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Been about 10 days since I started taking fish oil pills. Im currently taking about 12 pills a day which is about 3.6 grams of O3. I think tomorrow and on im going to up the intake by one pill everyday until i reach about 4.5 grams. I'll stay at that for about 10 days and see what happens from there.
I love this fish oil. Im currently only using the baby brush method with water twice a day. No soaps. No BP. No chemicals. No lotion. As for my face status, I currently have now only 1 active whitehead and its not even inflamed. And nothing new is popping up which is a surprise. The rest is a LOT of red marks and a LOT of skin healing that still needs to be done.
Oilyness on my face also is going down, but very very slowly. But i do notice that the consistency of the oil is different. Before i could feel the weight of oil pressing against my face. Now i dont feel anything. Im still in the middle of week 2 so i have a long ways ahead of me until i reach pro status. In the end, if i can get rid of pimple formation all together and all this healing is completed, i'll be happy. My dads face is always oily, so i think its the genetic makeup. He has a very clear face and doesnt get pimples at all. Plus he's a construction worker so dirt and sweat gets on his face. Having some oil on the face wont hurt anyways. I actually like somewhat of a glistening face instead of a very matte face look. My sister once told me my facial structure and the way its contoured is very ideal for a guy, so i think having a little oil will help accentuate my facial structure shape. Just like the ads in GQ magazine (specifically Dolce and Gabbana ads) hahah.
MAN, Just a few more months until i can grab my balls and ask this girl out from church. I think she likes me but that could just be the guy brain inside me saying "look shes smiling at you Andre, she must like you". Or "look Andre, you're the only that got a double high five out of the whole group of guys, you must be special to her." Guy brain plays games on us sometimes though. But then again she has finals next week and preferred to study at my UCSD library instead of her SDSU library, and she wanted to have lunch together between my classes while she was on my campus. idk we'll see. I'll keep you guys updated on that too hahah. I cant tell anybody else this, so message boards is the way to go.
Ok off to class. that was long
Been about 10 days since I started taking fish oil pills. Im currently taking about 12 pills a day which is about 3.6 grams of O3. I think tomorrow and on im going to up the intake by one pill everyday until i reach about 4.5 grams. I'll stay at that for about 10 days and see what happens from there.I love this fish oil. Im currently only using the baby brush method with water twice a day. No soaps. No BP. No chemicals. No lotion. As for my face status, I currently have now only 1 active whitehead and its not even inflamed. And nothing new is popping up which is a surprise. The rest is a LOT of red marks and a LOT of skin healing that still needs to be done.
Oilyness on my face also is going down, but very very slowly. But i do notice that the consistency of the oil is different. Before i could feel the weight of oil pressing against my face. Now i dont feel anything. Im still in the middle of week 2 so i have a long ways ahead of me until i reach pro status. In the end, if i can get rid of pimple formation all together and all this healing is completed, i'll be happy. My dads face is always oily, so i think its the genetic makeup. He has a very clear face and doesnt get pimples at all. Plus he's a construction worker so dirt and sweat gets on his face. Having some oil on the face wont hurt anyways. I actually like somewhat of a glistening face instead of a very matte face look. My sister once told me my facial structure and the way its contoured is very ideal for a guy, so i think having a little oil will help accentuate my facial structure shape. Just like the ads in GQ magazine (specifically Dolce and Gabbana ads) hahah.
MAN, Just a few more months until i can grab my balls and ask this girl out from church. I think she likes me but that could just be the guy brain inside me saying "look shes smiling at you Andre, she must like you". Or "look Andre, you're the only that got a double high five out of the whole group of guys, you must be special to her." Guy brain plays games on us sometimes though. But then again she has finals next week and preferred to study at my UCSD library instead of her SDSU library, and she wanted to have lunch together between my classes while she was on my campus. idk we'll see. I'll keep you guys updated on that too hahah. I cant tell anybody else this, so message boards is the way to go.
Ok off to class. that was long
That is exactly what happens 🙂 You have a while to go but you'll get to where I am faster, since you're doing well.
My dad is oily too, but the normal kind where it just shines a bit, but it's oily as we are. That's where I want to be too and it will be perfect.
Good luck with the girl haha!
MAN, Just a few more months until i can grab my balls and ask this girl out from church. I think she likes me but that could just be the guy brain inside me saying "look shes smiling at you Andre, she must like you". Or "look Andre, you're the only that got a double high five out of the whole group of guys, you must be special to her." Guy brain plays games on us sometimes though. But then again she has finals next week and preferred to study at my UCSD library instead of her SDSU library, and she wanted to have lunch together between my classes while she was on my campus. idk we'll see. I'll keep you guys updated on that too hahah. I cant tell anybody else this, so message boards is the way to go.Ok off to class. that was long
Ask her out tomorrow. If you leave it a few more months, she may think you're not interested at all and back off. She obviously really likes you as you are now, so ask her out. I mean, she's studying in a library from another University and meeting up with you between your classes and she has finals next week? Geesh, I don't even think I spoke to my friends when I was studying for final exams! Let alone think about studying in a different library and meeting a guy for lunch. Suggest celebrating the end of her finals and take it from there. Take it from me, as a girl, ask her out soon or she'll think you're either not interested, gay or seeing someone else. Do it tomorrow!
Helen
MAN, Just a few more months until i can grab my balls and ask this girl out from church. I think she likes me but that could just be the guy brain inside me saying "look shes smiling at you Andre, she must like you". Or "look Andre, you're the only that got a double high five out of the whole group of guys, you must be special to her." Guy brain plays games on us sometimes though. But then again she has finals next week and preferred to study at my UCSD library instead of her SDSU library, and she wanted to have lunch together between my classes while she was on my campus. idk we'll see. I'll keep you guys updated on that too hahah. I cant tell anybody else this, so message boards is the way to go.Ok off to class. that was long
Ask her out tomorrow. If you leave it a few more months, she may think you're not interested at all and back off. She obviously really likes you as you are now, so ask her out. I mean, she's studying in a library from another University and meeting up with you between your classes and she has finals next week? Geesh, I don't even think I spoke to my friends when I was studying for final exams! Let alone think about studying in a different library and meeting a guy for lunch. Suggest celebrating the end of her finals and take it from there. Take it from me, as a girl, ask her out soon or she'll think you're either not interested, gay or seeing someone else. Do it tomorrow!
Helen
Wow Helen, that is great advice! And it's so true, before she moves on do it... because waiting may not be best, as it could be a big pressure on him "I wish I would clear faster so I can ask her out!" Total clarity is never a promise anyway, so best to do it now as he is so he knows if she will like him for who he is now.
Ask her out tomorrow. If you leave it a few more months, she may think you're not interested at all and back off. She obviously really likes you as you are now, so ask her out. I mean, she's studying in a library from another University and meeting up with you between your classes and she has finals next week? Geesh, I don't even think I spoke to my friends when I was studying for final exams! Let alone think about studying in a different library and meeting a guy for lunch. Suggest celebrating the end of her finals and take it from there. Take it from me, as a girl, ask her out soon or she'll think you're either not interested, gay or seeing someone else. Do it tomorrow!Helen
Yes! I agree! Even if things don't end up being perfect, it's better to know than to not know (for both of you). At least you walk away knowing you tried, and as a girl, it means a lot to have a guy show interest. Confidence is the most attractive quality I think - show you've got it!!
oh and Ndnromeo, i noticed u've up ur dosage to 4.8g. wow thats almost 5grams! is there is like... a maximum? i also eat fish like 4x/week too. i know u cant OD on omega-3 (look at the japanese) but is there such a thing as too much supplementing?Funny you ask, I just came here to post something based on that 🙂
Q. Is too much DHA dangerous?A: DHA is simply a fatty acid. The average American diet contains 50 - 80 g of fat a day (50,000 - 80,000 mg!). Most of that is in the form of saturated fats, which is much more detrimental to health. It is very unlikely anyone could possibly ingest an equivalent amount of DHA a day. Like any fat, DHA is a source of calories, specifically, 8 calories per gram. Taking a relatively "large" dose of 5 g of DHA would add only 40 calories to the diet. Moreover, the body can absorb only so much fat at one time, and the rest passes through undigested.
It is true, however, that people who subsist on very large amounts of fish, such as the Alaskan Eskimos who's daily fish oil intake is in fact around 50 - 80 grams, do have thinner blood than non-fish eating people.
http://www.astro.northwestern.edu/~lin/DHA/Chapter6.html
Unless you are taking in 50 pills a day, I wouldn't be concerned 😉
And I'm actually higher than 4 grams right now, the faster I cycle, the faster the results, but slowly going up. Just for a couple of weeks because I am much closer. I am spreading it out through the day as well.
interesting... okay. well its funny how we get concerned about OD on awesome stuff like omega-3.... yet are not concerned with other harmful things we intake (this is a generalization). lol
okay i think i will start 4 tsp now... which will be 5.2g.
I know seriously, even subway advertises "Only 5 grams of fat!" but if it's 5 grams of omega 3, people get scared lol.
The key is just go up slowly, our bodies aren't used to o3 levels as we are to o6 levels. If we had no o6 up till now from birth, and then started taking it, we'd probably have to up it slowly too =) But eventually the body adjusts to it well. Like today, I upped another gram, if I up it more, I start feeling minimal side effects again, but eventually it goes away but the key is slowly doing it, and it will be fine.
hahaha..yeah seriously eh?? 5g of omega-3 is really nothing if u think about it...
i took 5.2g today. i never ever get side effects after taking any of my supplements.. prob cuz i always take them with food. i also am upping my zinc from 50mg to 100mg now... and adding copper to balance it out. i think the zinc and omega-3s are helping my skin heal a lot better than before.
hahaha..yeah seriously eh?? 5g of omega-3 is really nothing if u think about it...i took 5.2g today. i never ever get side effects after taking any of my supplements.. prob cuz i always take them with food. i also am upping my zinc from 50mg to 100mg now... and adding copper to balance it out. i think the zinc and omega-3s are helping my skin heal a lot better than before.
I was going to do this too but WHERE and HOW do you get copper? I must've missed something :redface:
I just started taking Fish Oil pills this past Tuesday, and have started to break out a little. It doesn't seem to be anything too severe yet, just a dot here and there...but I'm curious if this has happened to anyone else who takes Fish Oil pills? There is a possibility that my recent slight breakout has more to do with my diet than the fish pills (my complexion does not react well to pizza or frosted shredded wheat [odd, I know, but I've definately recognized a correlation between the two], and I have had pizza two times within the past few days and shredded wheat every morning), so that could be the cause. Anyone?
I just started taking Fish Oil pills this past Tuesday, and have started to break out a little. It doesn't seem to be anything too severe yet, just a dot here and there...but I'm curious if this has happened to anyone else who takes Fish Oil pills? There is a possibility that my recent slight breakout has more to do with my diet than the fish pills (my complexion does not react well to pizza or frosted shredded wheat [odd, I know, but I've definatly recognized a correlation between the two], and I have had pizza two times within the past few days and shredded wheat every morning), so that could be the cause. Anyone?
It's doubtful, but what do you believe may happen after eating the foods? Do you notice you get facial flushing after eating it within a few hours?
I just started taking Fish Oil pills this past Tuesday, and have started to break out a little. It doesn't seem to be anything too severe yet, just a dot here and there...but I'm curious if this has happened to anyone else who takes Fish Oil pills? There is a possibility that my recent slight breakout has more to do with my diet than the fish pills (my complexion does not react well to pizza or frosted shredded wheat [odd, I know, but I've definatly recognized a correlation between the two], and I have had pizza two times within the past few days and shredded wheat every morning), so that could be the cause. Anyone?It's doubtful, but what do you believe may happen after eating the foods? Do you notice you get facial flushing after eating it within a few hours?
I started taking 10 grams of vitamin b5 and 4 grams of fish oil a day a week ago. Vitamin b5 worked for me like 3 months ago but i stopped taking it because I ran out one day. So far I haven't really noticed any results my acne is light-moderate which it normally is. I will let everyone know my results as the weeks go by.
the fish oil im taking has 1.2 grams of omega 3 total (EFA by nordic naturals, 850 efa, 200 dha, 180 OTHER omega 3s.) I'm taking 2 so thats 2.5g of omega 3 daily. I'm not looking to take a low efa count fish oil b/c thats where flatulence and fish breath start kicking in (12 pills a day? of course thats bound to happen 
)
It's doubtful, but what do you believe may happen after eating the foods? Do you notice you get facial flushing after eating it within a few hours?
Facial flushing? I'm not sure what you mean. Basically, I break out within a few days of eating those foods; it's like clockwork. The only reason I ate them recently is because I started a new acne regimen (Jan Carlo's) and decided to give them a try; see if I would have any adverse effects. Lo and behold, I did. But since this little breakout also coincides with the Fish Oil pills, I wanted to know whether that may be a side effect of the pills.
It's doubtful, but what do you believe may happen after eating the foods? Do you notice you get facial flushing after eating it within a few hours?Facial flushing? I'm not sure what you mean. Basically, I break out within a few days of eating those foods; it's like clockwork. The only reason I ate them recently is because I started a new acne regimen (Jan Carlo's) and decided to give them a try; see if I would have any adverse effects. Lo and behold, I did. But since this little breakout also coincides with the Fish Oil pills, I wanted to know whether that may be a side effect of the pills.
Flushing such as red areas of your face, or any sensitivities to light etc.
Try stopping these foods for a while and see if you break out at all. You may find that with or without these foods you will still break out: try it out, it's more than likely just hormones, as you say "clockwork" =) But nope, there's no such side effect with the pills.
hahaha..yeah seriously eh?? 5g of omega-3 is really nothing if u think about it...i took 5.2g today. i never ever get side effects after taking any of my supplements.. prob cuz i always take them with food. i also am upping my zinc from 50mg to 100mg now... and adding copper to balance it out. i think the zinc and omega-3s are helping my skin heal a lot better than before.
I was going to do this too but WHERE and HOW do you get copper? I must've missed something :redface:
a copper supplement. some zinc supplements have copper in them so check the label. mine doesn't. copper is needed because excess zinc can cause a copper deficiency. 2-3mg of copper for doses of zinc greater than 50mg.
actually i am going to lower my zinc to 90mg a day and hopefully i wont have to continue it forever, because too much zinc can cause toxicity too (although toxicity usually occurs when taking more than 200mg a day)
a copper supplement. some zinc supplements have copper in them so check the label. mine doesn't. copper is needed because excess zinc can cause a copper deficiency. 2-3mg of copper for doses of zinc greater than 50mg.actually i am going to lower my zinc to 90mg a day and hopefully i wont have to continue it forever, because too much zinc can cause toxicity too (although toxicity usually occurs when taking more than 200mg a day)
thaaank you oceanmist, so much...
but...its just called "copper" :shifty2: ?
I dont evevevever see it when I'm @ the store and I know its a mineral but is it near the vitamins? Supplements? Dietary pills? ugh..I cant figure it out
a copper supplement. some zinc supplements have copper in them so check the label. mine doesn't. copper is needed because excess zinc can cause a copper deficiency. 2-3mg of copper for doses of zinc greater than 50mg.actually i am going to lower my zinc to 90mg a day and hopefully i wont have to continue it forever, because too much zinc can cause toxicity too (although toxicity usually occurs when taking more than 200mg a day)
thaaank you oceanmist, so much...
but...its just called "copper" :shifty2: ?
I dont evevevever see it when I'm @ the store and I know its a mineral but is it near the vitamins? Supplements? Dietary pills? ugh..I cant figure it out
haha.. yeah there doesnt seem to be too many brands out there. u should ask a salesperson at the health food store... but they DO exist. i found one online:
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or u can buy a zinc that has copper in it..
I wanted to go back to fish-oil but probably after I test out the zinc and other supplements. Anyhow I was wondering if I would be immune to the fishoil if I keep on taking it everyday?
No, you can't be immune to it. It's a macro nutrient =) Not a drug, so you can't build tolerance. It's kind of like saying if it's possible to be immune to cookies... hehe. I hope you know what I'm saying.
I wanted to go back to fish-oil but probably after I test out the zinc and other supplements. Anyhow I was wondering if I would be immune to the fishoil if I keep on taking it everyday?No, you can't be immune to it. It's a macro nutrient =) Not a drug, so you can't build tolerance. It's kind of like saying if it's possible to be immune to cookies... hehe. I hope you know what I'm saying.
hey ndnromeo.. do u think u'll eventually increase ur dosage to as much as the inuit ppl get? ie 9-10g/day?
I wanted to go back to fish-oil but probably after I test out the zinc and other supplements. Anyhow I was wondering if I would be immune to the fishoil if I keep on taking it everyday?No, you can't be immune to it. It's a macro nutrient =) Not a drug, so you can't build tolerance. It's kind of like saying if it's possible to be immune to cookies... hehe. I hope you know what I'm saying.
hey ndnromeo.. do u think u'll eventually increase ur dosage to as much as the inuit ppl get? ie 9-10g/day?
Nope =) Because it won't be necessary. Actually quite the other hand. I'm almost there... and when I get there, I will reduce it to 3 grams or 2.5, the amount in which is maintenance at 1:1 with o6's. The surplus was to get my levels high, fast. Then get to maintenance. So in the long run it will be pretty cheap!
I wanted to go back to fish-oil but probably after I test out the zinc and other supplements. Anyhow I was wondering if I would be immune to the fishoil if I keep on taking it everyday?No, you can't be immune to it. It's a macro nutrient =) Not a drug, so you can't build tolerance. It's kind of like saying if it's possible to be immune to cookies... hehe. I hope you know what I'm saying.
hey ndnromeo.. do u think u'll eventually increase ur dosage to as much as the inuit ppl get? ie 9-10g/day?
Nope =) Because it won't be necessary. Actually quite the other hand. I'm almost there... and when I get there, I will reduce it to 3 grams or 2.5, the amount in which is maintenance at 1:1 with o6's. The surplus was to get my levels high, fast. Then get to maintenance. So in the long run it will be pretty cheap!
so ur skin is almost 100% clear? what was ur acne like before?
congrats on ur success!! i hope i can be as successful... i think its week 5 or 6 for me with fish oil. started seeing results last week... but as u know.. got a few new cysts from potentially the flax. i am on the fence regarding accutane but i dont want it because of how sensitive it'll make my skin and slow the healing time of my marks. i'll stick out with the fish oil for another 2 months at least first.....
I wanted to go back to fish-oil but probably after I test out the zinc and other supplements. Anyhow I was wondering if I would be immune to the fishoil if I keep on taking it everyday?No, you can't be immune to it. It's a macro nutrient =) Not a drug, so you can't build tolerance. It's kind of like saying if it's possible to be immune to cookies... hehe. I hope you know what I'm saying.
hey ndnromeo.. do u think u'll eventually increase ur dosage to as much as the inuit ppl get? ie 9-10g/day?
Nope =) Because it won't be necessary. Actually quite the other hand. I'm almost there... and when I get there, I will reduce it to 3 grams or 2.5, the amount in which is maintenance at 1:1 with o6's. The surplus was to get my levels high, fast. Then get to maintenance. So in the long run it will be pretty cheap!
so ur skin is almost 100% clear? what was ur acne like before?
congrats on ur success!! i hope i can be as successful... i think its week 5 or 6 for me with fish oil. started seeing results last week... but as u know.. got a few new cysts from potentially the flax. i am on the fence regarding accutane but i dont want it because of how sensitive it'll make my skin and slow the healing time of my marks. i'll stick out with the fish oil for another 2 months at least first.....
Thanks. I actually had more of a skin problem more so than just acne alone... the inflamed blotchy skin, with excess oil with dry skin at the same time. White heads for sure, and lots of blemishes.
I found it was two issues: first of all hormonal imbalance. Then when that was fixed my face still had issues, then I recently found it was due to a lot of facial flushing and allergies which caused excess sebum. But I am not clear yet, only time will tell if there are still any other issues left.
So again, before you take accutane, there are a few things you can keep trying if you don't want to jump on it. Hopefully fish oil does good for you in the next two months. I find at the end of three months, if you haven't found any success at all, then you can try other methods or go to the doc to get accutane. But definitely exhaust all popular methods first that have worked for people, you may find success in something.
Best of luck, let us know if you have any questions like always =)
