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"Evidence is accumulating that basic lifestyle choices have a huge impact on depression. fish oil, for example, appears to be very good stuff for the brain and behavior, which makes sense because omega-3 fatty acids have a critical role in brain development and functioning, including promoting the growth of neurons in the frontal cortex. fish oil has been shown in a series of studies by Andrew Stoll at Harvard to ease the symptoms of bipolar disorder and depression." - Charles Barber, Comfortably Numb: How Psychiatry Is Medicating a Nation (Get the book.)

"The study was encouraging but should hardly be taken as proof that eating fish oil prevents dementia. That caveat aside, repeated epidemiological findings associating an increase in n-3 fatty acids with a decrease in mortality, cardiovascular disease, depression, aggression, and dementia do suggest that we should take the consumption of n-3 fatty acids seriously. N-3 fatty acids are sold as over-the-counter supplements in most drugstores, but readers should be aware that excessive ingestion offish oil supplements has been known to cause bleeding in some people." - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.) "Again, adequate human trials have not yet been performed, and fish oil, though in vogue, should not be seen as a panacea. Ultimately, it may be better to obtain your fish oils from real fish because you will also ingest vitamins and minerals that can help you metabolize the oil into its potentially neuroprotective components. However, one should be wary of high levels of mercury and other toxins found in some fish populations. Huperzine A. This Chinese herb has shown some facility for improving memory in elderly people." - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.)

"This means that a 1,000-milligram gelcap of fish oil has only about 300 milligrams of omega-3 fat. In other words, to get 3,000 milligrams, you would have to take ten gelcaps a day. So look for concentrated omega-3 fatty acid supplements, usually labeled "Max EPA" or "Max DHA" or "Concentrated Omega-3." These products are purified from fish oil using vacuum molecular distillation and have 50 to 80 percent omega-3 fat by weight. Concentrated forms have negligible amounts of vitamins A and D." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"The fourth advantage of flax seed oil over fish oil is the fact that fish are often high in toxic residues because they live in polluted waters. The fifth reason flax seed is more propitious is that high levels of fish oil are rich in vitamins A and D, which can be toxic in high doses. Please note that the provitamin carotene, which is converted by the body to utilizable vitamin A, cannot be toxic like animal-sourced vitamin A. ALPHA LIPOIC ACID (ALA) One of the most important antioxidants, although we need a variety of them, is alpha lipoic acid." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "The first is that the omega-3 is a basic building block in the human body for many functions, only one of which is to make EPA. The fish oil doesn't supply omega-3; it supplies the EPA and therefore limits the body's options to make what it needs from the omega-3. Thus, the omega-3 is a better nutritional resource than the high-EPA fish oil. Another major difference is the fiber that comes in the flax seed. Fish has no fiber and also is a highly concentrated food." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"DHA Purity DHA is a fatty acid from fish and fish oil that lowers cholesterol. The benefits are well documented. But DHA from fish is an unsatisfactory source because most fatty fish contain potentially harmful pollutants, such as dioxin and mercury. Many people have reported difficulty digesting fish oils, and fishy taste, foul odor, and burping due to indigestion discourages people from using them. To avoid the problems associated with fish and fish oils, DHA Purity contains only the most highly purified and concentrated DHA oil derived from lab-grown micro-algae." - Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Cholesterol Protection for Life, New Expanded Edition (Get the book.)

"Fish oil, for example, appears to be very good stuff for the brain and behavior, which makes sense because omega-3 fatty acids have a critical role in brain development and functioning, including promoting the growth of neurons in the frontal cortex. fish oil has been shown in a series of studies by Andrew Stoll at Harvard to ease the symptoms of bipolar disorder and depression. This line of research was provoked by the observation that in countries where a lot of fish is eaten, like Japan, depression tends to be low." - Charles Barber, Comfortably Numb: How Psychiatry Is Medicating a Nation (Get the book.)

"At present, it is unclear if fish oil sources of EFAs have any therapeutic value for the treatment of anxiety. Daily doses should provide a minimum of 1 g of EPA daily to have a successful outcome,16 but better results might be more achievable with higher daily doses of a supplement containing both EPA and DHA. The most common side effects from fish oil supplements are gastrointestinal, consisting of mild dyspepsia, belching, increased flatulence, diarrhea, or a fishy aftertaste. Side effects can be minimized if taken with food or by taking an enteric-coated fish oil preparation." - Dr. Jonathan Prousky, BPHE, BSc, ND, FRSH, Anxiety: Orthomolecular Diagnosis and Treatment (Get the book.)

"On days when not taken, supplement with pure fish oil or fish oil capsules. As little as 1 oz (30 grams) of mackerel, herring or other similar fish is sufficient. When eating oily fish only twice a week a teaspoon of pure fish oil or dessertspoon cod liver oil daily is sufficient. Labels of fish oils should be carefully studied for their DHA and EPA content in milligrams. Add together to a total 800 milligrams - average daily dose. Fish oils can lower the level of triglycerides and reduce 'stickiness' of the blood - its tendency to clot and possibly block coronary vessels." - Thomas Bartram, Bartram's Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine: The Definitive Guide (Get the book.)

"Another study with overweight adults in Australia found that those participants who had supplemented with fish oil and who had also followed an exercise program experienced more fat loss than those who had been given fish oil supplements alone but had not exercised or had been given a placebo with or without exercise.20 The subjects were not on a calorie-restricted diet and so the loss of fat was not associated with a lower calorie intake." - Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews, Superfoods Rx Diet: Lose Weight with the Power of SuperNutrients (Get the book.) "Those who were fed fish oil developed less visceral fat, which refers to the fat surrounding the organs that is difficult to reduce and a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease17. These fish oil-fed mice also had lower leptin levels and, as we've seen, these lower levels of the hormone leptin would help regulate both appetite and metabolism. Another study on mice found that the quality of dietary fat—in this case omega-3 fatty acids versus saturated fat—could actually affect the hormones that in turn affect the hypothalamic satiety center." - Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews, Superfoods Rx Diet: Lose Weight with the Power of SuperNutrients (Get the book.) "Another study with overweight adults in Australia found that those participants who had supplemented with fish oil and who had also followed an exercise program experienced more fat loss than those who had been given fish oil supplements alone but had not exercised or had been given a placebo with or without exercise.20 The subjects were not on a calorie-restricted diet and so the loss of fat was not associated with a lower calorie intake." - Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews, Superfoods Rx Diet: Lose Weight with the Power of SuperNutrients (Get the book.)

"An Advantage to Natural Fats Calorie for calorie, you're less likely to gain weight if you consume a lot of the "healthy fats," particularly fish oil, olive oil, and macadamia nut oil. You're more likely to gain weight if you eat a lot of trans fats, vegetable oils, and saturated fats. In experiments, researchers fed mice diets containing the same amounts of vegetable oils, saturated fats, or fish oils. Mice eating fish oils remained the leanest, whereas those eating the most vegetable oils gained the greatest amount of weight, even more than the mice eating saturated fats." - Jack Challem, Stop Prediabetes Now: The Ultimate Plan to Lose Weight and Prevent Diabetes (Get the book.)

"These products are purified from fish oil using vacuum molecular distillation and have 50 to 80 percent omega-3 fat by weight. Concentrated forms have negligible amounts of vitamins A and D. In studies of adults, researchers have seen no adverse effects with doses of up to 8,000 milligrams per day of combined EPA and DHA. A weight-based dose to achieve 2,000 milligrams a day in an average-health adult would be about 15 milligrams per pound of body weight per day of combined EPA and DHA. Calcium Many vitamin D supplements contain calcium, and some also contain magnesium." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"These essential fats, found in fish oil, flaxseed, and walnuts, positively affect genes that code for proteins critical to cholesterol metabolism and body weight regulation. The Influence of Nutrition on Gene Expression in Metabolism We know that what you eat influences the expression of genes involved in glucose metabolism." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.) "Friedberg CE et al. fish oil and glycemic control in diabetes: A meta-analysis. Diabetes Care 1998; 21:494-500. Gross CJ et al. Uptake of L-carnitine, D-carnitine and acetyl-L-carnitine by isolated guinea-pig enterocytes. Biochim Biophys Acta 1986; 886(3):425-33. Hagen TM et al. Feeding acetyl-L-carnitine and lipoic acid to old rats significantly improves metabolic function while decreasing oxidative stress. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2002; 99(4): 1870-75. Halat KM, Dennehy CE. Botanicals and dietary supplements in diabetic peripheral neuropathy. J Am Board Fam Pract 2003 Jan-Feb; 16(l):47-57." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.) "Morris MC, Sacks F, Rosner B. Does fish oil lower blood pressure? A meta-analysis of controlled trials. Circulation 1993; 88:523-33. Munch G et al. Influence of advanced glycation end-products and AGE-inhibitors on nucleation-dependent polymerization of beta-amyloid peptide. Biochim Biophys Acta 1997 Feb 27; 1360(l):17-29. Murase T et al. Beneficial effects of tea catechins on diet-induced obesity: Stimulation of lipid catabolism in the liver. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord'2002 Nov; 26(11): 1459-64. Negrisanu G et al." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.) "Larry continues to take the fish oil supplement and maintain good glucose control and an impressive Hb A reading. And despite a family history of type 2 diabetes, Gloria maintains a healthy Hb A herself, a fasting glucose level in the 80s, and believes their new eating habits are a "very big contributing factor" in her ability to steer clear of type 2 diabetes. MELANIE AND BRAD'S STORY It's typical of married couples to share many things in their lives—the same taste in music, a love of the outdoors, favorite foods, the same type of movies—but for some, the sharing extends to health issues." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"If the body is deficient in these, 2 tbsp of a high-quality flax or fish oil in the morning, taken over a period of a few months, will typically be enough to replenish the stores. After that, halving the dose to 1 tbsp per day is usually sufficient for maintenance. For a variety of reasons, these oils need to be very high-quality. My biggest concern, particularly with low-quality fish oil, is that it may contain high amounts of heavy metals and other toxic substances. I personally prefer to use only the liquid form of fish oil that comes in a bottle." - Pat Sullivan, Wellness Piece by Piece: How a Successful Entrepreneur Discovered the Pieces to His Chronic Health Puzzle (Get the book.)

"She already took probiotics, fish oil and a multi-vitamin. The two remedies that made the most impact on her health were Calcarea carbonica200 CH and Carbo Vegetablis 3 CH. She reports much less diarrhea, bloating and gas and only occasionally does she have the sweating. Pancreatitis is an acute or chronic inflammatory condition of the pancreas and can be a serious condition. This large gland is located behind the stomach and excretes digestive enzymes into the small intestine via the pancreatic duct." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

"The fifth reason flax seed is more propitious is that high levels of fish oil are rich in vitamins A and D, which can be toxic in high doses. Please note that the provitamin carotene, which is converted by the body to utilizable vitamin A, cannot be toxic like animal-sourced vitamin A. ALPHA LIPOIC ACID (ALA) One of the most important antioxidants, although we need a variety of them, is alpha lipoic acid. ALA helps with a variety of problems, one of which is the cardiovascular complications of diabetes having to do with small-vessel damage from inflammation." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "Thus, the omega-3 is a better nutritional resource than the high-EPA fish oil. Another major difference is the fiber that comes in the flax seed. Fish has no fiber and also is a highly concentrated food. Unlike many other plants, flax seed has a special fiber called lignin that our body converts to lignans, which help to build up the immune system and have specific anti-cancer, anti-fungal, and anti-viral properties. High levels of lignans are associated with reduced rates of colon and breast cancer." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"If the fatty acids in your diet are predominantly unsaturated fat (from vegetables and fish oil), cell membranes maintain a desirable elasticity and permeability. Traffic flows in and out. However, if you eat too much saturated fat (as in meat and dairy) or trans fats (hydrogenated and fried oils), your membranes stiffen up and the cell has trouble exchanging nutrients for wastes. Membrane lipids include cholesterol and a fatty substance called phosphatidylcholine (two fatty acids bound to the molecules of phosphorus and choline). We'll refer to it as PC." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.)

"However, mainly chromium, vanadium, fish oil and gymnema act to stabilize blood sugar and indirectly help with cravings. • Chromium is often deficient in people with diabetes, low blood sugar and obesity. It helps decrease insulin resistance, aids in weight loss and sugar cravings. It is also said to reduce cholesterol and triglycerides in patients with diabetes. Typical dosage of chromium is 200 to 800 mgs per day with meals. • Vanadium is a trace element that helps improve blood glucose levels in both type 1 and 2 diabetics." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

"You can ensure that your children get this all-important balance of polyunsaturated fats via: ?Fish oil supplements ?Omega-3 supplements ?Canola oil ?Flax oil ?Walnut butter or another natural, unsalted nut butter ?Green vegetables Q: I've always heard that white cheese is healthier than yellow. Is this correct? A: No, both white and yellow are high-fat and contain the wrong kind of fat. Both have lots of salt and many calories. Neither contributes to good health." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"I also added fish oil and the enzyme nattokinase to help keep the blood thin and prevent clotting. In 2004 I added D-ribose. With this program of targeted nutraceuticals, Joe's health continued to improve. Joe is now in his 90s. Despite his advancing age and cardiac condition, and occasional stubborn shortness of breath, Joe's overall quality of life has actually gotten better with age. I would even describe his progress as miraculous. Not only has he made it into his tenth decade against all odds, but he's in much better shape than most of his counterparts." - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.) "Other beneficial nutritional compounds have included magnesium, potassium, calcium, and an herb called Hawthorne berry. fish oil in two to four gram dosages is also an outstanding anti-arrhythmic because it supports heart rate variability. (In simple terms, it has a calming effect on an irritable heart.) Frequently, I also have been able to reduce my patients' use of some of the conventional drugs we use to suppress arrhythmias with the aid of these synergistic combinations. The human research on L-carnitine is intriguing as well." - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.) "Such a combination—Coumadin plus ginkgo biloba, garlic, fish oil, ginger, or even excessive amounts of vitamin E (>800 IU/day)—may cause a potential risk for bleeding. When patients are afraid to mention alternative supplements and vitamins they may be taking, they may expose themselves to these dangerous combinations." - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.)

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