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Y'll know I love fish oil... there are a multitude of reasons. There are more studies on fish oil than anything else I've ever looked at in PubMed -- including studies in every organ, every disease state, every type of cancer in vivo and in vitro, every animal, every nation, every journal. PubMed contains over 24,000 articles and research on fish oil/epa dha/omega-3 currently in their database.
Here are indications where fish oil has been shown to be clinical beneficial:
--improves all neuropsych conditions: seizures, ADD, bipolar, depression, anxiety, anorexia, schizophrenia, PMDD, post-partum, migraines, autism, etc
--cardioprotective against all cardiovascular conditions: arrythmias, atrial fibrillation, prevention primary and secondary events and mortality, regression on CIMT, reduction in Lp(a), increases HDL2b, improves cholesterol lipoproteins
--reverses NASH/NAFLD in humans
--neuroprotective against dementia and Alzheimer's and strokes
--improves fitness, strength, and endurance in athletic performance -- hence it's recommended by all fitness, health, women's, men's and Oprah magazines at the supermarket
--used by Olympic trainees and trainers
--improves diabetes, glucoses and hyperinsulinemia in sufficient doses (esp combined with exercise and/or weight loss)
--improves hypertension (dose-related benefit)
--improves IQ in children (and adults... umm like me)
--immunoprotective against all autoimmune disorders: Hashimoto's and Grave's Thyroiditis, Type 1 Diabetes, LADA, Lupus, Sjögren's syndrome, fatty liver, Psoriasis, Eczema, Rheumatoid arithritis, IgG Nephropathy, Akylosing Spondylitis, Multiple Sclerosis, Infertility, Low sperm count, etc.
--improves immunomodulation and reverses and prevents cancers: prostate, breast, colon, gliomas, everything
--improves bones: osteopenia, osteoporosis
--effectively reduces unwanted cell proliferation: wrinkles, white hairs (j/k -- !!I wish), warts, looking-like-a-walrus
What are the side effects of fish oil?
My kids will tell you it tastes gross (when I don't distract them enough), and sometimes they run away...
Rarely, it can cause stomach upset -- go get a better, higher quality brand. Or try freezing it. The cardiologists that I work with advise storing it in the freezer; this somehow stablizies the oils for dissolution further in the gut.
Rarely, can it cause bleeding or bruising or when you are testing BGs (blood glucoses) the bleeding may take a little longer to stop. Again, try a better quality brand or try reducing the dose (it is more likely the combined effects of aspirin, Plavix, vitamin E, ginko and/or other synergistically thinning effects).
The side effects that I enjoy are:
--great skin
--great mood -- pro-active, optimistic, playful (makes me divorce-proof, no joke)
--great muscles
--great endurance and workout recoveries
--great weight loss/maintenance and satiety (blocks flushing from Slo-Niacin too -- great observation by WCCA guy!)
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