[Lotus]

Here's one

[ellacraig]

THATS REALLY COOL.
thank you, that's a good guide to omega intake. good shit. thank you.

[Lotus]

Yeh I hear ya. hence why I wana really push the fish oil over any other omegas. but because im also very confident my diet has no nasty omega 6's so im not in that category of people who need to balance out with 3's that's why I wanted to go hell for leather with epo and fish oil.

another consideration is the blood thinning aspect though, if I really go hard with all the fish oil/GR/tumeric and potentially fenugreek if I get a paper cut will I BLEED TO DEATH??? lol

I understand, the Japanese have an abundance of omega 3's, but they also metabolize at a different rate as opposed to non-Japanese (western people lol) I dunno how else to categorize it.

If blood thinning is an issue consider backing off the dose, or add in some natural sugar subs, (fresh fruit, fruit juices etc).

[ellacraig]

Yeh I hear ya. hence why I wana really push the fish oil over any other omegas. but because im also very confident my diet has no nasty omega 6's so im not in that category of people who need to balance out with 3's that's why I wanted to go hell for leather with epo and fish oil.

another consideration is the blood thinning aspect though, if I really go hard with all the fish oil/GR/tumeric and potentially fenugreek if I get a paper cut will I BLEED TO DEATH??? lol

I understand, the Japanese have an abundance of omega 3's, but they also metabolize at a different rate as opposed to non-Japanese (western people lol) I dunno how else to categorize it.

If blood thinning is an issue consider backing off the dose, or add in some natural sugar subs, (fresh fruit, fruit juices etc).

Ok that's cool. fresh fruit I can do.

I hate all this stuff. if only there was a magic ball that would tell us what we all need instead of all this metabolic typing BS.

[Lotus]

This one is better:





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[ellacraig]

This one is better:

hmm interesting. ok based on that I have high omega 9, zero omega 6 and currently very little omega 3's!

this looks pretty good!
http://www.healthpost.co.nz/solgar-omega...vQodCZ8A8A

maybe its a safe bet to go with ONE supplement with a good ratio of all 3 instead of dilly dallying about with epo/fish/hemp

[ellacraig]

Supplement Facts
Serving Size: 3 Softgels
Servings Per Container: 40
Amount Per Serving % DV
Calories 40
Calories from Fat 30
Total Fat 3.5 g 5%**
Cholesterol 5 mg 2%**
Omega 3-6-9 Formulation 3900 mg ***
Fish Oil 1300 mg ***
Flaxseed Oil 1300 mg ***
Borage Oil 1300 mg ***
Providing:
Alpha-Linolenic Acid (omega 3) 645 mg ***
EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) (omega 3) 435 mg ***
DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) (omega 3) 300 mg ***
Linoleic Acid (omega 6) 570 mg ***
Gamma-Linoleic Acid (omega 6) 285 mg ***
Oleic Acid (omega 9) 336 mg ***

what do you think??

[Lotus]

Yup, very nice.

that one is great, (sardines & mackerel) are high in 3's, so are chia seeds. Now combined with the coconut oil you have its a great start. Just add polyphenols (green tea) and you should be able to cut back on the other supplements, oh and use the hell out of that nutra-ninja.

[Dynseli]

All or most estrogen comes from testosterone, in the process of aromatase, which Lotus always stresses.

About prolactin and progesterone, they both lower LH. LH raises estrogen, and LH lowers prolactin and progesterone. I made the mistake of oversimplifying. Prolactin and progesterone may not lower estrogen (at least not directly). Lotus was correct when saying that estrogens are released by the egg. Definitely progesterone is released by the corpus luteum, and by a fertile egg, and estrogen is produced by the egg.

Too much PUFAs I heard raises cancer risk. A combination of healthy fats, including a small amount of PUFAs and lots of monosaturated and monounsaturated fats, is good.

[simplyPuru]

Lotus, question for you. You seem very knowledgeable and a lot of this stuff is impressive but over my head haha but Ella suggested I ask my question on this thread:

Based on a woman's ovarian cycle should we take estrogen during the times when estrogen is naturally high or low? Same for progesterone... Should we take it after ovulation when progesterone is high or before when it's low?

I've read articles that support both ways and I'm confused. Thanks for any insight!