Unanswered Fish Oil EPA seems the only one worth taking
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stimtron
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So can food, not taking supplements, going outside, not getting enough sun, etc. Depends on the person and supplement.
DaeshDontSurf
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eat fish twice - get protein too, lol. study done showing big bolus 1x/2x week better than tiny bit everyday. not to get all "paleo" but human catch fish when can and eat whole thing, not take one mouthful every day 
aaronuconn
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DHA is also very important. I’d just take a fish oil that contains high levels of both, such as Oximega from Controlled Labs
LeanEngineer
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Agreed. This would be the easiest and simplest way to do it. CL Oximega is a quality supplement as well.
stimtron
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Very important for? It raises LDL cholesterol. Most studies on mixed EPA/DHA don't seem to hold up well in studies where pure EPA is an FDA approved drug for heart conditions. They seem to counteract each other so I see little benefit in adding DHA at least for cardio and mood health.
Cheeky Monkey
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I saw a commercial about some prescription fish oil called Vascepa. It's the first FDA approved prescription fish oil.
Jeremyk1
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eat fish twice - get protein too, lol. study done showing big bolus 1x/2x week better than tiny bit everyday. not to get all "paleo" but human catch fish when can and eat whole thing, not take one mouthful every day
Don’t know why this is so overlooked. Just eat some fish. Less frequent, larger doses are less likely to be oxidized and provide more benefit.
Jeremyk1
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eat fish twice - get protein too, lol. study done showing big bolus 1x/2x week better than tiny bit everyday. not to get all "paleo" but human catch fish when can and eat whole thing, not take one mouthful every day
Don’t know why this is so overlooked. Just eat some fish. Less frequent, larger doses are less likely to be oxidized and provide more benefit.
Jeremyk1
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eat fish twice - get protein too, lol. study done showing big bolus 1x/2x week better than tiny bit everyday. not to get all "paleo" but human catch fish when can and eat whole thing, not take one mouthful every day
Don’t know why this is so overlooked. Just eat some fish. Less frequent, larger doses are less likely to be oxidized and provide more benefit.
ironkill
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Most fish is contaminated (west coast salmon has all kinds of issues from the japan nuclear disaster). Farmed fish is crap. too many toxins these days for me.
Jeremyk1
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And where does fish oil come from?
Cheeky Monkey
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How about krill oil? Is that still a viable alternative or was it just a fad?
ironkill
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It can be tested for purity. Also other sources available
muddertougher
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Try IWI it is an algae based omega 3 supplement with a good epa/dha ratio. Why take fish oil when you can go straight to the source.
djbombsquad
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What !?$?!
djbombsquad
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Lovaza is actually
bell1986
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This offers 251mg of EPA DHA per cap.. That's a small daily dose tbh.
At $24 or £19 for 30 caps.. That's pricey if your looking for the actual beneficial dose.
Yesterday i bought some Mackerel for £0.79 or 1 Dollar.. This 125g portion offers 2.82g of EPA and DHA.
If i eat this 3-4 times a week i will get just say roughly.. 10g+ of EPA DHA. So £0.79 X 4 = £3.16 or 4 Dollars a week.
It also offers 18g of Protein per portion so an extra 72g of protein a week. Also Vitamin A and Vitamin D also.
It's very cheap to get a good source of EPA DHA from a whole food source over that supplement. Obviously if your Vegan then it's a completely different story. Then incorporating the Algae is a massive benefit for you guys.