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how much fish oil should one take daily for heart health
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Dr. William Jenkins answered
Specializes in Anesthesiology
Dietary supplements: are not regulated or checked by the FDA. You should check your blood pressure and if consistently elevated take a prescription medication
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Dr. Regina Druz answered
41 years experience Cardiology
Need a big picture: Hi, Shaun,
Make sure you had a stress test to see if blood pressure is overly elevated with exercise. This is an important marker of how your blood v ... Read More
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Both: Comes from different sources only. Really you should focus on diet and exercise.
A 60-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bennett Werner answered
44 years experience Cardiology
No: Because there aren't any. There is no good outcome data for fish oils and the cardiology community's enthusiasm for the supplement is waning. There is ... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Calvin Weisberger answered
51 years experience Cardiology
Fish oil: Refer to this wiki for lots of information on fish oil:
http://en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/fish_oil.
A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Shiroko Sokitch answered
37 years experience Holistic Medicine
Magnesium: Magnesium is a supplement that helps with palpitations. You can also try taking some potassium. If you keep having them you should have your heart che ... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bahman Omrani answered
17 years experience Pain Management
Not a fish problem!: Wpw is a syndrome involving the conduction (electrical) system of the heart. On the other hand, most heart conditions (at least in the us) involve blo ... Read More
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Dr. Karen Butler answered
21 years experience Family Medicine
?: What is your question?
A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Carla Enriquez answered
50 years experience Pediatrics
Probably: None of the conditions you mention are positively impacted by omega-3 oils. Most research has shown no significant impact of using omega-3 oils. Ther ... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ankush Bansal answered
17 years experience Internal Medicine
Not likely related: Fish oil shouldn't affect your heart rate but regardless, as long as you don't have dizziness, faint, headache, or nausea, that heart rate is normal. ... Read More
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Confirmation bias: There is no mechanism for this. Most likely you are experiencing a deceptive phenomenon called confirmation bias, where a believed notion is confirmed ... Read More
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