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What Are The Side Effects Of Consumption Of Nature's Bounty Fish Oil?
Question: Gym instructor has suggested to take nature's bounty fish oil gels 1000 mg.Please suggest if this is good to consume, side effects, if any,as well. Also how Amway protien powder or any other protien powder.
Brief Answer:
Follow few life style modifications and stop using such products....
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I admire your positive outlook for your health and appreciate your concern.
As a doctor, i would suggest you to notify your physician before starting any kind of supplements. I would like to know whether you are having any chronic illness or whether you are taking any kind of medications or not.
Fish oil mostly lowers the triglycerides, but at the same time sometimes it increases LDL (bad Cholesterol), so i would suggest you to check your lipid profile before starting this product.
It's EPA, DHA and omega-3 fatty acids are good for the cardiovascular health, but still i won't suggest you to take such supplements without notifying your physician or without your body check up.
I would advise you to have few life style modifications like regular exercise (which you must be doing), do meditations, eat healthy and balanced food, avoid oily junk food, take sound sleep and avoid smoking or alcohol. All the protein powders (like Amway or any other) are good for their selling and advertizing, only few percentages of the products are actually helpful in our body.
Even though there are very few side effects of such nutritious products, but i still suggest you to stop using such products and do natural ways to have a healthy and fit body.
Hope this answers your question and best regards.
Follow few life style modifications and stop using such products....
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I admire your positive outlook for your health and appreciate your concern.
As a doctor, i would suggest you to notify your physician before starting any kind of supplements. I would like to know whether you are having any chronic illness or whether you are taking any kind of medications or not.
Fish oil mostly lowers the triglycerides, but at the same time sometimes it increases LDL (bad Cholesterol), so i would suggest you to check your lipid profile before starting this product.
It's EPA, DHA and omega-3 fatty acids are good for the cardiovascular health, but still i won't suggest you to take such supplements without notifying your physician or without your body check up.
I would advise you to have few life style modifications like regular exercise (which you must be doing), do meditations, eat healthy and balanced food, avoid oily junk food, take sound sleep and avoid smoking or alcohol. All the protein powders (like Amway or any other) are good for their selling and advertizing, only few percentages of the products are actually helpful in our body.
Even though there are very few side effects of such nutritious products, but i still suggest you to stop using such products and do natural ways to have a healthy and fit body.
Hope this answers your question and best regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Pradeep Vitta
Thanks. I have chlestrol- 211 direct ldl cholestrol-156 which seem to be disturbed per last report in feb.for this i have been taking tor 10 for past few months. i also have fatty lever level 3 per feb report after which i have been follwing healthy diet and taken up gym as well. Please suggest.
Brief Answer:
Fish oil is not advisable...
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
As per your lipid profile, i would not suggest you to take fish oil or any other product. So just follow the simple life style modifications and check your lipid profile every 6 months. You should start statin group of drugs to lower cholesterol after consulting with your physician...
Fish oil is not advisable...
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
As per your lipid profile, i would not suggest you to take fish oil or any other product. So just follow the simple life style modifications and check your lipid profile every 6 months. You should start statin group of drugs to lower cholesterol after consulting with your physician...
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Pradeep Vitta
Brief Answer:
Take diet containing vitamins and minerals....
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
All these are supplementary vitamins and minerals. Limcee is vitamin C, Evion is Vitamin E, Shelcal is calcium with vitamin D and Cobadex is zinc with selenium. All these are required if you have any kind of inflammation or infection or deficiency of any of those. According to me, you should not take any such tablets, because every medications has its own side effects if taken for a long time. So you should take foods like citrous fruits, milk and milk products, green leafy vegetables, walnut, etc.
Take diet containing vitamins and minerals....
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
All these are supplementary vitamins and minerals. Limcee is vitamin C, Evion is Vitamin E, Shelcal is calcium with vitamin D and Cobadex is zinc with selenium. All these are required if you have any kind of inflammation or infection or deficiency of any of those. According to me, you should not take any such tablets, because every medications has its own side effects if taken for a long time. So you should take foods like citrous fruits, milk and milk products, green leafy vegetables, walnut, etc.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Pradeep Vitta
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