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R.B. · 06-17-2006, 02:43 PM

I have looked on NCBI for CTS and fats and did not find much beyond a suggestion that algae might help, which I suppose might extend to seaweed ( which is surprising delicious and "moorish" - it can be bought dried). I do not know if this has been rigourously tested etc.

"And this may not be the only clinical application of microalgae. Another extract may soon be prescribed for carpal tunnel syndrome and joint inflammation. As the Cyanotech CEO explained, natural astaxanthin—trademark BioAstin‘—a pigment and antioxidant produced by the alga Haematococcus, is the most promising treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome short of surgery."

Are you taking fish oil or alternate DHA sources, or just sources of 18:3 linolenic flaxseed etc. and how much of what?

Have you looked at your omega six intake and the arguments for balancing the threes and sixes. If not you might like to look at the posts on this site using the search engine - click on search on the purple bar above. It is key to reduce six as well as increase threes including EPA and DHA for those on average western diets.

In general terms seaweed / marine algae would seem to be a good addition as they contain nutrients we may not normally get, rare minerals, and the things seaweeds / algae are made of.

There have been other posts on herceptin and arimidex and you might like to look at them. I have previously asked the question does herceptin block fat elongation eg making DHA and EPA from alpha-linolenic (C18:3 what you find in flax etc). There was an impled suggestion from the responses that those on fish oil were not experiencing problems - but maybe thay can clarify, and please check the post for yourself.

Please discuss significant dietary changes with your advisors.

I hope this helps

RB

06-17-2006, 02:43 PM	#2
R.B. Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,843	I have looked on NCBI for CTS and fats and did not find much beyond a suggestion that algae might help, which I suppose might extend to seaweed ( which is surprising delicious and "moorish" - it can be bought dried). I do not know if this has been rigourously tested etc. "And this may not be the only clinical application of microalgae. Another extract may soon be prescribed for carpal tunnel syndrome and joint inflammation. As the Cyanotech CEO explained, natural astaxanthin—trademark BioAstin‘—a pigment and antioxidant produced by the alga Haematococcus, is the most promising treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome short of surgery." Are you taking fish oil or alternate DHA sources, or just sources of 18:3 linolenic flaxseed etc. and how much of what? Have you looked at your omega six intake and the arguments for balancing the threes and sixes. If not you might like to look at the posts on this site using the search engine - click on search on the purple bar above. It is key to reduce six as well as increase threes including EPA and DHA for those on average western diets. In general terms seaweed / marine algae would seem to be a good addition as they contain nutrients we may not normally get, rare minerals, and the things seaweeds / algae are made of. There have been other posts on herceptin and arimidex and you might like to look at them. I have previously asked the question does herceptin block fat elongation eg making DHA and EPA from alpha-linolenic (C18:3 what you find in flax etc). There was an impled suggestion from the responses that those on fish oil were not experiencing problems - but maybe thay can clarify, and please check the post for yourself. Please discuss significant dietary changes with your advisors. I hope this helps RB