Flax Seed Oil / Omega 3

[philipcooper]

Yes is it a little confusing. What I am gathering it is best to keep the omega 3 - omega 6 ratio at about a 4:1. Taking anything from 1000mg of flax a day to 6000mg. If you get the omega's from Flaxseed oil then you cant guarantee what the epa and dha intak is which you should try to keep as close to a1:1 ratio on this. If you get your omega's from fish oils then you can know the epa and dha how ever if consuming high amounts of fish oil there is a risk of having high intake of toxic metals like mercury.


Does this sound about right ?

Thank

[y-gwair]

Does this sound about right ?

Yes, though I'm no expert! Omega 6 is usually the higher part of the ratio, I think it's probably nearly impossible to ingest more 3 than 6. The typical Western diet is thought to be more like 14 or 20:1, omega 6:3 :

http://www.optimal-heart-health.com/omega_3.html

Looking at the wiki page, it also mentions that high doses of fish oil omega 3s can have other health risks, and even raise levels of LDL (bad) cholesterol, so personally I'm not convinced it's a good idea to take very high amounts for long periods; even lower doses seemed to upset me.

[jackolso]

Omega 3, Krill Oil, Inflammation, UV protection

Here are a couple of posts I did on Omega 3 and Krill Oil. It may clarify a few things for some users.

http://www.dryeyezone.com/talk/showt...ght=#post57513

http://www.dryeyezone.com/talk/showt...6-Inflammation

Krill Oil is much more effective for inflammation and it has astaxanthin in it which is a terpenes. Regular fish oil doesn't contain astaxanthins.

UV light breaks down fatty acids. Fatty acid breakdown is problem in dry eye. Astaxanthins are around 1000 times more effective in preventing UV fatty acid breakdown than beta-carotene or luteins.

Here's a link to a cardiologists blog on Lovaza. I have said many times I don't see the benefits to getting a script to buy fish oil. There's nothing in Lovaza other than standard fish oil. The GNC fish oil I buy and the Arctic Pure Krill don't have any contamination in them. And they don't make me burp, etc.

Anyone who is worried about contamination can take Efalex which is the purest most complete form of Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids avail. Efalex was the LCP of choice in all the major clinical trials starting at least 15 years ago. There are two major books based on using Efalex for treating depression, ADD, dyslexia, bi-polar disorder and other similar problems. It's 75% cheaper than Lovaza. Lovaza is simply paying for the FDA to say Yeah, fish oil works! No wonder health insurance costs so much.

http://www.heartscanblog.org/2010/01...pplements.html

http://www.efalex.net/

[jwax]

Omega 3 fish oil

I have been on omega 3 fish oil for about a year. I take 4000 mg daily, with my largest meal. This was advised to me by different eye Drs. and I am hoping it is a good thing. I get mine from my eye Dr. It is Nordic Naturals Pro Omega. Cost about $44 for a bottle of 120. I think it has helped some and will continue, as I believe it is good for other things.

[tina671]

fish oil is helping

I have been on lovaza (4000 mg) per day for only three weeks and the improvement is significant.

Fewer dry eye days, and less severe pain and sensitivity.