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[synapse_ita]

my pills dont contain any flax seed source, it's just fish oil...
i have been taking for a month 2 gr fish oil daily...

[Andrei]

my pills dont contain any flax seed source, it's just fish oil...
i have been taking for a month 2 gr fish oil daily...

how much epa? dha?

[synapse_ita]

it says "4 pills contain: EPA 0,612 g DHA 0,418 g"
4 pills contain aswell 2gr fish oil

[Andrei]

it says "4 pills contain: EPA 0,612 g DHA 0,418 g"
4 pills contain aswell 2gr fish oil

hm so how much do you take a day? That's not enough. And 612mg split in 4 pills is... not ideal lol, for us acne paients at least. Your EPA+DHA amount should total to around 2-15g/day range so if you only take 4 pills, you get only 1.030g a day. Gradually increase your intake and see if your acne clears. It WILL NOT DRY UP. It will stay moist and oily so if you want to get rid of oily skin try "guggul extract" or beta-sitosterol.

[synapse_ita]

if I take 4 pills i get 2gr fish oil...
i have taken 4 pills/day until now, but now it's been a month since i started the paleo diet and the supplements use, so according to the acne book i should be taking less zinc and less omega 3 pills (about 1 gr/day fish oil and 25/day zinc)...
i'm so confused

[Andrei]

if I take 4 pills i get 2gr fish oil...

Yes, and I told you to take 2-15g omega-3 (EPA + DHA. don't look at the "fish oil" as a whole), not fish oil. Still confused?

[synapse_ita]

ah lol mate, now i see.
so my pills are noobish!!!
damn that's a problem.
i gotta pick up some good quality ones...
i'll be looking for them soon.
how much omega3 does a 200gr boiled cod give?

[Andrei]

lol i don't know try www.nutritiondata.com and locate all the "n-3"s

[synapse_ita]

180gr cod cooked dry heat provides 310 mg omega-3's

[Andrei]

180gr cod cooked dry heat provides 310 mg omega-3's

or just buy salmon it's got much omega-3 for a lighter feel on the stomach

[synapse_ita]

i've done searches about salmon
2.5-3gr omega-3 for 100gr salmon without oil
that's cool, i'm gonna buy a lot of...

[cheaptricky]

i've done searches about salmon
2.5-3gr omega-3 for 100gr salmon without oil
that's cool, i'm gonna buy a lot of...

Can't you two take this fish oil thing somewhere else? It's kind of messing up Dan's blog. Eat fresh fucking fish for God's sake, and have done with it! )

[Andrei]

i've done searches about salmon
2.5-3gr omega-3 for 100gr salmon without oil
that's cool, i'm gonna buy a lot of...

Can't you two take this fish oil thing somewhere else? It's kind of messing up Dan's blog. Eat fresh fucking fish for God's sake, and have done with it! )

i like your style

[synapse_ita]

lol

[Dan]

It's ok, my log is kaput as far as I'm concerned. I am off the diet so I'll probably have nothing else to report. I am clear again now that I'm back on the regimen and I can eat whatever I want. One cool thing that came out of this whole experience is that I got so used to eating an insanely healthy diet that I still eat that way a lot. For instance, today for breakfast I had no grains or dairy or anything, then for lunch I had a ton of kale and some chicken salad and for dinner I had sushi, salad and miso soup. Nuts for snack. I like eating Paleo-ish just 'cuz it makes me feel so even-tempered and energetic. But I also love the fact that I can be normal and go to a friends house and eat whatever they're serving, or have a bite of someone's dessert or whatever.

[boxfish]

Hi everyone!

When I was on this diet I felt very happy, my mind was thinking strait and my skin was never better in my life. This diet works! Stick to what nature intended. My pores unclogged and I never got a zit once.

My diet consisted of fruit, berries, nuts, organic grass fed beef(balanced omega 3-6) , salmon and veggies. No fruit juice because it raises your GI very fast. Causes zits, as mentioned above. Bananas are out because they are altared by bacteria and contain lots of surcose(sugar raise gi fast), unless you like green bananas then go ahead. No penuts they are not nuts but in raw state are toxic, same with potatoes. Basically I ate anything that was below 10 for its glycemic load. Anything above that was not allowed. But my skin was perfect!

But basically im off the diet now because i cant afford it! 10 grass fed beef patties cost 11dollars compared to 4 for regular. But I think you can just supplement organic with fish oil pills to counter act the omega 3 imbalance to get the ideal 1-1 ratio of O-3,O-6. I think 1000mg is 1gram of omega 3 fat. Im not sure how much omega 6 fat a steak has in it, but you would need probably tons of theese pills. Or just eat salmon every day wich is loaded in omega 3.

Now im goin on this diet again because i get zits on my back when i eat pizza and bread. Bread is a huge zit enhancing food. Dont eat it on this diet. No buns, bread, pasta , pastries , choclate ect. You will notice that all those foods have a high glycemic load. Not good.

Anyways thought id share my experience. My girlfriend and i are starting this diet tomorrow! Good luck everyone.

[csamo001]

The body converts ALA (Alpha-linolenic acid) into all the other faty acids (EPA and DHA are most commonly mentioned) needed by the body. So, in theory, a good source of ALA makes all the other fatty acids obsolete. I take cold pressed flax seed oil, which I increased in the last month or so. Try to keep the 'health in a pill' out of my life...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_omega-3_fatty_acid

[Korion]

breakfast: 3 omega-3 enhanced eggs with no salt and a mango

lunch: big piece of salmon and a big salad with no dressing

dinner #1: slow cooked pork tenderloin and spaghetti squash with steamed kale

dinner #2: grass-fed beef patty with lots of veggies

snacks: 3 pieces of fruit throughout the day which has caused some (cough) issues today. Gonna cut down.

supps: I'm taking 4-6 fish oil pills a day from now on, 50mg of zinc gluconate/picolinate, and vitamin D if I don't get sun.

(My skin is completely clear because I'm on the regimen. So I won't post pics since there will be no change. I am not going off the regimen for another couple of weeks when the diet will hopefully kick in.)

Of course you broke out -.-. Meat is ultra-acidic, and your diet isn't exactly paleo. It's a meat diet. Meat didn't grow on the threes. Plants did. That's why you need to eat tons of green vegetables (spinach, broccoli, ...) and meat from time to time in bigger quantities, but not every day for every meal...
And if you keep taking supps, how can you even be sure the diet doesn't work? You changed so many things to the paleo diet that it isn't really paleo anymore.

If you would eat 200g meat and eat tons of vegetables (like 1kg, everything would be fine, as your ph wouldn't be acidic). But eating tons of meat and moderate amounts of vegetables will get you nowhere.

Did you ever try eating vegetables and fruit for three days without the regimen? I can seriously control my zits now that I know pH is the key. If I eat 100g meat, and don't drink lemon juice, I get zits. If I eat 100g meat and drink lots of lemon juice, I don't get zits.
Just try an alkaline diet for once, it might help you out.

I bought the regimen, but didn't touch it. Glad I didn't. I cured my acne and didn't damage my body.


Oh, and what's all that Omega-3 hype? Everyone seems to think adding fish oils to a diet makes it a hundred times better. It's just some fat man, it won't do a thing to your acne. Less sugar and more alkaline food will cure it though.

Edited by Korion, 13 March 2011 - 12:05 PM.

[SebaceousOne]

You might be aware of this, but you're quoting something that was said 4.5 years ago. They probably won't respond to you.

[Korion]

Just wanted to mention something about Dan and his 'failure' (it was a pretty good attempt though).
When doing paleo, you first have to eliminate all carbs except vegetables. I know this is difficult, but it's necessary, as protein takes a long time to digest, and it is a very bad idea to mix fruit with meat in your stomach, especially sweet fruit. This is important for digestion. If something isn't digested properly, it rots in the stomach and produces a lot of toxins that need to be removed, if there's too many of them they'll leave through the skin.

You could eat acidic fruit (grapefruits, berries) in the morning, but please don't eat bananas. You should have seen my face when I ate a banana 5 hours after a big piece of chicken. It was freaking red, and I got 2 big zits afterwards. Same thing happened when I ate grapes after chicken (so I don't eat chicken anymore as it's too acidic, it has too much protein in it, I'd rather eat fish or red lean meat).

What I noticed on the paleo was a change in taste. I first loved sweets and fats when I was young (I had the most acne back then), then, at the university, I loved fats (had less acne than ever), and then I loved sweets only (that's now, I have mild acne but lots of allergy problems and mood swings). Two days ago I wanted to try an avocado, but the taste was horrible. Today, I was thinking about that same taste and it seemed so gooood (this is my second paleo day btw, I did paleo before but overdid fruit back then).

Also, a cheat doesn't bring you back to square one, but it does cause a lot of problems. Don't underestimate the size of cheats, one piece of candy can do a whole lot of damage. Fatty meats are okay cheats, but I consider dried fruit or potatoes to be a cheat.