Posted on 06/23/2012 2:44:51 PM PDT by Kaslin
No, but he keeps rust from spreading.
If fish oil contains heavy metals such as mercury I would imagine it would do more harm than good when it comes to Alzheimer's.
Interesting. Thanks for posting. I always enjoy Dalrymple’s articles.
I believe quality fish oil is purified.(distilled) I think they also use species that contain less from the beginning.
Think about it...how many fish do you know with Alzheimer’s?
You’re welcome
I don’t know about Alzheimer’s, but I do know that since I began taking my fish oil supplements (along with a daily multivitamin), my ability to concentrate for longer periods of time has improved significantly.
That might be a placebo affect, but even if it is, I don’t really care. I feel better, I work better, and sleep better. That’s good enough for me.
I’ve taken 3 grams of fish oil daily for many years. I just can’t remember why though...
BTW, get enteric coated fish oil caps. That way you don’t burp it up. It has an... interesting flavor.
Krill oil baby!
I’ve taken 3 grams of fish oil daily for many years. I just can’t remember why though..
Have been taking cod-liveroil for more than seventy years,
don’t know how much it help my cognity level, but I have been the go to guy for information and argument arbiter for a long time, lots of people avoid having arguments with me, LOL
I don’t know but the thought of eating fish oil is repulsive to me
I eat the greasiest, oiliest fishies I can find. I even throw a little vaseline on ‘em if they’re not slippery enough.
Fish oil is very good for the control of inflammation and with what we are learning about inflammation and heart disease, fish oil certainly can’t hurt.
Be careful with “Fish Oils.” There are some studies indicating that in large amounts it can reduce the bodies platelet formation. (Over 1600 Mg is a large amount.)
I take Nature Made 1200 mg softgels, 180 EPA, 120 DHA with my nice greasy eggs and bacon breakfast.
Answer: “No” in double blind studies.
I had to stop taking fish oil as I was bleeding internally. Fish oil was not the cause. I was not taking a capsule but the oil itself it was 1600 mg. It is good stuff but one must be careful with it. Its benefits are mainly cardiovascular; i.e. it increases the diameter of the arteries among other things.
I take fish oil because it *might* help, just as it *might* help someone whose family has a history of heart disease. The kind of family, like some of my relatives, in which the males keel over dead before age 50.
Both of my grandmothers had dementia, as did my dad, and knowing how bad my short-term memory is already, I continue to take the fish oil, D, and niacin. Not because I *know* it will help, but because it *might* help.
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