Posted by Larry Hoover on September 7, 2004, at 22:41:20
In reply to Dosage of Fish Oil Seal Oil question, posted by anony on September 7, 2004, at 21:25:49
> Hi.
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> I'm taking Fish Oil for depression.
> I've been taking 3 capsules 2x a day for more than one month, and it really helps!
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> I wonder if I can increase the dosage to see if it helps more.You can increase it to whatever amount you desire, or tolerate, as the case may be.
> However, I'm worried about adverse effects that may result from high dos.
If you're worried about bleeding, don't be. There is no evidence that fish oil will disrupt clotting time in healthy people. If you're taking a blood-thinning drug, however, medical advice is indicated.
The natural Inuit diet in Greenland supplies about 24 grams of omega-3 fatty acids a day. That's the equivalent of 80 grams of fish oil.
The only thing about increasing polyunsaturated fatty acid intake is that you increase your requirement for antioxidants. Vitamin E at about 400 IU per 5 grams fish oil, at a minimum. Also, alphalipoic acid would be a good idea (100-200 mg/day).
> Also, I read that Seal Oil is much better than Fish Oil since it contains somethingi that Fish Oil doesn't have.
Sounds more like a proportion difference, being richer in DHA than e.g. fish oils.
> I also read that Eskimos actually don't eat that much fish but eat lots of seal and other sea animals (whales and stuff).
Yes, that's correct, in Greenland at least. One of the most prized foods in the Canadian Inuit diet is muktuk (spelled a variety of ways), which is fresh whale skin, from the beluga whale. It has the highest selenium content of any food ever assessed. There is much we might learn from the Inuit.
> Here is the link:
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> http://www.omegagold.com/If the cost is not unreasonable, I see no reason not to try it. A mammalian oil is bound to be closer in structure to that used in our own bodies. An alternative is krill oil (from tiny shrimp-like creatures), which despite its copepod source, also has some very special properties. It is naturally very high in antioxidants, along with the omega-3, and has phospholipids as a bonus.
Lar
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