High Dose Fish Oil - Is it Good Or Bad Or Ugly?

Is high dose fish oil good or bad? I will tell you some of the good things first. High doses of this oil have been known to help people with heart disease. Another use would be for people with rheumatoid arthritis or other inflammatory conditions.

There was some concern that high doses of this oil could lead to internal bleeding. However a study of people with heart disease who took 8,000 mg per day of this oil, in addition to aspirin (an anticoagulant) found no increase in internal bleeding.

A friend of mine caught Ross River Fever, a disease passed on by mosquitoes, while he was in Australia. He gets excruciating pain in his joints. He treats this pain with 8,000 mg of Omega 3 fish oil each day. He says that the fish oil supplements enable him to get through the day with the minimum of pain. Ask him if high dose fish oil is good or not? :o)

I am about to put him on to the green lipped mussel powder. This powder has been put through a new process that retains a maximum quantity of key organic compounds and makes it more efficient in it's anti-inflammatory properties.

This green lipped mussel powder when used in conjunction with the Omega 3 fish oil, that has double the anti-inflammatory properties of other highly concentrated oils, will significantly improve the users health generally.

Now, fish oil is a natural blood thinner, and if you are already on aspirin or a prescription type anticoagulant, then you need to consult with your doctor before starting on a course of these Omega 3 supplements. Even then, I would caution you to not take more than 2,000 mg per day of these supplements.

The FDA cautions about taking more than 2,000 mg of these Omega 3 oils per day. They are concerned about the contaminants that are present in some oils. That is why you never buy an oil that has not been purified by molecular distillation to remove the impurities, such as lead, and mercury. Once these toxins have been removed then the remaining oil is the cleanest you can buy.

High dose fish oil can give you diarrhea, bloating, flatulence and nausea. Most of this including the diarrhea will go away when you lower the dosage.