Fish Oil...

NaomieRN · Sep 13, 2006

I am not taking the pill, I am taking the liquid form of fish oil. It does not taste good, but I know it is going to help increase my memory. I take a tsp every morning. I am use to the taste now after taking it couple times. The liquid form works faster, but you get the same results at the end. For many people, I think the pills would work better.

marilynmom, LPN, NP · Sep 13, 2006

I take fish oil softgels and the first thing I noticed right off the bat was it stabalized my blood sugar. I can't live without it now!

I buy this kind from Spectrum at the health food store:

http://www.spectrumorganics.com/index.php?id=210

http://www.spectrumorganics.com/index.php?id=252

Here is a really good link talking about the various fish oils and contamination (mercury and dioxins):

http://www.oceansalive.org/eat.cfm?subnav=fishoil&sort=Company

HTH

Marilyn

ChargeNurseAmy74 · Sep 13, 2006

thanks i think i"ll go buy some myself & try them out...we all know how much we have to remember sheesh! :nurse:

tigress_8207, ASN, BSN · Sep 13, 2006

Thanks for the info will try them too.

lisabeth · Sep 14, 2006

Interesting. I may go and get some after I finish the two bottles of ginko because I cant tell they are really helping that much.

fleur-de-lis, BSN, RN · Sep 14, 2006

I have not tried them but I read somewhere that even with the stabilizers they use the fish oils and pills go bad really quick, and rancid fish oil really wreaks havoc on your body - lots of free radical damage is caused by this apparently. They recommended buying small quantities and keeping it in the fridge. I also wonder what it is in the fish oil that helps memory - if it is Omega 3's you can get them in flaxseed which tastes alot better! I put ground flax in oatmeal, yogurt, cereal, etc. Let us know if this works - we can all use that memory boost!!!

Staric · Sep 15, 2006

I just watched a show on PBS regarding how the brain stays "active" and healthy (or not) in the latter years of life. Studies showed that if people walked 40 minutes a day, 3 days a week; their attention and concentration improved by 11%..hmmm... Just I thought :>

narcissistic · Sep 15, 2006

Has anybody tried Nordic Naturals Omega-3 gel caps? My Nutrition teacher takes them and she's all aglow and healthy. I bought them and the bottle recommends two a day after meals. These things are safe right? Nordic Naturals seem to be a reputable brand. Any ideas?

matsgrl · Sep 16, 2006

Myself, my husband, my boys and my dog take fish oil. Brain food!

Multicollinearity, BSN, RN · Sep 16, 2006

I get mine at Costco. Honestly, I notice no difference in how I feel or function taking them or not. I just see the massive evidence that it's a healthy thing to do, so I do it.

RebeccaJeanRN · Sep 16, 2006

I started taking fish oil because my health-conscious-fitness-fanatic daughter insisted that I add them to my vitamins each day because she was worried about my health (kept getting sick & rundown early on in Nursing School because it was just so darn physically and mentally challenging for this 'old broad' going back to school at almost 50!). Well, I felt so much better pretty quickly, more alert and lost that morning 'brain fog'...that I didn't even care if it was 'placebo' effect- was glad to have it! Then for the funniest thing: I became a Study Group leader eventually at my school and one day when we talked about vitamins, I mentioned my taking fish oil...and I later learned that some of the students I was helping ran out to get some! (They told me later that they wondered if that was why I was 'so smart'- what a funny & flattering compliment, wasn't it?? Sure had them fooled! :jester: )

So now I swear by fish oil and will probably take fish oil supplements forever due to the great improvement in short term memory that I have experienced (studying retention) and if this is just a psychological placebo thing...so be it. I'll take any safe & non-addictive 'edge' I can get!