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04-27-2008, 02:43 PM
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Fish Oil
How necessary is this stuff for a young guy like myself?
I know Fatty Acids come from foods and that the body does not produce them, but I mean, would my diet be sufficient enough in supplying enough EFA's? 
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04-27-2008, 10:53 PM
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its not necessary, but its beneficial
fish oil has all kinds of sweet benefits from metabolic reasons to healthier joints. heres a post from a parkour website i visit.. "13 REASON TO TAKE FISH OIL 1 Cell membrane health: EPA and DHA insure that cell membranes remain healthy. This means that the membranes are flexible and contain larger numbers of insulin receptors that are more receptive and responsive to circulating insulin. This results in decreased fat storage in the adipocytes (fat cells) 2 Fish oils turn on the lipolytic genes (fat burning genes) 3 Fish oils turn off the lipogenic genes (fat storage genes) 4 Fish oils diminish C-reactive proteins, a newly identified risk factor associated with various inflammatory diseases, including atherosclerosis, angina, coronary heart disease, heart attack, stroke, congestive heart failure, and diabetes. The DHA fraction of the fish oil seems to be one most responsible for that protective effect. DHA also has the best ability to reduce blood pressure 5 Increase utilization of fat stores from the adipocytes 6 Preferential utilization for energy production once stored in the adipocytes 7 Reduced inflammation from physical training 8 Pain management from the reduced inflammation 9 EPA regulates blood supply to the brain which is essential in maintaining focus in weight training sessions. DHA is important in brain membranes, memory, and cognitive function 10 Fish oils increase serotonin levels (the happy neurotransmitter). Therefore, fish oils will decrease incidence of depression, anxiety, panic attack, and reduce carbohydrate cravings 11 Fish oils will improve your cardiovascular risk profile by lowering VLDL, triglycerides, homocysteine, fibrinogen, and increasing HDL levels. Combining fish oils with plant sterols will improve lipid levels even more than either alone 12 Fish oils can also decrease blood pressure by several mechanisms. These include increases in the vasodilatory compound, nitric oxide, reducing vascular inflammation, blocking the constrictive elements in the vascular wall such as the calcium channels reducing blood viscosity, and inhibiting a blood vessel constrictor (thromboxane). Lipoprotein (a) is another CVD predictor that can be lowered by fish oils (a 19% reduction was seen with natural, stable fish oils and just 4% with a highly purified fish oil) 13 Fish oils are a great stress fighter. Supplementation with n-3 fatty acids inhibits the adrenal activation of steroids, aldosterone, epinephrine, and norepinephrine (catecholamines) elicited by a mental stress, apparently through effects exerted at the level of the central nervous system. Therefore, for the same amount of stress, one will produce fewer stress hormones if consuming fish oils on a regular basis." from worldwidejam.tv
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05-01-2008, 12:52 PM
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I have been debating if I should spend my money on these things or not, but I probably will end up buying some in the end.
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05-01-2008, 03:34 PM
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There cheap bro. I just got mine in the mail from bodybuilding.com Got the Optimum Nutrition Fish Oil Soft Gels 100ct, $5.79
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05-01-2008, 09:55 PM
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05-04-2008, 09:05 PM
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Fish oil supplies the body with oomega 3 fatty acids , which in turns helps which infalamation inside the body, joints tissues extc...
It also contains epa and dha which is crucial for proper brain fuctioning.... Yes fish oil helps with cholesterol levels, but if you want something even better,.... id go into flax seed oil omgea 3,6,9's, its a complete power house for all tissue funtions inside the body, i believe before taking fish oil id go for flaxx, there anti inflamatory properties are unbelievable, and its very inexpensive.... plus flax is vegan, and the taste is not bad..... It gives you all the benifits frm fish oil cept the dha and epa, plus more...
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05-07-2008, 08:56 PM
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Flax is good too, but don't just take the oil, eat the actual whole flax seed. I grind flax in a coffee grinder and put a tablespoon in every shake I drink. Tastes good, has amazing nutritional values, and tons of fiber as well!
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05-07-2008, 09:40 PM
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But.. I love flax, supplies with all the omegas 3,6,9 , good for joints, hair, nails, and skin, and brings down imflamation in the body..... I buy the bobs red mill brand and put it into my yogourts in the morning with some wheat germ.... Good ****
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05-07-2008, 10:42 PM
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yeah I read a bunch of stuff about fish oil and flax when deciding which one to get, and fish oil won out across the board, it had everything flax had, but didnt have to convert, which some metabolisms cant do, or have a hard time, etc etc.
why do you prefer flax? what does it have that fish doesnt? is fish just omega 3? Im not calling you out, just curious.
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05-08-2008, 07:19 AM
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Flax dosent repeat on me.......
With fish oil's it tends to repeat on me and i burp it up, and thats not a tasty thing to do when you have to deal with people =P
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05-08-2008, 11:07 PM
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ahh got it. Ive heard a lot of people saying fish oil made their burps gross. Mine has some enteric coating whihc helps with that. i havent taken it very religiously tho, its kinda like if i see it ill take some :P
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