List,
I am sorry: I am mistaken about fish oil. Cod liver oil has vitamin
A; fish oil evidently does not. See the following:
What is the difference between cod liver oil and fish oil?
Both cod liver oil and fish oil contain omega-3
fatty acids, including EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA
(docosapentaenoic acid). The difference is that cod liver oil also
contains vitamins A and D; fish oil does not contain
these vitamins. Cod liver oil is made from the liver of the cod fish;
fish oil can be made from the body of several different kinds of cold
water fish.
Sorry for the confusion . . .
"Jonathan B. Britten" wrote:
>
> R.e. the comments below: this is one reason I questioned the very large
> doses of fish oil taken by one list member. Vitamin A is, I have read,
> a fat-soluble vitamin, meaning that it builds up in the body, and can
> reach toxic levels that cause damage -- the the liver I believe.
> Correct me if I am wrong. Bottom line: that vitamin builds up, so
> large doses of fish oil could be a bit risky. I believe that EPA and
> DHA can be synthesized and taken without fish oil, which might be
> necessary for some persons.
>
> Tad Winiecki wrote:
> >
> > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<Christiane wrote:
> > This is in response to what to replace coumadin with to thin the blood. My
> > understanding is that is it very risky to stop coumadin, and when you wean
> > off of it, it is critical to have your numbers monitored closely.
> >
> > Keeping that in mind I have some input about a possible solution. I have
> > been on Fish Oil in mega doses prescribed by an integrated medicine
> > physician in NYC. I was told to take 12,000 MG per day (with 400IU's Vit. E
> > to supplement). One of the side effects that he warned about was that it
> > would thin my blood and possibly put me at risk for "bleeding out" during a
> > surgery or severe injury. Due to that risk, I was told to stop it 3 weeks
> > before any surgery, and a "bleed time" was performed within 24 hours of my
> > procedures to insure safety.
> >
> > So.......I don't have any specifics about replacing coumadin, however I'm
> > acutely aware of the blood thinning properties of mega doses of fish
> > oil.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >
> > I followed Adelle Davis' health advice and gave my youngest daughter cod
> > liver oil from birth. It did make her very healthy: few infections. A few
> > years down the line, she started having problems with nose bleeds, mainly
> > in the winter. After several years of this I finally found out excess Vit.
> > A can cause nose bleeds, and then I took her off fish oil and found if I
> > gave her any she would have nose bleeds again. Question: were the nose
> > bleeds the result of an allergy to fish oils from starting her on them from
> > birth, or does it have something to do with the blood thinning action?
> >
> > Nancy
> >
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