:03:58 GMT

Does anyone know a substitute for fish oil that a vegan could take instead?

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Dean Deleo — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:38:52 GMT

Is there a food(s) that would make fish/krill oil supps better absorbed in the body?

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Chaschuk — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:59:21 GMT

I eat about 5 oz wild sockeye salmon nearly every day and also take mixed EFA pills, a small krill oil pill and a small cod liver oil pill. I also do interval aerobics several times per week. My weight has gone down and my lipids are very good. I am concerned though about bleeding risk, and possible stroke risk from taking too much. No signs up bruising, though. I also have mild neutropenia, which disappeared when I vacationed and forgot my supplements. Any ideas?

re: Fish Oil is Better Than Drugs for Preventing Heart Failure

Stang07 — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:12:58 GMT

The usefullness of the omega 3's in terms of heart disease cannot be overstated. Dr. Mercola's web site is the best out there.

Has anyone read any of Dr. Broda Barnes' books? One specifically, "Solved: The Riddle of Heart Attacks"? He destroys the cholesterol theory, and then goes on to describe how hypothyroidism, which causes the deposition of mucopolysaccharides throughout the vascular system seems to be one of the main causes of atherosclerosis. In addition, he advocates the use of natural dessicated thyroid, and not the synthetics. Here is a man who has researched the thyroid for more than 52 years. Even if you take three steps forward, and fall two steps behind, you are still one step ahead, and after 52 years that is a great deal of knowledge.

The cholesterol theory needs to be buried along with the "statins", and many of the other drugs we use and replace them with natural foods and sensible exercise. Then we will truly be practicing "preventive medicine."

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amberg007 — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:32:04 GMT

does cod liver oil also have the same benefits for the heart?

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Brandee — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:43:50 GMT

Has anyone experienced side effects from fish oil? I can only find positive comments and everyone seems to be taking fish oil supplements these days.

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sem_203 — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:52:34 GMT

Does anyone know what dosage of fish oil the patients were given?

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re: Fish Oil is Better Than Drugs for Preventing Heart Failure

limelemon — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:11:42 GMT

Yet another study demonstrating the safety and efficacy of fish oil.