Posted by Larry Hoover on December 16, 2003, at 9:54:18
In reply to Re: Larry -- need info on supplement doses, posted by psychlover on December 14, 2003, at 10:23:39
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> > > and I wanted to know what dose you would recommend for a 30 yr old man who weighs 170 lbs.
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> > You're the perfect size....the "standard person" is pretty much you.
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> Well, only problem is, I am not quite 5 feet tall ;-) (Just kidding!)
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> Thanks again for your reply. Re: fish oil, when you say 2 grams, do you mean 2 capsules with 180 EPA and 120 DHA, which I think is pretty much standard?I said three grams, but yes. And that's a minimum, to counteract dietary deficiency.
> I am already taking 4-9 capsules a day, and I want to know how much I can/should increase.
You can increase it, to the point you get noxious side effects. Inuit commonly consume 20-30 grams EPA/DHA combined, averaged over time. At those high doses, enzymes which burn polyunsaturates as fuel are activated (beta-oxidation), so there is a diminishing return at higher and higher intake levels.
Should increase? I can only suggest you try and listen to your own intuition.
> Also, I have been taking 800 mg of Mg for a few weeks now, 400 in morning, another 400 before bed. Is this a lot or too much? Do I have to worry about too much Mg?
Only if you have a parathyroid tumour or kidney disease (pretty much).
> Also, does selenium block the absorption of one of the vitamins? (Vit E, maybe?) I seem to recall reading this somewhere.No, not that I know of. Zinc blocks copper, but only at high zinc intake levels. Vitamin E is fat soluble, so it is taken up across the gut membranes in little globules of emulsified fat which just dissolve across the membranes. Selenium is pumped across by ion pumps.
> How about mixed carotenoids?Is there an interaction? No. Good for you? Yes. Eat lots of veggies, and you get lots.
> Thanks again, Lar. You are a great resource to all of us on this forum.
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> All the best,
> psychloverYou're welcome.
Lar
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