Omega-3 Greatest Hits – Seth's Blog
Posted on Saturday, 24 February 2007 Saturday, 20 November 2010 by Amy Rogers - 5 Comments on Omega-3 Greatest Hits
Omega-3 Greatest Hits
My main posts about omega-3 are:
why I became interested
fat and anesthesia
unclear effects on heart disease
equipment to measure balance
how best to measure balance
letter-counting test
balance experiment (high-omega-3 fats vs low-omega-3 fat)
arithmetic (guest post)
arithmetic (continued)
first results with new measures
time-of-day effect
flaxseed oil vs. olive oil (balance)
flaxseed oil vs. olive oil (memory-scanning)
flaxseed oil vs. olive oil (digit span)
flaxseed oil vs. nothing (balance)
flaxseed oil vs. nothing (arithmetic)
time course (1st try)
time course (2nd try, plus egg surprise)
time course (very short experiment)
time course (circle test)
flaxseed oil: 2 T/day vs. 1 T/day (arithmetic test)
sleep effect?
source of injury-causing falls?
sports injuries (part 1)
abstract of conference talk
Categoriesomega-3, Omega-3 directory, self-experimentation
5 Replies to “Omega-3 Greatest Hits”	
how many g’s of omega-3 would you recommend taking per day? do you think it matters what form it comes in (flaxseed oil, fish oil supplements, real fish, etc.)?
I haven’t gotten far enough to answer your excellent questions. I can only say that 3 tablespoons/day of flaxseed oil seems to produce better results than 2 tablespoons/day.
Ar you looking at the ratio between omega-3 and omega-6? Since omega -6 helps the blood clot and is part of the imflammatory process (CHD), I am interested in the ratio. Do you test both? What methodology do you use?
have you heard of Mondello or Michael Pollan?
See the post called The Israeli Paradox for information about omega-6. I haven’t yet deliberately varied omega-6 but I expect to in the future. I’ve heard of Michael Pollan but not Mondello.
I have found taking omega 3 fish oil supplements more effective when taken with salty food than when taken with unsalted food.
If I take fish oil with a salty meal, the improvement in my concentration, articulacy and mood is noticeably larger than when I take fish oil with a zero salt breakfast of muesli and full fat milk.
I have noticed this effect many times. Anyone else?
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