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excellent speadsheet im gona study it more today.
looks like mine is last on the list lol but this is very helpful
many thanks again
looks like mine is last on the list lol but this is very helpful
many thanks again
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Thank you - this is very considerate of you - and yes, I was able to access it with no problems at all.Originally posted by willwork4tears View PostComment
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Some of the high amounts of fish oil posted here ,I find a bit scary!I take the highest dose possible in GB which is Holland/Barret's triple strength Omega 3 = 10360 mgs per capsule
I take one a day + one 1000mgs Flaxseed per capsule per day
I think I may have affected my blood clotting mechanism with that amount
The other day i cut my finger - quite deeply -with a kitchen knife, and I could not stop the bleeding for half an hour using pressure
I though i was going to have to go to ER
I take this amount not only for my eyes but also for spinal arthritis
I sometimes wonder if i happened to have a cerebral hemmorrhage one day (God forbid!) it could be much more serious 'cos of the fish oils
Even more likely since i am on permenant NSAIDS for my back I could have pipoint bleeding of the stomach lining ---- But i still take this stuff in the uncertain hope it will help both eyes and inflammation in my vertebrae
Dont mean to scare monger , but we ought to consider these things !!
Also if you have surgery ,you would need to stop fsh oils (also aspirin and garlic ) at least a week priorComment
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omega 3 dosage
I had one opth tell me I would 'glow in the dark' taking four pills, but I told my r.d. and she didn't have an issue with it. Ascenta has their oil independantly tested for metals etc, and it is extremely low. I also talked to an owner of a health food store and he said Ascenta is their best selling brand and he feels it is better than Carlsons. Thanks for the laugh, SAAG, about being afraid to drink the oil. I opened a capsule once to see what it tasted like, and since it had no lemon, it was ucky, for lack of a better word.Comment
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The Costco Kirkland Signature Omega-3 actually seems like a really good value:Originally posted by willwork4tears View Post
1 softgel (in the EE form) has 410mg of EPA and 274mg of DHA. 180 softgels cost $16.49.
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...rodid=11248464Comment
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I saw those Kirkland ones several months ago... I tried them, and had no luck... major fish burps... gross! If you can tolerate them though, they are pretty good price-wise!Comment
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Did you try the ones with Enteric Coating? I saw that my friend had some and was really surprised to see how much EPA and DHA they contained. Does keeping it in the refrigerator or freezer help with the fish burps?Originally posted by SAAG View PostComment
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Yes, they did have an enteric coating... that's why I was really surprised to get those yicky fish burps!
I did not try putting them in the fridge or freezer though...Comment
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I take 3x Lovaza capsules / day containing 1350mg EPA and 1140mg DHA (2500mg total). I don't think taking higher amounts would really make a difference.Comment
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$5 off coupon!
I just ordered the RxOmega 3 fish oils from iHerb.com. I made a mistake on my spreadsheet. I had said the serving size was 2200, but it's really 1065mg. So this makes the concentration 56%. So I felt like this was the highest concentrated of the top few with the best value.
If anyone's interested you can save $5 on your first order on iHerb.com with the coupon code ERO094.
I ended up getting 240 pills (400mg EPA + 200 mg DHA/pill) for $29 including S/H. This comes out to a 'Value' of almost 5000 mg/$ spent.
They are the EE kind for those that are interested. I hope they work and don't have the awful fish burps!Comment
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Nice work willwork4tears.
Something for those of us in the UK to note is that if we can provide our GP with evidence (research papers/studies/clinical trials/ etc) of omega 3 in treating our eyes then we can get a prescription for it.
Trouble is I cant find any such evidence. Its all anecdotal or marketing campaigns for a product.
So for the sake of our wallets (and health) what evidence actually exists?Comment
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Hi Tempestuous
Is there a `prescription form' of Omega 3? I know that many doctors advise patients to take it as a supplement for general health as well as helping certain conditions such as cardio-vascular disease.
I haven't found any hard evidence about it being good for eyes - other than carefully chosen words that say it may help such & such conditions. Having said that - I still make sure I take it!
One difficulty for doctors would be dosage: how much one should take and what about those who shouldn't take it at all? Dosage would of course depend on what one was taking the product for and how much you wanted it to help
Do you recall when government experts tried to examine whether daily doses of fish oil might help to improve classroom behaviour & exam results? I think it goes back to the Jamie Oliver days. Search on Equazen + County Durham + bad science. Sadly the `fish oil trials' failed to produce any evidence to support the company's claim.Comment
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Hi irish eyes,
"Is there a `prescription form' of Omega 3?"
My GP said there was yesterday.
It is also possible to get multivitamins on the nhs.
The key point is that certain specific conditions for which they can be prescribed. If your condition is not on the list then the GP is required to submit evidence in filling out the prescription that it can also help with your specific condition.
My GP will accept evidence either in the form of
1 - references to research papers/studies/clinical trials/ etc that I can direct him to, or
2 - from a written statement from the eye specialist
I've been told that I need to take Vit A, B6, C, E, potassium, zinc, selenium + Omega 3, so thats the info I'm looking into acquiring for the GP. Additionally he is writing to my corneal specialist for separate confirmation.
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As for people people sprouting off complete rubbish and pretending its science... it really makes my blood boil! I could go off on a rant about false marketing, psychologists pretending to be scientists, false information being given to the public and passed off as science, all leading to increasing ignorance and division between the public (and politicians) and scientists. I could go on about the hypocrisy of people perfectly happily lambasting science whilst contentedly consuming their brand of viagra. But I wont.
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Back on topic - if anyone can provide studies that indicate Omega-3 works, and in what dosage, then it would probably be of use to a lot of us.Comment
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Literature supporting fatty acid supplementation for Dry Eye
You're very welcome.Originally posted by Tempestuous View Post
You are right - there is very very little research evidence that Omega 3s are beneficial for Dry Eye. I found a couple journal articles that may be helpful for obtaining a prescription. Even the journal articles themselves admit most of the evidence is anecdotal!
Research: Topical Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids for Treatment of Dry Eye
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3706935/Topical%20N3%20DE.pdf
Research: Relation between dietary n-3 and n-6 fatty acids and clinically diagnosed dry eye syndrome in women
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3706935/N3%2...DE%20woman.pdf
Review: Is There a Role for Nutritional Supplements in Dry Eye?
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3706935/Supp%20DE%20review.pdf
Review: Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Inflammation and Autoimmune Diseases
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3706935/N3%20AI%20disease.pdfComment
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Thanks for posting these!
Anecdotal evidence or not, it makes me think that it's worth continuing with the oils anyway.
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