Fish Oil

Submitted by lana on Thu, 05/29/2008 - 4:56pm.

I know fish oil was discussed the other day, and I've looked into it, but there are so many kinds! What kind do you get?

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Submitted by jacquelinenh on Fri, 05/30/2008 - 12:39am.

Carlsons is the brand that we use. It's more expensive (approx $42 for a big bottle) but the lemon flavor is nice and I,too, have read that the quality standards are higher.

Submitted by Strange Quark on Thu, 05/29/2008 - 10:22pm.

are Nordic Naturals or Carlson's. I buy cod liver oil, because it has Vitamin D in it, which is very important for proper calcium use.
Both of these companies have much higher regulations the mercury measurements in their filtered product than the US requires. For Nordic Naturals, they also have their facility right on the water, where the boats come in, so they get the oils very quickly from the fish (rather than having to have them shipped inland).

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Submitted by sunflower on Thu, 05/29/2008 - 11:20pm.

With some types of supplements, it doesn't matter if they are cheap or not. Fish oil has HUGE quality issues - mercury, PCBs, hexane, spoilage. I would go with one of those brands, too, or one that you know a lot about its quality.

As for dosage, most of the research is on higher dosages. it depends on what you want to take it for. You can just follow the label instructions, but you may want to look into the effective dosages for what you want out of it.

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Submitted by loveislikewoe on Thu, 05/29/2008 - 5:13pm.

I take one that is Fish, Borage and Flax blend. It was super cheap, so I take 2 instead of one, thinking the potency is low. It seems to help though. I wouldn't recommend the brand, but I like the blend. "Life may not be the party we hoped for but while we're here we might as well dance".- Maya Angelou

Submitted by Catmama on Thu, 05/29/2008 - 6:45pm.

My doc rec the flax seed and fish oil in my diet.

Submitted by loveislikewoe on Thu, 05/29/2008 - 10:21pm.

Fine. I don't notice anything. "Life may not be the party we hoped for but while we're here we might as well dance".- Maya Angelou

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