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Old 01-20-2010, 01:24 PM   #6
Becky
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Re: The impact of Omega 3 and Omega 6 on breast cancer

I believe that 1-2 grams of DHA should be consumed (therefore, depending on how much DHA is in the brand of fish oil you purchase could be 6-8 capsules a day). I take this much but cut back on days I am eating fatty fish as it is abundant there. I also don't freak out if I forget a dose (as I divide my supplements up during the the 3 meals of the day taking 2 fish oil capsules with every meal).

You should be careful with other supplements that are also blood thinners (aspirin therapy and look at your other herbals - for example, when I first got my ooph almost 5 yrs ago, I had bladder infections alot and took cranberry extract (also a blood thinner) and watched carefully how much of other things I was taking. I no longer take cranberry but have it around just in case.

You do have to be careful on potential side effects of these things because if you take alot of stuff that has the same side effect, you can get slammed.

You also need to let your doctors know what you are doing and have them on your "prescription list" that you carry just in case you land in the emergency room for something - they know what you are on.

PS - Of all the supplements that can be taken I am a true believer of 2. One is Omega 3 supplementation and the other is Vitamin D (we need more than the gov'ts 200-400iu per day. We need much, much more - more in the range of 3000iu to 5000iu per day). These are the super supplements to me. If I only could pick 2 these would be them. If I could only pick 1 it would be omega 3 and I would start a tanning regime to get the Vitamin D!
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