Fish oil - when? why?

[deiviuxs]

I heard many of you take fish oil...why? why is it good for your body?

I will be starting a weight gain diet and I'm thinking on buying fish oil ( http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/olabs/omega.html ).

How often should I take fish oil (daily? how many times per day?)?
When should I take it (mornings? dinner? before/after food?)?

finally...do you take fish oil? why?

[thewhiz7]

Fish oil is good for your heart. It does also offer some joint support as well. It is mainly a supp for good overall health. I take mine in the morning and then after I workout at night.

[theflip44]

I heard many of you take fish oil...why? why is it good for your body?

I will be starting a weight gain diet and I'm thinking on buying fish oil ( http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/olabs/omega.html ).

How often should I take fish oil (daily? how many times per day?)?
When should I take it (mornings? dinner? before/after food?)?

finally...do you take fish oil? why?

u take fish oil everyday, i take it in the morning. Its good for ur body if u arent eating a lot of fish. need those omega's lol and its good for the heart. Atleast thats what i was told when buying them.

[Mayhem Monkey]

http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=fish+oil&l=1

[pumped12]

i take mine when i wake up with my multivitamin, then after i lift before dinner

[Neopragmatist]

Benefits:

If you haven't already been swept up in the net yet, here are 7 proven omega 3 benefits you should know about.

1. Less Pain and Inflammation. Omega 3 fatty acids, particularly EPA, have a very positive effect on your inflammatory response. Through several mechanisms, they regulate your body's inflammation cycle, which prevents and relieves painful conditions like arthritis, prostatitis, cystitis and anything else ending in "itis."

2. Cardiovascular Health. Omega 3 fatty acids have also been proven to work wonders for your heart and the miles and miles of arteries and veins that make up your cardiovascular system. They help to lower cholesterol, tryglicerides, LDLs and blood pressure, while at the same time increasing good HDL cholesterol. This adds years to your life expectancy.

3. Protection from Stroke and Heart Attack. When plaque builds up on arterial walls and then breaks loose, it causes what's known as a thrombosis, which is a fancy way of saying clot. If a clot gets stuck in the brain, it causes a stroke and when it plugs an artery, it causes a heart attack. Research shows omega 3 fatty acids break up clots before they can cause any damage.

4. Better Brain Function and Higher Intelligence. Pregnant and nursing mothers can have a great impact on the intelligence and happiness of their babies by supplementing with fish oil. For adults, omega 3 improves memory, recall, reasoning and focus. You'll swear you're getting younger and smarter.

5. Less Depression and Psychosis. Making you smarter is not all omega 3 does for your brain. Psychiatry department researchers at the University of Sheffield, along with many other research studies, found that omega 3 fish oil supplements "alleviate" the symptoms of depression, bipolar and psychosis (Journal of Affective Disorder Vol. 48(2-3);149-55).

6. Lower Incidence of Childhood Disorders. Just to show how fish oil fatty acids leave nobody out, studies show that children (and adults) with ADD and ADHD experience a greatly improved quality of life. And those with dyslexia, dyspraxia and compulsive disorders have gotten a new lease on life thanks to omega 3 oils.

7. Reduction of Breast, Colon and Prostate Cancer. And finally, omega 3 fish oil has been shown to help prevent three of the most common forms of cancer ? breast, colon and prostate. Science tells us that omega 3s accomplish this in three ways. They stop the alteration from a normal healthy cell to a cancerous mass, inhibiting unwanted cellular growth and causing apoptosis, or cellular death, of cancer cells.

Dosing:

Originally Posted by Dr. Houser
<170 pounds: 2 grams combined EPA + DHA
170-200 pounds: 3 grams combined EPA + DHA
> 200 pounds: 4 grams combined EPA + DHA

Take it with meals w/ high fat as it helps absorption.

[deiviuxs]

what's EPA and DHA? And is one fish oil pill 1g?

[thewhiz7]

Fish oil pills are usually 1200mg each. They do vary some but just read the label.

[TheUnderdog]

Neopragmatists post should be the end of this thread....that is perfect advice.

[AmericanMETAL13]

I will be starting a weight gain diet and I'm thinking on buying fish oil ( http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/olabs/omega.html ).

This is an excellent choice. This is what I take.