Fish oil brands

Good points Gprent and Zane. CLA and GLA may be worth taking, just not with the omega 3 at the same time. Garlic and omega 3 combination pills would be good though.

I like fish oil.

I think it’s good we’re all so concerned about quality here.

It’s nice when we have spirited debates. It’s also nice when Mods can admit they are being un-Mod like. Some can…some have a little more trouble with that.

I have found zane’s information very helpful.

I have also enjoyed the substance of the debate, even if the style degenerated into button pushing for a few pages.

It’s good we’re all so smart.

Yea…whatever.

So have we come to the conclusion that you shouldn’t mix omega 3 & 6 because the one I buy has both.

Based on my diet, I will continue to take my combination pill of 3 & 6.

I like fish oil.

I like Mr. Happy.

I like zane.

I like, no make that love, acting un-mod like.

I like quality.

I like honesty.

I like people to get along.

Ok, my “nurturing my inner asshole” period is over.

See y’all tomorrow.

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I like Deep Thoughts on the forum. :thumbs:

Can I quote you on that?

The fish oil definitely improves my mood. I need less and less helium.

I take The Vitamin Shoppe brand: Marine Lipid Concentrate 1000 mg providing 300 mg EPA / 200 mg DHA. 300 count $41.95 (although the last two bottles were on sale for $29.95). I also take the Carlson’s Super DHA (EPA 100/DHA 500), following zane’s recommendations, and have upped my intake to the levels she suggests.

I have definitely noticed a difference in my moods and outlook.

I am presenting purely anecdotal evidence, of course - that’s my specialty. But we’re used to a certain amount of that here at Thunder's, are we not? (:

I like Thunder's.

I like Thunder.

I’m going to bed now.

Thank you for that. The thing that I find curious is that you have noticed a positive change in mood, which is hardly surprising since fish oil has plenty of studies showing improved brain function. But of course the thing that has me perplexed is the no change in libido or orgasmic function. Men and women both respond to the diet sexually, although in the case of men it can speed up orgasm so I don’t recommend it in a blanket way for men like I do for women. But with both sexes, I’m getting around a fifth of the people who try it who don’t notice a change. I want to know why, very curious.

General fish oil question, for those who know about this sort of thing. I’ve got the general symptoms of huge fish oil intake—shiny skin like a pregnant woman, dreamy eyes like a heroin addict, strong fingernails, and I look a little younger than I am. I can figure all that out with the research already done on omega-3’s. But I can’t figure out my voice. Always have had a deep voice, and if anything it’s gotten a little deeper—I’ve got robust total testosterone. I can sing tenor and hit a C below middle C if I warm down. But since I’ve been on the outrageous fish oil I can sing a soprano—and not a squeaky breathy reaching soprano, a full throttle nailing the high note soprano. Which is a lot of fun. But it’s weird to be able to sing along to Bohemian Rhapsody and hit all the notes! I would assume that’s estrogen, but as far as I know fish oil doesn’t increase estrogen. Anybody know why this might be?

Maybe you’ve just got well oiled pipes?

Here is a list of brands and whether they meet purity standards.

Wow. The Kirkland brand is looking better all the time.

Yes, that’s the Environmental Defense study I linked to in the first post of the thread. It’s important to note that no company, of course, said that they didn’t meet the highest standards; the “lower rated” ones (including some of the expensive brands) simply didn’t respond to ED’s inquiries. Take that as you will, given the other two recent (i.e., after 2000) studies showing that all brands analyzed passed the highest purity standards.

Great list! Just want to reiterate, cod liver oil should NEVER be taken in high doses, because the Vitamin A and D in cod liver oil can cause toxicity problems in high doses.