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 > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
