Fish oil?
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 6:58 am
Has anyone heard that fish oil is good for MSers?
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Unless there is a clotting disorder or some other compelling reason not to, taking 6g (6000 mg) of Fish Oil per day has many health benefits. It should be a no-brainer for anyone with neurological issues- it might lower your blood pressure or cholesterol or have other benefits as well.Brian wrote:Well since I started taking it last week, I do feel a difference. It is suppose to reduce my Silent Inflammation. I was just wondering if it was a bunch of sales hype or if the rest of the world uses it.
Great point flora! We're quite fussy about sourcing food choosing organic products or products of bona-fide origin at least as often as possible. I guess I'm too trusting, naive, whatever and hadn't even questioned these processed foodstuffs. I will in futrue.flora68 wrote:Beware of cheap fish oil . The "junk fish" that many fish oil supplements are harvested from is not necessarily the purest, healthiest stuff around . Some is contaminated with heavy metals like mercury or lead, organochlorines including PCBs and pesticide residues. Be careful about your source.
Why not Jill? Because it's taking a short-cut. A body will always be better off by consuming the whole food, and not just the part of the food which research suggests is the good part of the food. There likely is other food compounds in cold-water fish, flax seeds, hemp seeds, etc. that provide the whole benefit to a body.Jill wrote:i've taken fish oil capsules for years. i have heard they're good for CNS function, cardiovascular function, and a whole long list of other "functions"! lol! it's good stuff and inexpensive. can't hurt, might help. so why not?!
jill
I am in favor of eating as many whole foods as possible. Having said that, I don't think that because something is a "short-cut", it makes it lesser than a whole-food...and especially for someone who has a chronic disease.RevLeonidas wrote:Why not Jill? Because it's taking a short-cut. A body will always be better off by consuming the whole food, and not just the part of the food which research suggests is the good part of the food. There likely is other food compounds in cold-water fish, flax seeds, hemp seeds, etc. that provide the whole benefit to a body.Jill wrote:i've taken fish oil capsules for years. i have heard they're good for CNS function, cardiovascular function, and a whole long list of other "functions"! lol! it's good stuff and inexpensive. can't hurt, might help. so why not?!
jill
Well, if the whole food thing ain't for you, be nice while you're on them fish pills: make sure you don't burp on anybody.