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DEWRDW 05-16-2015 06:22 PM

best brand of fish oil for high cholestrol
 
If you take fish oil for high cholestrol - has your doctor recommended the best brand to buy - there are so many on the market? Thank you.

villagetinker 05-16-2015 06:47 PM

Check out USP certified brands, just my humble opinion.

DEWRDW 05-17-2015 04:47 AM

thank you - there are so many brands out there - I'm trying to obtain the name of one that may have been recommened by a doctor.

NH to Fl 05-17-2015 06:57 AM

My Dr. said to use Nature Made. I've been using it for years now.

Greg Nelson 05-17-2015 07:07 AM

I too have been taking for years..does it work? I also take saw palmetto and a vitamin..am I wasting $$?

graciegirl 05-17-2015 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Greg Nelson (Post 1061329)
I too have been taking for years..does it work? I also take saw palmetto and a vitamin..am I wasting $$?


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Fraugoofy 05-17-2015 09:06 AM

I have dry eye syndrome and I am allergic to Restasis. I take Fish Oil from Sam's Club to help my dry eyes. It works!

downsouth95 05-17-2015 10:19 AM

Look into krill oil - I don't get the fishy after taste I get with fish oils. Same benefits.

railroadman 05-17-2015 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by downsouth95 (Post 1061391)
Look into krill oil - I don't get the fishy after taste I get with fish oils. Same benefits.

I take Nature Made fish oil and also krill oil.

P.S. the good Lord will give you the first 50 years,
the second 50 you have to work for.

DEWRDW 05-17-2015 01:40 PM

Thanks so much for your suggestions!

Greg Nelson 05-17-2015 04:17 PM

My golfing MD friend just told me if you take a statin for cholesterol there's no need to take fish oil which he said is not proven to work.

Shimpy 05-17-2015 04:26 PM

Taking fish oil has been recommended to my wife and I not only by cardiologist but by our ophthalmologist.

CFrance 05-17-2015 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Shimpy (Post 1061508)
Taking fish oil has been recommended to my wife and I not only by cardiologist but by our ophthalmologist.

Shimpy, what dose fish oil do you take? I would like to try it for dry eye problems.

rjm1cc 05-17-2015 06:56 PM

Dr said any brand.
Note, read the label carefully as there might be a lot of filler

Shimpy 05-18-2015 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by CFrance (Post 1061537)
Shimpy, what dose fish oil do you take? I would like to try it for dry eye problems.

1400 mg with 1000 mg Omega-3......1 per day, Nature Made brand

CFrance 05-18-2015 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Shimpy (Post 1061887)
1400 mg with 1000 mg Omega-3......1 per day, Nature Made brand

Thanks. It's on its way from Amazon. I hope it helps my dry eye syndrome. According to my reading about it, it should.

Villages PL 05-18-2015 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Greg Nelson (Post 1061329)
I too have been taking for years..does it work? I also take saw palmetto and a vitamin..am I wasting $$?

One out of 7 people suffer from long lasting constipation. Did you know that constipation could cause a person to have high cholesterol? Did your doctor ever tell you that?

CFrance 05-18-2015 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Greg Nelson (Post 1061504)
My golfing MD friend just told me if you take a statin for cholesterol there's no need to take fish oil which he said is not proven to work.

If I had high cholesterol, I would certainly try fish oil before resorting to a statin. Why go on a prescription drug with possible side effects if something more natural would work?It would only take a few months to determine if it works.

dewilson58 05-18-2015 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 1061330)

My Doc agrees with this.

He said, save your money.........improve eating habits, exercise, eat pickles and enjoy life.

Shimpy 05-19-2015 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 1062030)
My Doc agrees with this.

He said, save your money.........improve eating habits, exercise, eat pickles and enjoy life.

From what I've read, doctors training all thru school and residency amounts to about a couple hours on nutrition and the science on this changes almost monthly. Their training is towards treating not preventing disease.
I love pickles but all that salt would put my blood pressure up.

dewilson58 05-19-2015 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Shimpy (Post 1062434)
From what I've read, doctors training all thru school and residency amounts to about a couple hours on nutrition and the science on this changes almost monthly. Their training is towards treating not preventing disease.
I love pickles but all that salt would put my blood pressure up.

Hope you know me..................he really didn't say pickles.


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