Mike E
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@Steve Freides , added above.
I eat a lot of spinach. A powerful food that's better than any greens supplement, and a lot cheaper.
Has anyone been on fish oil long term ?
When I say long term I mean more than 15 years or so. Most of the studies I've read show some short term benefits or some abstract beneficial effect to cytokines from cells taken from mice that have been cultured in vitro, but long term human studies are virtually non existent.
Years ago fish oil was regarded by the FDA as something to very wary of and only to be taken in small amounts. Now we have fish farms everywhere the advice has changed.
The fatty acids in processed fish oil are very unstable and prone to oxidisation both before and after ingestion, basically they become rancid because there are no protective anti-oxidants that they'd have if you were to just eat fish. Some say they are much worse than other polyunsaturated fatty acids when it comes to human physiology because they are much more immunosuppressive.
The Great Fish Oil Experiment
When it comes to fish oil, more is not better
As of late, I've stopped taking fish oil and just started eating Salmon most every morning. I've been using fish oil for years and can't say I've noticed any change since stopping. If anything the first day I tried Salmon I noticed my thoughts were very clear while driving to work. Since I have a half hour drive, I've been trying to put the time to good use by becoming bilingual. I noticed that morning that my head wasn't a big bowl of fog as usual.