Fish Oil Is Just Fantastic Stuff, or: Everything You Wanted To Know About Fish Oil but Were Afraid To Ask

Fish oil has been shown in studies to be an excellent anti-inflammatory. It actually has been used for rheumatoid arthritis to decrease inflammation and pain, and it really works as been proved by scientific study. We use it to attempt to decrease breast firmness after breast implantation, which is the most common complication. Capsular contracture or breast firmness occurs in at least 5% of all breast implants and it is a very aggravating problem for both surgeon and patient. It’s our belief that taking fish oil in reasonably large doses, perhaps a teaspoon a day or more of the liquid fish oil (the equivalent of five of those large 1g pills) can be very useful. The best fish oil is refined fish oil which has had the mercury removed. We recommend Nordic Naturals, Carlson, or Eskimo brand fish oil. Nordic Naturals has the biggest reputation, but it may be more expensive. Buy oils online because they are costly. Nordic Naturals is available in several grades. It is important to become knowledgeable about active components in the fish oil and consider buying the more expensive types. We use larger doses at times to combat capsular contracture.

Fish oil is also good for certain kinds of heart problems, and is heavily recommended for people with high triglycerides, which is part of the cholesterol problem. Dr. Yoho takes fish oil every day for an arthritic ankle and so he is certainly an advocate himself.