Is my fish oil okay??

[Coach Polly]

I finally found a fish oil that I want to try so please give me some opinions. It's called NutraSea+D (EPA & DHA omega-3 supplement with vitamin D) and manufactured by Ascenta. The ingredients listed are: pharmaceutical quality fish oil (sardines, anchovies, mackerel), natural apple flavor, natural tocopherols, green tea extract, vitamin D3. I remember some board discussions about tocopherols but I don't remember if they were good or bad! LOL! Let me know what y'all think.

I also clarified with him AGAIN how much he wants me to take and he said between 7-14 grams a day. I already discussed on this board how huge an amount that is but his opinion is that I should be taking 1 gram for every 10 lbs. of body weight which equals out to 12.5 grams a day. (He believes doctors under presribe Omega 3.) He said if I don't feel comfortable with that then at least take half. Okay, stay with me here--if I take 3 tsps a day that would be 4500 mg or 4.5 grams a day (1/4 of what he wants) plus this new oil has 1000 IUs of Vit D3 which would put me at 3000 IUs a day of Vit D (don't forget I am extremely Vit D deficient right now.) That dosage is not as much as he wants me to take but it's three times what the bottle calls for. So now what's your verdict???

[tex]

Tex

[Mags]

I agree with Tex. Get another doctor. You will have fish oil coming out both ends like a firehose, not to mention that you will probably smell like a sarding cannery. I know I have said this before, but I have to say it again. This guy is CRAZY!!!

BTW, the fish oil I take is from Genuine Health. You can get it from their website, or use the site to find it in a store closest to you.

Ingredients:

Pharmaceutical grade, molecularly distilled wild fish oils with no detectable levels of oxidation, or contaminants including heavy metals, dioxins, or PCB's

[sarkin]

I can't advise about the dosing on the fish oil (though I can tell you that the Vitamin D believers wouldn't bat an eye at 3000 IU/day - many people take more to correct a deficiency).

Tocopherols are Vitamin E (or vitamin E-like). They're added to a lot of fish oil (and the fish flavor of our cat food), I think for stabilizing the fish oil. I don't think they're an absolutely problem, but they're often derived from wheat germ, and that could be an issue! I know, I'm starting to see wheat lurking everywhere... but you might call and ask the company.

I have a Vitamin D that comes in drops instead of a capsule, from Carlson, and it has fewer ingredients - it's GF/DF/SF, maybe something-elseF. One drop is 2000 IU.

I have been wondering whether I will need to take in less Omega 3s, now that I'm eating no grains or legumes or nuts, which are the primary sources of Omega 6s. But I am still kind of finding my way, and quite honestly the Omega issue hasn't been getting top billing in my worries ;)

Sara

[TooManyHats]

natural tocopherols

Make sure you confirm the source of that. Some comes from soy, but not all does.