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"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. It is kept refrigerated from the time it is manufactured until it is mailed to you in a dark blue glass bottle (with a measured dropper), so that it is extremely fresh when it arrives." - Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Cholesterol Protection for Life, New Expanded Edition (Get the book.)

"The authors report that dietary supplementation with fish oils may reduce ADHD-related symptoms in some children. Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Zinc Sulfate in the Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Bilici M; Yildirim F; et al. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology ir Biological Psychiatry, 2004 January, 28(1): 181-190. In patients with ADHD, zinc proved to be more effective than placebo in reducing symptoms of hyperactivity, impulsivity and impaired socialization." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.) "Take vitamin E along with the fish oils to protect yourself from any peroxidized oils in the capsules." Both alcoholics and chronic dieters often have depressive tendencies. Alcoholics often suffer from symptoms of low mood. Although alcohol may appear at first as a stimulant and mood enhancer, it is in fact a depressant and substantially decreases the ability of the body to extract nutrients from the food we eat. Dieters tend to eat very few B-complex-containing foods, and they often suffer from depression as well. Dr." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.) "In addition to kava, these include passionflower, ashwaganda (an Ayurvedic herb), fish oils, St. John's wort, valerian, hops, and scullcap. Certain homeopathic remedies are successful in treating anxiety. There's been a lot of work on homeopathy in children reported in the French scientific literature. One study involved "high anxiety" children needing instant gratification, who were easy to overreact, with stomachaches from the anxiety and the fears. They were given nux vomica and it worked." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"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. Huperzine A is an alkaloid isolated from club moss that acts as a cholinesterase inhibitor." - 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.)

"You can supplement omega-3 fats with fish oils, but fish liver oils also contain significant amounts of vitamin A. Although vitamin A is important, in industrialized societies where people typically have access to good foods, vitamin A is not a limiting nutrient in diets. In addition, your daily multiple vitamin probably contains 100 percent of the DRI of vitamin A, so you want to avoid duplication and possible toxicity. Fish oil supplements have only about 30 percent omega-3 by weight. This means that a 1,000-milligram gelcap of fish oil has only about 300 milligrams of omega-3 fat." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.) "Eicosapentanoic acid (EPA) and docosahexanoic acid (DHA) are the animal omega-3 fats in fish and fish oils and organ meat. DHA is your brain's dominant fatty acid; it makes up about 40 percent of the fat in your brain. In research studies, higher levels of DHA and EPA have been associated with a lower incidence of high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, depression, attention deficit disorder, and dementia. Omega-3 fats also improve insulin sensitivity. More importantly, polyunsaturated fats bind to a variety of nuclear receptors and behave like hormones (Cortisol, estrogen, vitamin D)." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"Look for a molecularly distilled supplement manufactured under GMP (good manufacturing practices) to get the full benefit of the fish oils. CONTRAINDICATIONS Methyl mercury collects in the meat of fish, especially mackerel, shark, sword-fish and tuna. The best fresh fish to eat is salmon or herring, and younger fish with shorter lifespans may also contain less mercury. Pregnant or lactating women should avoid mercury in fish, as should small children. Fish oil supplements are not recommended for small children." - Freedom Press, Natural Cancer Cures: The Definitive Guide to Using Dietary Supplements to Fight and Prevent Cancer (Get the book.)

"Connor SL, Connor WE. Are fish oils beneficial in the prevention and treatment of coronary artery disease? Am J Clin Nutr 1997; 66 Suppl:1020S-31S. Covington MB. Omega-3 fatty acids. Am Fam Physician 2004; 70:133-40. Crespy V, Williamson G. A review of the health effects of green tea catechins in vivo animal models. J Nutr 2004 Dec; 134 Suppl:3431S-40S. Davini P et al. Controlled study on L-carnitine therapeutic efficacy in post-infarction. Drugs Exp Clin Res 1992; 18(8):355-65. De Gaetano A et al. Carnitine increases glucose disposal in humans. J Am Coll Nutr 1999; 18:289-95. Dewailly E." - 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.)

"Mercury, fish oils, and risk of acute coronary events and cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, and all-cause mortality in men in eastern Finland. Arterioscler. Thromb. 25, 228-233. 126. Foran, S. E., Flood, J. G., and Lewandrowski, K. B. (2003). Measurement of mercury levels in concentrated over-the-counter fish oil preparations: Is fish oil healthier than fish? Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med. 127, 1603-1605. 127. Yu-Poth, S., Zhao, G., Etherton, T., Naglak, M., Jonnala-gadda, S., and Kris-Etherton, P. M. (1999)." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"It has been our experience that fish oils can become oxidized in diabetics, whose bodies create considerable free radical stress. This effect can aggravate the condition. Taking fish oil along with an antioxidant helps keep blood sugar under control. Magnesium More than half of all Americans may be deficient in magnesium, a critical mineral. We find that most patients with CVD, especially acute disease, are depleted. Diabetics and postmenopausal women are extremely depleted." - 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.) "Since he had no fibrillation, Stan's son, who is a chiropractor, suggested high-dose vitamin E in combination with fish oils to serve as alternative anticoagulants. Dr. Sinatra suggested he also add D-ribose to his supplement program as an additional energy booster. Stan is a perfect example of a patient who fervently wants to be well, and when the intention of the patient matches the intention of the healer, magnificent things occur. Although Stan was not an exercise shirker, the supplements gave his energy level such a boost that he was able to become happily active again." - 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.) "We ingest fish oils and convert them into health-nurturing substances. But not if we eat trans fats! The same enzymes that convert good fats recognize trans fats as if they were wholesome, allowing them into their receptor sites where they stick and destroy the enzymes. The enzymes are then unable to manufacture healthy prostaglandins, fatty acids with hormonelike properties that help regulate pain, fever, inflammation, vascular tone, clotting, and blood pressure. Instead, trans fats turn on ugly prostaglandins, and these inflammatory agents poison the vascular system." - 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.) "That led to fish oils. I saw another level of improvement. I felt I was really onto something. I started going to meetings on nutritional medicine. I studied the medical literature on causation of heart disease. As I applied my new knowledge, the crises among my patients became fewer and fewer. I felt exceedingly gratified. I had more time to do prevention. The old patient/new crisis revolving door practically stopped. New patients would come to me, having heard that there's a doctor in town doing things differently and getting sick patients well. They would often be last-resort cases." - 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.)

"The UCLA team concluded that total omega-6 PUFAs may be contributing to the high risk of breast cancer in the United States and that omega-3 PUFAs, derived from fish oils, may have a protective effect. The Omega-3 Benefit Experimental studies have indicated that omega-3 fatty acids, including ALA, EPA and DHA, inhibit mammary tumor growth and metastasis. A French laboratory recently examined the fatty acid composition in adipose (fat) tissue from 241 patients with invasive, non-metastatic breast carcinoma and from 88 patients with benign breast disease, in a case-control study." - Freedom Press, Natural Cancer Cures: The Definitive Guide to Using Dietary Supplements to Fight and Prevent Cancer (Get the book.) "The researchers conclude that low-dose supplementation with fish oils has a normalizing effect on rectal tissue that inhibits the proliferation of abnormal cells, a precursor to polyps. This effect can reduce colon cancer risk. The Japanese Experience A Japanese study aimed at determining the association between lung cancer and diet involved 748 men and 297 women aged 40 to 79 years who had been diagnosed with lung cancer and 2,964 male and 1,189 female cancer-free controls." - Freedom Press, Natural Cancer Cures: The Definitive Guide to Using Dietary Supplements to Fight and Prevent Cancer (Get the book.)

"Connor SL, Connor WE. Are fish oils beneficial in the prevention and treatment of coronary artery disease? Am J Clin Nutr 1997 Oct; 66(4 Suppl):1020S-1031S. Ello-Martin et al. Dietary energy density in the treatment of obesity: A year-long trial comparing 2 weight-loss diets. Am J Clin Nutr 2007 Jun; 85(6): 1465-77. Erkkila AT, Lichtenstein AH. Fiber and cardiovascular disease risk: How strong is the evidence? / Cardiovasc Nurs 2006 Jan-Feb; 21(l):3-8. Fatty fish consumption and ischemic heart disease mortality in older adults: The cardiovascular heart study." - 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.)

"A recent analysis of 41 studies of omega-3 fatty acids with a total of 36,913 participants52 showed no reduction in cardiovascular events or total mortality with omega-3 supplementation using fish oils and other supplements. There was a 7% increase in cancer, which was not statistically significant. In the Study on Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Ventricular Arrhythmia (SOFA), 546 patients with implantable fibrillators and ventricular arrhythmias were randomized to receive 2g/day fish oil or placebo." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.)

"Likewise, studies show that omega 3 fatty acids found in fish oils lower levels of blood fats and triglycerides. But WebMD's cholesterol health center refers only to the benefits of eating fish, but never discusses the inexpensive alternative to the lipitors, which are fish oils. This is why www.naturalcures.com is so needed. Www.natural cures.com will be the only place in the world where you can get unbiased health information. At www.naturalcures." - Kevin Trudeau, More Natural Cures Revealed: Previously Censored Brand Name Products That Cure Disease (Get the book.)

"Dietary supplementation with fish oils was tested in 42 adolescent girls with dysmenorrhea.11 The first group of 21 girls received fish oil (1,080 mg EPA and 720 mg DHA) and 1.5 mg vitamin E daily for two months, followed by a placebo for an additional two months. In the second group, 21 girls received a placebo for the first two months, followed by fish oil for two more months. At the conclusion of the study, on a 7-point scale, a score of 4 being moderately effective and a 7 meaning totally effective, 73 percent of the girls rated the supplementation greater than or equal to 4." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.) "It should be stated, though, that all seed oils are not the same in their makeup of essential fatty acids, and substituting a seed oil does not necessarily give the same benefits as the fish oils and vice versa. Although research clearly shows that moderate EFA supplementation is beneficial and safe for pregnant women, caution should be exercised when consuming large doses. Also, there may be some caution about increased fish intake and environmental contamination. The U.S." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.) "E than just the statin alone.277 The most compelling reason to give fish oils is if it in fact lowers heart disease. We have evidence for this from 15 large studies of more than 60,000 individuals where a decrease in deaths from ischemic heart disease was observed in those who consumed fatty fish or omega-3 fatty acids.278 In one of these studies, 1 gram per day of omega-3 EFAs was associated wirh a 20 percent decrease in total deaths, a 30 percent decrease in cardiovascular deaths, and a 45 percent decrease in sudden deaths." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.) "In an animal model, fish oils were found to decrease prostaglandin production and inhibit the growth of endometrial implants.79 B Vitamins. B vitamins help the liver to inactivate estrogen. Studies suggest that supplementation of B vitamins may cause the liver to become more efficient in processing estrogen.80 B Vitamins 50-100 mg B-vitamin complex; B6 should not exceed 200 mg daily Selenium. Selenium aids in the synthesis of antioxidant enzymes responsible for detoxification reactions within the liver. In addition, selenium stimulates white blood cells and thymus function." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Fish Oils Despite the clinical utility of flaxseed oil, it is not biologically equivalent to other types of omega-3 fatty acids, such as those found in fish.1? fish oils are preferable because they contain biologically more potent sources of omega-3 fatty acids, which include eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). These types of omega-3 EFAs have a wide spectrum of neurobehavioral effects,16 and might be more efficacious than flaxseed oil for the treatment of anxiety." - Dr. Jonathan Prousky, BPHE, BSc, ND, FRSH, Anxiety: Orthomolecular Diagnosis and Treatment (Get the book.)

"The two types are called omega-3 and omega-6. fish oils are a source of omega-3 and evening primrose oil is a source of omega-6. Generally, 3,000 mg of omega-3 and 2,000 mg of omega-6 should be divided into three doses, daily. L-arginine facilitates the body's production of nitric oxide, which has an antiangina and antistress effect upon the arteries, enabling the muscles in the arterial walls to relax. This amino acid is generally taken at 2,000 to 3,000 mg per day. Lecithin can reduce arterial plaque, lower blood pressure, and lessen angina pectoris." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"FISH OIL Studies of fish oils and fish-oil extracts in the form of pills and formulas for the prevention of heart disease have not been uniformly promising. Patients with a history of heart attack have had the best results. In the GISSI Prevenzione study, 11,000 Italian post-heart attack patients on standard medication therapy who took 850 mg of omega-3 fatty acids (present in fish oil) each day had a 45% reduction in negative cardiac-health outcomes. In another study, extracts of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids also led to a significant reduction in heart attacks in men with heart disease." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.)

"With regard to specific types of fat, fish oils containing high levels of omega-3 fatty acids, such as EPA and DHA, generally suppressed prostate tumor growth in rodents, whereas omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids, such as linoleic acid, promoted tumor growth [130, 143, 144]. However, because most animal studies have been conducted in rodents, whose prostate glands differ anatomically from that of the human, extrapolation of these findings to humans is particularly tenuous. A number of plausible mechanisms by which dietary fat could increase cancer risk have been proposed." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"The greatest concern is in Nordic countries, where diets are high in fish oils, liver, and other foods high in vitamin A. Based on the results of the studies I've reviewed, I recommend that you not take any amount of vitamin A or beta-carotene in the form of fortified foods like breakfast cereal or vitamins and supplements. VITAMIN C Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin that is required for the growth and repair of many tissues of the body." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.)

"Oil blends and fish oils from cod and halibut are also good. Don't eat full meals in the morning, wait until you are hungry. A lighter meal such as juice or fruit helps the body cleanse from the day before. Eat the heaviest meal for dinner to allow enough time for its complete digestion. Ideally lunch should be predominantly carbohydrate, which is easier than protein to digest and is a quicker source of energy. Don't eat food in the evening after the dinner meal. Drink fluids half an hour before, or two hours after meals." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.) "Essential fatty acids are contained in raw nuts and seeds, fish, fish oils, and cold pressed oils from flax and hemp seeds. These are the building blocks for the liver to make hormones and hormone precursors for the brain and glands of the endocrine system. Anti-Aging Supplements Many companies have jumped on the anti-aging bandwagon after it was discovered that the pituitary gland can actually be fed the necessary precursors that allow it to increase its natural production of hgh." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

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