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To: LindyBill who wrote (206753)	5/24/2007 2:15:55 PM
From: Oral Roberts	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793955

Since I awake with back pain and stiffness every morning I will give this a try. Thank you.

To: LindyBill who wrote (206753)	5/24/2007 2:34:26 PM
From: MJ	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793955

Lindy Bill I believe you. My brother an active civil engineer had a heart attack around 1996-----arteries 90% blocked with plaque-----put in a stent, in 10 days he was on his way to Chicago for a training course and feeling younger than he had in 10 years with the artery now open. Doctor put him on the traditional heart meds. He wasn't pleased with the side effects so started researching. And, came up with the same as you for the "fish oil"----he stopped the cholesterol lowering med and started the fish oil and started feeling better without the side effects. At the next doctors appmt. the doc was astounded that the cholesterol was significantly lower. Brother then told him what he had done. The traditional doctor listened did his research and now prescribes fish oil to his patients. Brother about 70 now--------continues with his second career and does all of the planting and yard work on their property and has an active life. Thanks for the info------now will check in with big brother and see if he has experienced similar with the pains, no doubt he has as he is so very active now. mj

To: LindyBill who wrote (206753)	5/24/2007 3:57:55 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793955

<<from taking Vitamin D.>> I've read where your body will make Vitamin D from sunshine which shouldn't be a problem in your area.

To: LindyBill who wrote (206753)	5/24/2007 4:14:34 PM
From: JDN	Respond to of 793955

I've been taking two of those Fish Oil capsules from Costco for years. jdn

To: LindyBill who wrote (206753)	5/27/2007 7:48:08 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793955

I would like to try this, but am wondering... Do you take any other vitamins or anti inflammatories in conjunction with the fish oil and vit d?

To: LindyBill who wrote (206753)	5/27/2007 7:54:14 PM
From: FJB	Respond to of 793955

My personal experience is that Cod liver oil, which has a generous amount of Vitamin D, almost completely alleviates joint problems. If I don't take it regularly, I can feel it. Vitamin D also reduces cancer risk by one third according to recent studies. You can google that. ---------------------------------------------- Cod liver oil 'slows arthritis' Cod contains healthy oils Scientists have found further evidence that taking cod liver oil could slow down damage caused by arthritis. A small study of tissue taken from knee replacement patients found lower levels of chemicals linked to the disease in those who took pills before surgery. ... Tell-tale markers Professor Bruce Caterson, who led the study, wanted to see if cod liver oil affected the disease in live patients. Rather than recruiting large numbers of patients to take cod liver oil and report back later whether they felt better or worse, he sought chemical "markers" within joint tissue that might reveal how active their arthritis was. Arthritis is an inflammatory disease, in which cartilage - the tough material within joints that protects the bone surface - is slowly degraded, causing increasing damage. When it reaches a certain point, knee and hip joints may have to be replaced to reduce the pain levels and disability. The disease is complex and not fully understood, but scientists have linked higher levels of certain body chemicals within knee tissues to this inflammatory process. Professor Caterson's team measured levels of these chemicals in knee tissue taken during knee replacement operations from 25 patients. Of these, 14 were given cod liver oil in the months approaching the operation, while the remainder got a dummy "placebo" pill. The researchers found 86% of the cod liver oil group had significantly reduced levels of these potentially harmful chemicals - compared with a quarter of the placebo group. Chemicals linked to joint pain itself were also reduced in the cod liver oil group. news.bbc.co.uk