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flax seed oil / cod liver oil/fish oil - merged.

Fish oil

Does anyone else here supplement with fish oil, or other sources of Omega-3 and -6 fatty acids? I take 6g of it a day, and I find I've become much calmer and have fewer mood swings. They say people in countries that eat a lot of fish (Japan being a prime example) have lower rates of depression and many other mental illnesses and mood disorders because these oils -- once a staple in our prehistoric diets -- have been lost by many of the world's cuisines.

I also just feel healthier after I started taking fish oil. My skin quality has improved, and I feel I digest better. I'm not a proponent of vegetarianism on health grounds (I'm of the opinion that staying away from beef and lamb is sufficient), though I think it would help the earth a lot. If you are vegetarian, try flaxseed oil. It's got the same active chemicals.
 
I take it. I have only been taking 1 pill a day for a few weeks now and have not noticed an improvement in any aspect but I might start taking 2 a day from now on and see if it does anything.
 
I take 2 pills with each meal and have not noticed anything spectacular, actually....but I still keep on taking them due to their heart benefits...
 
I started taking 2g (2 capsules) a day a few days ago and I have already noticed a new clearness in my thoughts, and I don't think it's placebo. Last night I got a pretty restless sleep though, and I was wondering if this is a side effect of taking fish oil like it is with DMAE.
 
Regulus said:
I started taking 2g (2 capsules) a day a few days ago and I have already noticed a new clearness in my thoughts, and I don't think it's placebo. Last night I got a pretty restless sleep though, and I was wondering if this is a side effect of taking fish oil like it is with DMAE.
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Excuse my ignorance but what's DMAE?

I've never heard of it!
 
how strong is the taste of fish oil - i'm assuming it's pretty thick?
i'm taking flaxseed oil atm and one thing it has going for it is it's lack of flavour, so i can mix it in with a fruitshake.
 
If you get fish oil from salmon, it will contain some DMAE I believe. I believe sardines have it too.

The fish oil I take is from Trader Joe's, from a combo of mackeral/sardine and it is molecularly distilled to remove heavy metals -- anyone think this might be bad because of heat exposure?
 
^ Not entirely sure, but our company manufactures a fish oil supplement, and I just asked our R&D manager what process it went through to remove mercury and he said "none" - the oil we buy is virtually mercury free by natural means because the fish it comes from and where it is caught in the deep sea. It's tested as being 80% below the legal TGA limit of mercury in fish oil, in other words, 80% below what we could have got away with - 1 part per million..

So maybe there is another option if you are worried about heat, some supplements are naturally mercury free. You may have to ring manufacturers to find this out though, I've been working at this company 5 years and even I thought our oil was filtered or distilled!
 
Good info, thanks everyone.
I've got a question about fish oil. Is the fish oil that is found as a supplement pressed out of the fish meat with out the use of extreme heat? I ask this because heat supposedly denature's omega-3s.

As follows, does cooked fish have viable omega-3 fats, or are cooked fish fats denatured and oxidized, therefore actually unhealthy? This could be a point of contention in recomending the consumption of fish as opposed to the use of fish oil/flax seed (ground and oil) supplements or the consumption of only sushi.

I hope that was clear :\:)
 
Cooking probably destroys some of the omega-3s, but some of them will be protected by the natural antioxidants in fish. Generally the instability of omega 3s is 'stabilized' in whole foods, even when they are cooked. Raw fish is still probably ideal, but I would bet cooked fish is still pretty healthy.

I'm no expert on cooked fish though, as I don't eat any type of seafood myself (except seaweed, yum).

No clue on your first question, though I am very curious myself.
 
Jimmy the Gun said:
Good info, thanks everyone.
I've got a question about fish oil. Is the fish oil that is found as a supplement pressed out of the fish meat with out the use of extreme heat? I ask this because heat supposedly denature's omega-3s.

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I believe most use a low-heat process plus molecular distillation. I couldn't find a good enough detailed explaination but this sort of covers it:

http://www23.netrition.com/now_omega3_page.html

I think that fatty, oily fish like Salmon are somewhat more protected from heat than white fish - thus cooking your fish (unless you fry or heat the crap out of it - unnecessary anyway ;) ) will probably not destroy a significant amount of Omega 3.

Here's another particularly good website which has extra info about DHA and benefits:
http://www.xtend-life.com/main/products.asp?product=oe&id=1132

^^ fn, this company must use fish like we do, which contain no contaminants in the first place.

With fish oil supplements, unlike a lot of supplements, I believe you do get what you pay for. That's because there are different grades of purity, and sophisticated processing methods can increase EPA/DHA content/bioavailability. "Health food" grade and "Pharmacy grade" are terms I've heard used but that's a little misleading as you can get both in each place.
 
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