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Posted by Ed O`Flaherty on November 28, 2002, at 3:12:46
Many people on this board are now using omega-3 fish oil and for some of them it has improved the quality of their life significantly.
Some of them complain about the cost of fish oil.However one of the effects I have noticed of people on fish oil is that some cut their smoking level and sometimes even give up smoking altogether with no withdrawals.The effect may take some time to appear but I have seen it in enough people now to recognise it as being a fairly common occurrence.You may have to take 5-10g of fish oil but again it varies very much from person to person (that is the total of EPA and DHA in the capsules,not the weight of the capsules themselves).Cutting down on smoking could easily save you the cost of the fish oil.
Posted by Squiggles on November 28, 2002, at 8:59:11
In reply to Free fish oil?, posted by Ed O`Flaherty on November 28, 2002, at 3:12:46
I have not tried it Ed; and i suppose
people who try it for psychiatric purposes
would have to try it at the very beginning.
Once you start taking conventional drugs,
it's hard to tell one from the other.I have a question though, for any of you
who are familiar with fish oils - have they
been approved by the FDA?Squiggles
Posted by Ed O`Flaherty on November 28, 2002, at 10:18:01
In reply to Re: Free fish oil? » Ed O`Flaherty, posted by Squiggles on November 28, 2002, at 8:59:11
> I have not tried it Ed; and i suppose
> people who try it for psychiatric purposes
> would have to try it at the very beginning.
> Once you start taking conventional drugs,
> it's hard to tell one from the other.
>
> I have a question though, for any of you
> who are familiar with fish oils - have they
> been approved by the FDA?
>
> SquigglesThe FDA says 3g daily of omega-3 is safe.However in practice doses of 5-10g or more are used and the average Inuit eats 18g of fish oil daily.
Posted by linkadge on November 28, 2002, at 10:27:01
In reply to Re: Free fish oil?, posted by Ed O`Flaherty on November 28, 2002, at 10:18:01
I assume that fish oil helps cigarette withdrawl through its dopamine mediating properties. If you can withdraw from cigs then you're saving money and you're saving your heart.
Linkadge
Posted by Optimistic on November 29, 2002, at 7:33:51
In reply to Save money and your heart, posted by linkadge on November 28, 2002, at 10:27:01
It seems like you would have to take an awful lot of pills to get 5-10 grams of EPA and DHA. Most of the capsules I have seen contain about 300mg per capsule. Are there any that are more potent?
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