how much flax and fish oil should i take?

BuffinUp · Mar 19, 2004

Hello,

I got these nutrilite "Go-Mega" flax and fish oil complex pills. Each softgel has 477 mg of fish oil extract, and 394 mg of flax seed oil. I weigh about 185 pounds. Like everyone on this page, I do a lot of weight lifting! how many pills should i take a day?

HoLLa BaCk
Nick

BuffinUp · Mar 20, 2004

trainiac · Mar 21, 2004

Just follow the directions on the bottle.
Trainiac!

dave1980 · Mar 22, 2004

I take 2x500mg capsules a day, as does a friend of mine.

HTH

Trainerjim · Mar 22, 2004

How much epa and dha are in each capsule or serving?

BuffinUp · Mar 23, 2004

what is epa and what is dha? it doesnt say it has that on the bottle.

HoLLa BaCk
Nick

Trainerjim · Mar 23, 2004

EPA is eicosapentaenoic acid. and DHA is docosahexaenoic acid. They are the components of "fish oil" your looking for when looking at serving size. There are lots of variations in this by brand. If is does not list it I would be suspect. Did a quick Google on Go-Mega and did not find it. Do you have a link?

Trainerjim · Mar 23, 2004

I just found the values with more searching. The Go-Mega has 185mg ALA, 65mg EPA, and 45mg DHA. I would get a specific fish oil supplement like Carlsons cod liver oil (lemon in the green bottle). I'm taking the natrol capsules now, about 6 capsules a day for a total of 2160mgs of EPA and 1440mgs of DHA a day. It sounds like a lot but not if look at how much of the other oils we eat each day. I actually notice I'm in a better mood when I stick to this religously.