Posted by JLx on October 4, 2004, at 10:58:04
In reply to Re: Fish oil » JLx, posted by Optimist on October 3, 2004, at 12:34:35
> It's a close approximate. My understanding is that they compete for the areas in the body so if you're getting too much 6, it can inhibit your 3 content.Ah, ok, I thought it was something like that. So basically if we're eating crappy, too much fat, then more fish oil might be indicated.
> I've read that it may be more therapeutic for mood enhancement to supplement between 1.5 grams and 4 grams per day of combined EPA/DHA. That's from the book "The Omega-3 Connection" by Dr. Andrew L. Stoll. Higher dosages may be needed if this amount doesn't work.
I read that book a while back, but have read enough since then that it's all become confused in my mind. The hard thing is to figure out if it's doing anything at all, much less if more is needed or not.
> It's also important to add Vitamin C (500-1000mg) and Vitamin E (400-800IU) to improve the effectiveness of the fish oil as well as for it's anti-oxidant properties.
Yup, got that covered.
Thanks. :)
JL
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