Should i take fish oil everyday reddit

You generally want an even ratio of omega 3 and 6 in your body. The western diet has become replete with omega 6 due to added industrial oils (such as canola, which is 80% omega 6), which is why people need the omega 3 supplements to begin with. Try to determine how much 6 you are getting in your diet and plan your 3 supplementation accordingly. There will almost always be extra omega 6 you aren't aware of if you eat anything that you didn't prepare yourself, so It never hurts to round up with the omega 3 dosage when the calculus is said and done. Also, up your omega fatty acid intake by about 2x if you are engaging in alcohol abuse.

I use Oceans 3 by Garden of Life. It's extremely high quality and includes ketokarotenoids that help a shitton.

Honestly, though, ketokarotenoids (fucoxanthin and astaxanthin are the ones I've used) change the nature of omega FA supplementation for the better. When I take normal omegas there is definitely a sense of stability and more consistent cognitive performance, but when I take Oceans 3 there is an acute cognitive boost that will last for the next few hours. I have also never once dealt with wierd tasting burps or absorbancy issues with the Oceans 3, which I attribute to the ketokarotenoids modification of the body's fat-processing.

That's the big deal with krill oil. Astaxanthin naturally occurs in krill oil (it's the red pigment). I always find that the best chemical interactions are between chemicals which naturally juxtapose themselves in organic matter.

I recently bought some daily multivitamins and ended up returning them because my boyfriend insisted that they were a waste of money. I did a little research and decided that since I eat a lot of fruits and vegetables I probably do not need a multivitamin. However, I recently read an article about the benefits of omega-3 oils for women (apparently taking omega-3 supplements regularly can reduce a woman's risk of breast cancer by a third).

When I came home with some, I got blasted by my SO because he thinks I am wasting my money. Nothing I say to him will convince him otherwise. Is he right on this one? Hoping to hear from some people with expertise in supplements.

Hey guys and gals. I hear everywhere that fish oil is one of the best supplements to be taking for anti inflammatory/omega 3/ heart health/ blah blah blah.

Noone ever seems to include dosage with the recommendation. I have heard some wildly different answers from different people (70sbig, robb wolfe, liftbig eat big, us-fda, the label on the bottle, etc). None of the dosages are consistant. So my question is, how much do you take and why do you take that particular dosage?

Much Thanks

Edit - Thanks for all the good responses. Looks like I have been on the low side of my omega 3 intake (around 2 grams per day). I think I will be investing in the liquid, since I don't want to take 12-15 of those horse pills a day.

Health benefits of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) Horrocks LA, Yeo YK. Source

Docosa Foods Ltd, 1275 Kinnear Road, Columbus, OH 43212-1155, USA, Abstract

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is essential for the growth and functional development of the brain in infants. DHA is also required for maintenance of normal brain function in adults. The inclusion of plentiful DHA in the diet improves learning ability, whereas deficiencies of DHA are associated with deficits in learning. DHA is taken up by the brain in preference to other fatty acids.

The turnover of DHA in the brain is very fast, more so than is generally realized. The visual acuity of healthy, full-term, formula-fed infants is increased when their formula includes DHA. During the last 50 years, many infants have been fed formula diets lacking DHA and other omega-3 fatty acids. DHA deficiencies are associated with foetal alcohol syndrome, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, cystic fibrosis, phenylketonuria, unipolar depression, aggressive hostility, and adrenoleukodystrophy.

Decreases in DHA in the brain are associated with cognitive decline during aging and with onset of sporadic Alzheimer disease. The leading cause of death in western nations is cardiovascular disease. Epidemiological studies have shown a strong correlation between fish consumption and reduction in sudden death from myocardial infarction. The reduction is approximately 50% with 200 mg day(-1)of DHA from fish. DHA is the active component in fish. Not only does fish oil reduce triglycerides in the blood and decrease thrombosis, but it also prevents cardiac arrhythmias.

The association of DHA deficiency with depression is the reason for the robust positive correlation between depression and myocardial infarction. Patients with cardiovascular disease or Type II diabetes are often advised to adopt a low-fat diet with a high proportion of carbohydrate. A study with women shows that this type of diet increases plasma triglycerides and the severity of Type II diabetes and coronary heart disease. DHA is present in fatty fish (salmon, tuna, mackerel) and mother's milk. DHA is present at low levels in meat and eggs, but is not usually present in infant formulas.

EPA, another long-chain n-3 fatty acid, is also present in fatty fish. The shorter chain n-3 fatty acid, alpha-linolenic acid, is not converted very well to DHA in man. These longchain n-3 fatty acids (also known as omega-3 fatty acids) are now becoming available in some foods, especially infant formula and eggs in Europe and Japan. Fish oil decreases the proliferation of tumour cells, whereas arachidonic acid, a longchain n-6 fatty acid, increases their proliferation. These opposite effects are also seen with inflammation, particularly with rheumatoid arthritis, and with asthma.

DHA has a positive effect on diseases such as hypertension, arthritis, atherosclerosis, depression, adult-onset diabetes mellitus, myocardial infarction, thrombosis, and some cancers.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10479465

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