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Posted 9/22/2011 12:37 PM (GMT 0)
Many of us take fish oil to help with IBD. Fish oil has many other health benefits besides IBD. It is important for cardiovascular health and helps relieve arthritis. Now the army is discovering that it may help with depression:

www.usatoday.com/news/military/story/2011-09-20/army-studies-fish-oil-reduce-suicides/50483074/1
Research published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry last month showed that men in the service with low levels of an omega-3 fatty acid known as docosahexaenoic acid, or DHA, were 62% more likely to commit suicide.
Posted 9/22/2011 12:53 PM (GMT 0)
BabeintheWoods,

Yes, I saw it on the news today. Thanks for posting the link.

But the Omega 3's are also important for brain function (and I don't mean mood).

How are you doing?

Posted 3/14/2012 10:54 AM (GMT 0)
How many cod-liver oil tablets can I take safely? It says on the bottle not to exceed the stated dose (1 a day), however in the studies that I've read they've given patients 10 pills a day?

Thanks,

Fred
Posted 3/14/2012 12:05 PM (GMT 0)
Cod liver oil contains preformed vitamin A which can be overdosed. I don't know how much is in your cod liver oil but if it says do not take more than one per day then don't take more than one per day.

But you can also take regular fish oil capsules too which do not have vitamin A. Follow the directions on the bottle but the usual dosages are 2-4 capsules per day.

BTW one of the above signatures may be spam.
Posted 3/14/2012 5:21 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, it definitely has an impact on IBD health...I was running low so I cut my dose down to one/day and noticed quite the negative effects on my IBD which in turn made my depression stronger than usual. Since I started taking my usual 2/day I notice bowels got a bit better again....I hate when stuff I order is out of stock/on back-order, and I'm not usually one to leave ordering to the last minute but it happened, now I just have to make sure it doesn't happen again.
Posted 3/15/2012 4:11 AM (GMT 0)
Anyone try eating wild caught sardines? I eat a can every day or every other day-- 2 grams of omega three and a good deal of healthy protein.

I know sardines have had a really bad rap, but if you buy really good sardines, boneless and skinless for the doubters, they taste very very very similar to canned tuna fish and the omega-3 content is tremendous!

Here's a link to the brand that I started out with and have really enjoyed---

http://cureforulcerativecolitis.com/sardines-wild-caught

J
Posted 3/15/2012 11:54 AM (GMT 0)
I am a terrible cook so I loved canned sardines as well as canned tuna and salmon. Campbell's and Progresso make great soup that I sometimes mixed with cooked barley. Except a few years ago I heard about Bisphenol A (BPA). The EU and Canada banned it from baby bottles but it is still in all canned food.

Luckily I now have a girlfriend who loves to cook so there is no longer a need for canned food anymore. If enough people look up BPA then I am sure there will be pressure on the food companies to remove it. That is why the food companies are also lobbying hard to prevent labelling of GMO foods. They don't want any pressure from the public.

Post Edited (BabeintheWoods) : 3/15/2012 5:59:45 AM (GMT-6)

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