Salmon Oil = "fish oil" ?

[Bullit]

I have Salmon Oil caps.

Is "Salmon Oil" and "fish oil" basically the same thing, or am I missing out on something by not having a variety of fish oils?

What is the recommended daily dose?
I'm taking 3 1000mg caps daily.

 

[javaguru]

Yes, I consume 10g per day.

 

[Millie]

how much EPA/DHA does each pill contain?

3 pills is probably not enough. you might need to take around 10 pills.

 

[Bullit]

per pill:
EPA 186 mg
DHA 111 mg

 

[javaguru]

I should have added that I get at least 6g total of epa/dha which is why I take 10g/capsules.

 

[Millie]

You should take between 5 and 10 pills a day. Some people take higher amounts. I am just going by what MS and wilson6 recommend here, which is 1.5gr - 2gr of total EPA/DHA per day.

I usually take 2 tbsp of UDOs and 5-10 salmon oil pills daily.

 

[Bullit]

I also take 1tbsp of flax oil... does it add any EPA/DHA ?

 

[Millie]

nope, no EPA/DHA in flax oil.

and you are fine taking both the flax oil and the salmon oil caps.

 

[javaguru]

flax requires conversion which decreases in efficency as we age. Therefore I jsut take the fish oil, although the essential fats in flax are also good, the studies done on the positive effects of efa's have been done using epa/dha.

 

[bdog527]

Bullit check out www.walgreens.com. They have a cheap fish oil that I have been using for a while now. You should aim for around 6g of combined EPA/DHA per day. That equals out to about 20 caps daily. Even lower doses (around 3g a day) will have some good effects for you.