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I'm now on week 3. (day 21)The oil on my face is no longer the type of oil that clogs my face and I can FEEL the difference. Holy SHIT
sorry about that, I'm just that amazed.
Before, I could feel the oil on my face. That meant it was too thick, un natural!
Now it's normal, I can't even feel it. It's so light and moisturizing I actually love excess oil now. It really does keep skin looking good and nice 🙂
I can't believe I'm saying all this!!
I'm so happy, thank GOD
Sure, the "amount" of excess oil is the same, but trust me, oil production working normally becomes your best friend, and not your enemy
Practicing skin care, and not skin "damage" is fun and exciting.
I had a white head in the beginning of the week, by the end of this week, there was no head, it's almost flat, and barely any blemish! It's feeling really good.
I'm starting to worry less and less about my skin, as it's starting to feel like every other part of my body.
2 weeks have finished in all, I can't to finish a month!
Good to hear this working for you! Do you still use the oil absorbing sheets, if so how often?
I'm now on week 3. (day 21)The oil on my face is no longer the type of oil that clogs my face and I can FEEL the difference. Holy SHIT
sorry about that, I'm just that amazed.
Before, I could feel the oil on my face. That meant it was too thick, un natural!
Now it's normal, I can't even feel it. It's so light and moisturizing I actually love excess oil now. It really does keep skin looking good and nice 🙂
I can't believe I'm saying all this!!
I'm so happy, thank GOD
Sure, the "amount" of excess oil is the same, but trust me, oil production working normally becomes your best friend, and not your enemy
Practicing skin care, and not skin "damage" is fun and exciting.
I had a white head in the beginning of the week, by the end of this week, there was no head, it's almost flat, and barely any blemish! It's feeling really good.
I'm starting to worry less and less about my skin, as it's starting to feel like every other part of my body.
2 weeks have finished in all, I can't to finish a month!
Good to hear this working for you! Do you still use the oil absorbing sheets, if so how often?
I still do, but not because I need to anymore. The oil just feels luxorious oddly enough, like it moisturizes me, almost like water.
I use about 1 sheet per 12 hours, and I only blot about once, after 4 to 6 hours, then that's about it. 🙂 It feels really good. So since we can't change the amount of oil, or barely, the quality becomes normal, which is fantastic
Because I'd do it every 3 hours, and if I didn't, then I'd clog my face, yuck! I never realized it was that thick
How are you doing with your progress? Tell me more about it.
I dont really get how to figure all this out.But im just taking 3 daily
Well then it probably won't work, considering the reason for taking it becomes useless.
Ok do this. This will tell you generally, Think about what you eat usually for breakfast, lunch dinner and snacks.
Write it down, then go to nutriondata.com
Look up each of the foods in the search feature. Click on it and you will see stats. Look at how much "Total Omega-3 fatty acids" and Total Omega-6 fatty acids" is there, it's at the bottom of the page on each item. Write it down.
Make a chart for a daily intake, much like how I did for my daily meals, and write it down and total it. Remember, you're just doing this to get a general idea about how much you need... you can fluctuate your food everyday.
See the numbers from the total after you add each meal up, and subtract the 06's from the 03's. Tell me how many mg's difference there is.
Let's say you get a 1,800 mg difference.
Now, look on the fish oil tablet bottle. On the back it says EPA and DHA. Add this figure up, that will get you how much Omega 3 is in each pill. Let's say there's 300 in each. That means 1,800 divided by 300 = 6 pills.
It only takes 20 minutes to do it, or get someone to do it for you, the difference is between having acne or not, you owe it to yourself to do it.
If you still don't want to do it, I would simply take 6 pills a day for good measure (2 per meal), and it should suffice most people's ratio's enough to regulate the quality of oil that they produce so they don't clog pores.
But seriously, try to figure it out, I know you're not young, and know simple math =)
I'm now on my second day of taking Fish Oil Capsules and have had no bad reaction so all good 
. I have definately 100% noticed a difference in my skin, I know some people will come on and say it wayyyyyy too soon but the skin on my forehead is a LOT smoother. Well too soon to say whether it will clear the acne but it is definately improving my skin in only two days ... amazing stuff I'd say and even if it doesnt clear my acne I think I will continue to use it if it keeps my skin more smooth .
I'm now on my second day of taking Fish Oil Capsules and have had no bad reaction so all good :). I have definately 100% noticed a difference in my skin, I know some people will come on and say it wayyyyyy too soon but the skin on my forehead is a LOT smoother. Well too soon to say whether it will clear the acne but it is definately improving my skin in only two days ... amazing stuff I'd say and even if it doesnt clear my acne I think I will continue to use it if it keeps my skin more smooth :).
How many pills are you taking, and did you calculate it out generally? I made the mistake of just taking the recommended amount the first week and a half so I barely had much going on. The second I stepped it up to figure out exactly how much my body needs, my body reacted faaast like a well oiled car.
Literally, that's what we are, we need to be oiled just right to work at optimum levels =)
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I'm now on my second day of taking Fish Oil Capsules and have had no bad reaction so all good :). I have definately 100% noticed a difference in my skin, I know some people will come on and say it wayyyyyy too soon but the skin on my forehead is a LOT smoother. Well too soon to say whether it will clear the acne but it is definately improving my skin in only two days ... amazing stuff I'd say and even if it doesnt clear my acne I think I will continue to use it if it keeps my skin more smooth :).How many pills are you taking, and did you calculate it out generally? I made the mistake of just taking the recommended amount the first week and a half so I barely had much going on. The second I stepped it up to figure out exactly how much my body needs, my body reacted faaast like a well oiled car.
Literally, that's what we are, we need to be oiled just right to work at optimum levels =)
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Just the 3, I dont fancy going over the recommended dosage because its there for a reason. I know for a fact I dont get so much Omega 6 in my diet from the foods listed by I also know I seem to pretty much get no Omega 3 in my diet it seems :wacko: ... but my diet varies a lot, I think its near on impossible to calculate exactly how much Omega 6 I'm getting a week just from my lifestyle, one week I can be a lot healthier than the next ... I've never had a strict menu on what I eat ever. Guess I will give it two weeks to see if it improves my acne then I might think about increasing the dosage.
I'm now on my second day of taking Fish Oil Capsules and have had no bad reaction so all good :). I have definately 100% noticed a difference in my skin, I know some people will come on and say it wayyyyyy too soon but the skin on my forehead is a LOT smoother. Well too soon to say whether it will clear the acne but it is definately improving my skin in only two days ... amazing stuff I'd say and even if it doesnt clear my acne I think I will continue to use it if it keeps my skin more smooth :).How many pills are you taking, and did you calculate it out generally? I made the mistake of just taking the recommended amount the first week and a half so I barely had much going on. The second I stepped it up to figure out exactly how much my body needs, my body reacted faaast like a well oiled car.
Literally, that's what we are, we need to be oiled just right to work at optimum levels =)
:dance:
Just the 3, I dont fancy going over the recommended dosage because its there for a reason. I know for a fact I dont get so much Omega 6 in my diet from the foods listed by I also know I seem to pretty much get no Omega 3 in my diet it seems :wacko: ... but my diet varies a lot, I think its near on impossible to calculate exactly how much Omega 6 I'm getting a week just from my lifestyle, one week I can be a lot healthier than the next ... I've never had a strict menu on what I eat ever. Guess I will give it two weeks to see if it improves my acne then I might think about increasing the dosage.
Oh, the recommended dosage is not valid by the FDA, it's just for general health, but that dosage doesn't imply to people who want to reduce factors that can hurt you. They actually recommend 3 grams a day to lower trigliceride and cholestorol levels, I guess the point of me saying this is not to worry since it can't do harm at even 5x the recommended.
Good idea, honestly. But let me tell you one thing, at least try to get a general diet listing down and see, just for the sake of seeing what general amount you need.
And don't worry, you can't overdose on fish oil to the point where it can hurt you unless you get up to 20 pills a day or something that drastic, which you won't. Anywhere under 10 a day is fine, it's just fat, remember that 🙂 Good fat, hence efa's.
Check the rest of the thread out as well, there's really good resources posted too =D
But try it out, if you want, 3 a day. I do 6, and only now do I begin to see the results I want (since my body needs 6 to be balanced). You have to essentially do it at the correct, or generally correct level to achieve results in 3 weeks. It's okay if your diet varies, but get an average, if you know what I mean, so you can stick to it even if your diet doesn't. The worst thing is doing something, and not getting results from it because you think it doesn't work at all.
Just promise me you won't say that at the end. Since it's given it will work, it's just a matter of the correct dosage
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Good luck.
Thosedaily recommendations are crap. 1-2 servings a day is just to get the bare minimum, but thearaputic doses range from like 3-5 (about 10-20 pills). If you have acne, you have an inflammatory condition. Your skin is an outward sign of an internal problem singaling something is wrong. You would need much higher doses to reverse any problems.
Maybe to put some people's minds at rest, consider the differences in doses between pills, fish and fish oil liquid. Most liquids contain about 1.5 grams per serving (usually a teaspoon) and recommend twice daily consumption. That would be about 3 grams (10 fish oil pills, more or less). A good piece of salmon would net you about 1.7-2 grams of n-3 (about 5-7 pills).
So just taking the recommended doses will probably be very underwhwelming, especially if you eat alot of n-6 from chips, vegetable oils, baked goods, processed foods. excessive N-6 cancels out a lot of the benefits of n-3 as they compete in the body to be utilized. If you are getting 10 grams of bad n-6 from junk food (or even healthy food) that 1 gram of fish oil will probably do next to nothing.
The problem I have with this and ALL supplementation is that the main premise is that we are lacking certain vitamins/minerals/oils. People are suggesting to take very large doses, esp. in this thread if all the calculations being put forward are correct then pretty much EVERYONE is lacking enough Omega-3 ... then howcome not everyone has acne or any of the other associated diseases with lack of Omega-3 or has to take such large doses? I know everyone asks that question when it comes to supplementing, I just seriously do not like the idea of having to megadose or overdose on anything ... of course your body will react somehow if you introduce a lot of one substance into it, maybe that reaction is to clear you skin but you cant be megadosing for the rest of your life.
Like nearly every other thread suggesting supplementation on this forum it starts off great but usually 99% of the time everyone comes to the conclusion you have to take a shitload of one substance to see any significant result (i.e. B5 megadosing, which btw is asking for a shitload of health problems). I genuinely do not believe the human body is designed in that way, I think if you have to take a LOAD of anything then there are clearly other underlying problems concerned with absorbing it and bombarding your body with anything excess of the recommended RDA (which is calculated by professionals/specialists) is a bad idea imo, they know a lot more then what we do.
I'm not meaning to flame anyone so sorry if I have offended but thats just how I see it . I just genuinely dont like the idea of exceeding what is recommended by specialists and if anyone is then at least let your Dr. know.
Thosedaily recommendations are crap. 1-2 servings a day is just to get the bare minimum, but thearaputic doses range from like 3-5 (about 10-20 pills). If you have acne, you have an inflammatory condition. Your skin is an outward sign of an internal problem singaling something is wrong. You would need much higher doses to reverse any problems.Maybe to put some people's minds at rest, consider the differences in doses between pills, fish and fish oil liquid. Most liquids contain about 1.5 grams per serving (usually a teaspoon) and recommend twice daily consumption. That would be about 3 grams (10 fish oil pills, more or less). A good piece of salmon would net you about 1.7-2 grams of n-3 (about 5-7 pills).
So just taking the recommended doses will probably be very underwhwelming, especially if you eat alot of n-6 from chips, vegetable oils, baked goods, processed foods. excessive N-6 cancels out a lot of the benefits of n-3 as they compete in the body to be utilized. If you are getting 10 grams of bad n-6 from junk food (or even healthy food) that 1 gram of fish oil will probably do next to nothing.
hey everyone, ive decided to rejoin the thread!!!!!
the thread is just too good to miss.
its all good xxndnromeoxx!!!
but i definitly agree that for those with acne a higher therapeutic dosage is necessary to see quick results. When i started, i was taking about 2 - 4 a day and saw a small improvement then i kicked it up to 8 and saw a great improvement then after keeping this dosage for about 11 days i started to hit a plateau of improvments i would usually see improvemnts of 3% everyday but it seemed after a while the improvements were getting much less noticeble now ive kicked up to 20 a day and i think im gonna stick with this dose for another two weeks and see how much more my face will improve.
its amazing that my face has become so stable since i started, i still got some minor breakouts but they really werent pervasive or severe enough to really bother me which is great. Its been about 13 days total for me with varying dosages ranging from 8-20 pills a day ive only upped my dosage to 20 pills since the last three days.
actually ive been more worried about a cold sore i got three days ago more then my acne!!!! which is crazy.
but another thing about therapuetic dosages is just think of how much accutane people take and for the length of time it takes to clear on that.
you should adopt the same mentalilty for fish oil as well, within some reason of course but it would be interesting what would happen if i took 30-40 pills a day for 1 entire week. i would rather take it slow though because that would be really expensive!!
The problem I have with this and ALL supplementation is that the main premise is that we are lacking certain vitamins/minerals/oils. People are suggesting to take very large doses, esp. in this thread if all the calculations being put forward are correct then pretty much EVERYONE is lacking enough Omega-3 ... then howcome not everyone has acne or any of the other associated diseases with lack of Omega-3 or has to take such large doses? I know everyone asks that question when it comes to supplementing, I just seriously do not like the idea of having to megadose or overdose on anything ... of course your body will react somehow if you introduce a lot of one substance into it, maybe that reaction is to clear you skin but you cant be megadosing for the rest of your life.Like nearly every other thread suggesting supplementation on this forum it starts off great but usually 99% of the time everyone comes to the conclusion you have to take a shitload of one substance to see any significant result (i.e. B5 megadosing, which btw is asking for a shitload of health problems). I genuinely do not believe the human body is designed in that way, I think if you have to take a LOAD of anything then there are clearly other underlying problems concerned with absorbing it and bombarding your body with anything excess of the recommended RDA (which is calculated by professionals/specialists) is a bad idea imo, they know a lot more then what we do.
I'm not meaning to flame anyone so sorry if I have offended but thats just how I see it :). I just genuinely dont like the idea of exceeding what is recommended by specialists and if anyone is then at least let your Dr. know.
There is a reason why the japanese and the alaskans live long and we don't 😉 Because they take a great deal of omega 3 in terms of fish.
Also, like I said, this product is not regulated by the RDA, hence why the "suggested use" means nothing.
Don't compare B5 to fish oil. For one, B5 is regulated by the RDA and has a upper and lower intake tolerance. B5 has verrrry bad side effects, including severe illnesses, and hair loss etc. Fish oil does not. Fish oil, with 6 pills is not really megadosing either. With fish oil, as I said, even at higher doses people use them to alleviate high blood pressure, lower triglyceride levels, etc etc. Fish oil is good for you in higher amounts, from the absense of it in our american or western diets. That is why we need them, because we lack them. Remember, fish oil is an essential fatty acid, not a mineral or a vitamin so to speak. Our diet today lacks it, hence many many problems.
People don't get acne that don't take fish oil is not a valid statement. It's much like saying... some people never have to wash their faces, why don't they get acne?
Acne is not the only cure found from fish oil. That's one of them. our diets these days are out of wack, hence so many people look unhealthy and are. getting to 1:1 is a natural and normal state of being for a human.
But either way, good luck, just remember it probably isn't doing you any good if taken at "recommended" doses. Just realize that you take certain vitamins and minerals for certain reasons, and the recommended dosages are just for general health, not a targeted use of it.
The problem I have with this and ALL supplementation is that the main premise is that we are lacking certain vitamins/minerals/oils. People are suggesting to take very large doses, esp. in this thread if all the calculations being put forward are correct then pretty much EVERYONE is lacking enough Omega-3 ... then howcome not everyone has acne or any of the other associated diseases with lack of Omega-3 or has to take such large doses? I know everyone asks that question when it comes to supplementing, I just seriously do not like the idea of having to megadose or overdose on anything ... of course your body will react somehow if you introduce a lot of one substance into it, maybe that reaction is to clear you skin but you cant be megadosing for the rest of your life.Like nearly every other thread suggesting supplementation on this forum it starts off great but usually 99% of the time everyone comes to the conclusion you have to take a shitload of one substance to see any significant result (i.e. B5 megadosing, which btw is asking for a shitload of health problems). I genuinely do not believe the human body is designed in that way, I think if you have to take a LOAD of anything then there are clearly other underlying problems concerned with absorbing it and bombarding your body with anything excess of the recommended RDA (which is calculated by professionals/specialists) is a bad idea imo, they know a lot more then what we do.
I'm not meaning to flame anyone so sorry if I have offended but thats just how I see it :). I just genuinely dont like the idea of exceeding what is recommended by specialists and if anyone is then at least let your Dr. know.
20 fish oil pills is equivelent to eating a lttle less then 1 pound and a half of salmon a day, you could easily do 40 pills for a short length of time with no ill effects if any at all with any high dosage.
have you ever ate a whole can of cashews? its real easy to do and that would provide about 26 grams of omega 6s plus any other food you would eat during the day could easily ad up too about 40-60 grams of omega 6s, so if you are doing this anyways for omega 6s why couldnt you do the same with omega 3s?
just my thoughts.
The problem I have with this and ALL supplementation is that the main premise is that we are lacking certain vitamins/minerals/oils. People are suggesting to take very large doses, esp. in this thread if all the calculations being put forward are correct then pretty much EVERYONE is lacking enough Omega-3 ... then howcome not everyone has acne or any of the other associated diseases with lack of Omega-3 or has to take such large doses? I know everyone asks that question when it comes to supplementing, I just seriously do not like the idea of having to megadose or overdose on anything ... of course your body will react somehow if you introduce a lot of one substance into it, maybe that reaction is to clear you skin but you cant be megadosing for the rest of your life.Like nearly every other thread suggesting supplementation on this forum it starts off great but usually 99% of the time everyone comes to the conclusion you have to take a shitload of one substance to see any significant result (i.e. B5 megadosing, which btw is asking for a shitload of health problems). I genuinely do not believe the human body is designed in that way, I think if you have to take a LOAD of anything then there are clearly other underlying problems concerned with absorbing it and bombarding your body with anything excess of the recommended RDA (which is calculated by professionals/specialists) is a bad idea imo, they know a lot more then what we do.
I'm not meaning to flame anyone so sorry if I have offended but thats just how I see it :). I just genuinely dont like the idea of exceeding what is recommended by specialists and if anyone is then at least let your Dr. know.
They may not get acne but they may develope arthritis, diabetes, heart disease, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn's disease etc. etc. Chronic inflammation detroys tissue and continues to destroy it so it can never be repaired. If you have acne, you have chronic inflammation. End of story (with a small exception for non-inflammatory comedonal acne).
Seriously, Omega-3's, in my opinion, should be at the very top of every human beings list of supplements. Throw out the vitamin C, zinc, multi-vitamins etc (eat those vegetable things) and put that money towards fish and flax oil. Really, omega-3 supplementation should be a lifelong habit. If and when your acne clears, I wouldn't change the supplementation at all (save for maybe a smaller dose for maintenance). You could be saving yourself from a heart attack or deteriorating joints in 20, 30 or 40 years from now.
I know I have already felt the effects. I had chronic patellar tendonitis in both knees (hmmm...another chronic inflammatory condition...) and now the pain is gone after 7 years of suffering. I always chalked it up to too much basketball in high school and figured I had to just suffer and bear with it for the rest of my life. Not the case. I even had knee surgery 10 months ago...no swelling no pain, nothing even after three straight days of b-ball. And yo know what, I could very well be saving my future self from a heart attack (my dad passed away when I was a child from a heart attack). I assure you I will "megadosing" for the rest of my life to some extent (although I don't believe I am megadosing at all). Just look at us Americans. We are the unhealthiest culture ever with more instances of disease and chronic inflammatory conditions popping up every year. Alright, that was way too long.
The problem I have with this and ALL supplementation is that the main premise is that we are lacking certain vitamins/minerals/oils. People are suggesting to take very large doses, esp. in this thread if all the calculations being put forward are correct then pretty much EVERYONE is lacking enough Omega-3 ... then howcome not everyone has acne or any of the other associated diseases with lack of Omega-3 or has to take such large doses? I know everyone asks that question when it comes to supplementing, I just seriously do not like the idea of having to megadose or overdose on anything ... of course your body will react somehow if you introduce a lot of one substance into it, maybe that reaction is to clear you skin but you cant be megadosing for the rest of your life.Like nearly every other thread suggesting supplementation on this forum it starts off great but usually 99% of the time everyone comes to the conclusion you have to take a shitload of one substance to see any significant result (i.e. B5 megadosing, which btw is asking for a shitload of health problems). I genuinely do not believe the human body is designed in that way, I think if you have to take a LOAD of anything then there are clearly other underlying problems concerned with absorbing it and bombarding your body with anything excess of the recommended RDA (which is calculated by professionals/specialists) is a bad idea imo, they know a lot more then what we do.
I'm not meaning to flame anyone so sorry if I have offended but thats just how I see it :). I just genuinely dont like the idea of exceeding what is recommended by specialists and if anyone is then at least let your Dr. know.
How come everyone doesn't have acne if we all lack omega-3? I know its frustrating, but it's no different then how come everyone isn't fat, thin, dumb, stupid, smart, diabetic, etc when everyone's on similar diets? Our genetics dictates what we are prone to and how our body reacts to certain environmental and lifestyle factors including diet. Some people can lack o-3 and still have healthy skin. Some people can eat nothing but bacon grease night and day and not have a heart attack.
I agree its probably healthier to eat fish straight up (or grass-fed animals with better omega ratios) then megadose (as long as its not the larger fishes w/ high mercury levels of course). Another way to think about it with the difference with taking large quantities of B5 is that there probably never really were any natural diets in our ancestory that consumed so much B5, its unnatural for our body, but consuming so much omega-3 can be found in plenty of our diets past and present, just not standard Western diets.
The problem I have with this and ALL supplementation is that the main premise is that we are lacking certain vitamins/minerals/oils. People are suggesting to take very large doses, esp. in this thread if all the calculations being put forward are correct then pretty much EVERYONE is lacking enough Omega-3 ... then howcome not everyone has acne or any of the other associated diseases with lack of Omega-3 or has to take such large doses? I know everyone asks that question when it comes to supplementing, I just seriously do not like the idea of having to megadose or overdose on anything ... of course your body will react somehow if you introduce a lot of one substance into it, maybe that reaction is to clear you skin but you cant be megadosing for the rest of your life.Like nearly every other thread suggesting supplementation on this forum it starts off great but usually 99% of the time everyone comes to the conclusion you have to take a shitload of one substance to see any significant result (i.e. B5 megadosing, which btw is asking for a shitload of health problems). I genuinely do not believe the human body is designed in that way, I think if you have to take a LOAD of anything then there are clearly other underlying problems concerned with absorbing it and bombarding your body with anything excess of the recommended RDA (which is calculated by professionals/specialists) is a bad idea imo, they know a lot more then what we do.
I'm not meaning to flame anyone so sorry if I have offended but thats just how I see it :). I just genuinely dont like the idea of exceeding what is recommended by specialists and if anyone is then at least let your Dr. know.
They may not get acne but they may develope arthritis, diabetes, heart disease, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn's disease etc. etc. Chronic inflammation detroys tissue and continues to destroy it so it can never be repaired. If you have acne, you have chronic inflammation. End of story (with a small exception for non-inflammatory comedonal acne).
Seriously, Omega-3's, in my opinion, should be at the very top of every human beings list of supplements. Throw out the vitamin C, zinc, multi-vitamins etc (eat those vegetable things) and put that money towards fish and flax oil. Really, omega-3 supplementation should be a lifelong habit. If and when your acne clears, I wouldn't change the supplementation at all (save for maybe a smaller dose for maintenance). You could be saving yourself from a heart attack or deteriorating joints in 20, 30 or 40 years from now.
I know I have already felt the effects. I had chronic patellar tendonitis in both knees (hmmm...another chronic inflammatory condition...) and now the pain is gone after 7 years of suffering. I always chalked it up to too much basketball in high school and figured I had to just suffer and bear with it for the rest of my life. Not the case. I even had knee surgery 10 months ago...no swelling no pain, nothing even after three straight days of b-ball. And yo know what, I could very well be saving my future self from a heart attack (my dad passed away when I was a child from a heart attack). I assure you I will "megadosing" for the rest of my life to some extent (although I don't believe I am megadosing at all). Just look at us Americans. We are the unhealthiest culture ever with more instances of disease and chronic inflammatory conditions popping up every year. Alright, that was way too long.
you are so on the money you dont even know.
well i guess you kinda do know, but to eveyone else reading this i stand behind everything that Ariventa has just stated in this post.
all the studies ive read and connections ive made all lead to not enough Omega 3 in relation to omega 6 and not enough vegetables will lead you on a path to a slow death.
The fact is eicosanoid production from efas in the body is a MAJOR health issue, as these substances control the inflammatroy response, and can modulate genes and actually change your gene structure, for the better or for the worse.
It is a dream of pharmaceutical companies to selectively inhibit the cox-2 enzyme and be able to profit off of it. Vioxx was supposed to be one of those cox-2 inhibitors but it was toxic and man made and messed a lot of people up.
http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2006...on-to-vioxx.php
i dont think that the omega 3 benefits are publicized enough or in the right way ive only been taking it for two weeks but im just fascinated by it now.
I just fasinates me how many diseases can be traced to omega 3 deficiency.Cancer is another one that is cstrongly connected to omega 3, i could elaborate on this subject for days. But im not a good typer!!!!
The problem I have with this and ALL supplementation is that the main premise is that we are lacking certain vitamins/minerals/oils. People are suggesting to take very large doses, esp. in this thread if all the calculations being put forward are correct then pretty much EVERYONE is lacking enough Omega-3 ... then howcome not everyone has acne or any of the other associated diseases with lack of Omega-3 or has to take such large doses? I know everyone asks that question when it comes to supplementing, I just seriously do not like the idea of having to megadose or overdose on anything ... of course your body will react somehow if you introduce a lot of one substance into it, maybe that reaction is to clear you skin but you cant be megadosing for the rest of your life.Like nearly every other thread suggesting supplementation on this forum it starts off great but usually 99% of the time everyone comes to the conclusion you have to take a shitload of one substance to see any significant result (i.e. B5 megadosing, which btw is asking for a shitload of health problems). I genuinely do not believe the human body is designed in that way, I think if you have to take a LOAD of anything then there are clearly other underlying problems concerned with absorbing it and bombarding your body with anything excess of the recommended RDA (which is calculated by professionals/specialists) is a bad idea imo, they know a lot more then what we do.
I'm not meaning to flame anyone so sorry if I have offended but thats just how I see it :). I just genuinely dont like the idea of exceeding what is recommended by specialists and if anyone is then at least let your Dr. know.
How come everyone doesn't have acne if we all lack omega-3? I know its frustrating, but it's no different then how come everyone isn't fat, thin, dumb, stupid, smart, diabetic, etc when everyone's on similar diets? Our genetics dictates what we are prone to and how our body reacts to certain environmental and lifestyle factors including diet. Some people can lack o-3 and still have healthy skin. Some people can eat nothing but bacon grease night and day and not have a heart attack.
I agree its probably healthier to eat fish straight up (or grass-fed animals with better omega ratios) then megadose (as long as its not the larger fishes w/ high mercury levels of course). Another way to think about it with the difference with taking large quantities of B5 is that there probably never really were any natural diets in our ancestory that consumed so much B5, its unnatural for our body, but consuming so much omega-3 can be found in plenty of our diets past and present, just not standard Western diets.
some people are just built to survive no matter what!!!
thats a fact.just a better breed, better genetics but it will catch up to them by 50 it also has to do with whether or not they eat the right vegetables because vegetables have a very protective effect on our bodys note the french paradox and resveratrol. and also hot peppers and curcumin
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.f...l=pubmed_docsum
where is the best source of fish oil supplementation (other than the actual fish)? there are so many different versions. Is this a good source?
or you could buy the liquid...two teaspoons of this stuff gives you 3000 mg of epa+dha, which is what is found in 10 generic fish oil capsules.
or you could buy the liquid...two teaspoons of this stuff gives you 3000 mg of epa+dha, which is what is found in 10 generic fish oil capsules.
How does it taste?
I like how there are even recommendations on the page for giving to your pets.
or you could buy the liquid...two teaspoons of this stuff gives you 3000 mg of epa+dha, which is what is found in 10 generic fish oil capsules.How does it taste?
I like how there are even recommendations on the page for giving to your pets.
i'll let you know friday when i go home (i had it shipped to my house, not college). its just a teaspoon; i'll probably down it no matter what it tastes like. it can't be much worse than the taste of flax oil. :sick:
or you could buy the liquid...two teaspoons of this stuff gives you 3000 mg of epa+dha, which is what is found in 10 generic fish oil capsules.
well lets break this down.
the liquid form contains 48 servings and in one serving you get 2300 total efas, 451 epa and 299 dha.
one typical fish oil pill contains 1200 total efa 216 epa and 144 dha
so one serving of the liquid is equal to about two fish oil pills. 48 servings x 2= 96 pills so one bottle of the liquid is equal to about 96 pills.
i pay about $7.50 for 100 fish oil pills from walgreens. so pretty much the same amount of product but easier to take in a pill form.
the liquid at a price of 4.99 seems a little cheaper
but i would rather take it in pill form and i think its worth the extra 2.50 for the pill form.
one pills worth of fish oil .075
same amount in liquid form .052
so you are paying about 2 and a half cents more to take the same amount of fish oil in pill form.
10-20 pills a day ?if a typical jar of omega 3 supplement contains 120 pills and costs eg. $30 canadian dollars and you take 20 pills a day that would mean blowing over $150 a month on one supplement?
eh i think sticking to eating salmon would be a better idea
i only pay 7.50 per 100 pill bottle in the US at walgreens.
If you are in canada i would think you could order it through an internet site for much cheaper then 30 dollars a bottle.