flax vs fish oil

[dobermanXXL]

I've been taking 2-3 fish oil caps a day.. I don't have flax right now.

Which one is more beneficial? Should I take both? How much of both should I take?

 

[Millie]

fish oil is more beneficial.
you need to take 10-15 or more caps a day though.
you should be aiming for 2+gr of EPA/DHA total a day.

 

[MrMakaveli]

This is a great question! I'm wondering too..

Flax = Uncoupler although slight
Fish = PAAR activated oxidation of fatty acid and leptin sensitivity improvement plus general change of body chem towards that of a lean person.

Millie have you found a good product with a good EPA/DHA ration?

 

[Millie]

The "good" ones I have seen sold over the internet are just too expensive IMO and not worth it.

My EFA intake consists of UDO's and 5-10 salmon oil caps per day. I just take a no name brand of pills, which have about 320mg of EPA/DHA each.
There were some threads in the women's board some time ago, where the experts advised of the combination of UDO's and 1-2gr EPA/DHA daily. That has been working pretty well for me.

 

[anthrax]

Cod liver oil is dirt cheap and have a good EPA/DHA profile

 

[Millie]

True, but there is no only much healthy crap I can stomach

I hate seafood, so just the thought of cod liver oil makes me sick. That's why I've chosen to take the pills.

 

[ChefWide]

Shark oil. Greenland shark, to be precise, is the best there is. Fresh Cod Oil pretty damn good too.

 

[juve]

Shark oil. Greenland shark, to be precise, is the best there is. Fresh Cod Oil pretty damn good too.

 

[bran987]

if the caps are taken is there any disadvantage to having hundreds of caps dissolving in your stomach every month?

 

[ProtienFiend]

no its just gelatin i believe... or some type of cellulose