Comments on: Krill oil and inflammation

By: yvonne

yvonne — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:44:58 +0000

Hi,
Very helpful information. I love your site and will spread the word of health and wellness. I am a cancer survivor and I know how important it is to be healthy. Our health is our greatest asset. keep up the good work

By: Sharon

Sharon — Tue, 26 May 2009 15:55:12 +0000

Dear Dr. Eades,

I have a 15 year old son who has adhd/pdd and I have tried many things. For the past 3 months, I have been giving him 2 capsules every morning after breakfast, Dr. Mercola’s Krill Oil plus L-theanine which you probably know is an amino acid found in green tea. This helps with anxiety. So far it has helped him. He is calmer and his focus has gotten better. Is there any interaction with the L-theanine combined with krill oil?

Shouldn’t be.

By: David Larson

David Larson — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:45:23 +0000

Dr Eades:
I notice that yo no longer offer Krill Oil on your website. Is it something you still recommend? If so can you recommend a high quality source? Thanks!

We will be offering it again shortly. We had to resupply. One of the projects I’ve been working on is trying to figure out which of all the krill oil products are the best. I had assumed that krill oil was krill oil. Turns out, though, that this isn’t the case. All krill oils are not the same. I, myself, have been taking the one we sold on our site because it was less expensive than others. I’ve come to the conclusion that the krill oil produced by Neptune Technologies is the best overall for a number of reasons having to do with how the oil is extracted and processed, which I’ll describe in a lengthy blog post in due course. We have located a supplier (Neptune sells only to wholesalers) and have made an order. As soon as we get product, it will be back up. It ill be more expensive than the other, but I’ve found with krill oil that you get what you pay for.

By: June Weaver

June Weaver — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:38:14 +0000

I found your Blog after searching on Google for Neptune Krill Oil – and found it fascinating. I am in UK, so again did a search for suppliers of same and found http://www.myprotein.co.uk who supply a bottle of 90 capsules for �17.95 plus p & p (very reasonable at �1.25). I have ordered 3 bottles (p & p �1.98) as I would like my 2 sons to try them for a neurological condition – ataxia.

Also ordered Malcolm Kendrick’s book on your recommendation so look forward to reading that too! Had an interesting evening – thank you.

June

Welcome aboard. I’m glad you’re enjoying the blog.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:28:34 +0000

This is a follow up to query I posted back in late-September about a hs-CRP of 27-29 (three tests over a six week period) and your suggestion I drop the GLA my doctor had included in the “take this” list. I did drop the GLA and added krill oil to the fish oil I take. Just got the results of latest hs-CRP (long dely in test due to family illness, death, etc., etc. that took priority). New CRP is 5.6, still way too high, but a whole lot better than 27! My HDL has also come up to 52 from 35; triglycerides at 120; LDL 121. My thyroid has gone “wacky” with TSH up to 5.7 and free T3 2.0, so am now taking 3 grains Armour thyroid daily with re-test in a month, since I’d been stable for over a year at 2 grains.

I don’t know if the improvement in the hs-CRP is the result of the krill oil or cutting out the GLA or some other factor. Nothing else has changed in the six months since I cut out GLA and added krill oil. I’m not going to quit taking the krill oil to test the possibility, though. 5.6 is not a great number, so I’m looking to see what else I can do to bring it down. Suggestions would be much appreciated — the GLA advice you gave was right on the money.

Sarah

You might want to add some circumin and some vitamin D3.

By: Steve Ballans

Steve Ballans — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 06:00:23 +0000

Hello

I started taking 1000MG krill oil and in 10 days felt 25-30% better – an now taking 2500MG ans cant see a difference. I started putting lots of turmeric on foods – omlettes, stir fries etc with powder ginger – this may help.

1/2 teaspoon of mag citrate seemed to settle me down too, pain wise

Taking tempurature in the AM and 2 hours after awake – if below 98.1 then you have thyroid issues and may want to look at iodine…. If your gut is bad then some HL Betaine. if still cant get to 100% then colloidal silver and http://www.vsl3.com start 1/2 pack and get to 2 packs a day – if after 1-2 years still no good, add glyconutrients and Bob Beck protocal Wheeww, thats a lot hey, but I think it works, trying myself after years of other failures. Cheers

By: Tymothy Smith

Tymothy Smith — Tue, 13 May 2008 06:04:29 +0000

I am interested in beginning to take krill oil, but am concerned about the possibility of rancidity as i have yet to see it stored in the refridgerator with the other fish oils. It would seem that most products that are in gel form are not kept cold, but i have yet to see evidence that the oil does not go rancid faster when on the shelf.
What is your opinion on this?

I keep mine on the shelf and they do fine. You can refrigerate them, but if you do, make sure they are in airtight containers or the gelcaps will become oily. This is the reason you see them unrefrigerated.

By: Tim Dunn

Tim Dunn — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 18:45:00 +0000

Oops, typo above-should read curcumin 1330 mg. Thanks! -Tim

�I support the Tibetan people in their struggle for religious freedom and human rights!� http://www.freetibet.org

By: Tim Dunn

Tim Dunn — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 18:43:36 +0000

I stopped taking piroxicam (Feldene) due to decreased kidney function, and my ankylosing spondylitis (similar to rheumatoid arthritis) and traumatic arthritis got much worse. 10 grams of fish oil a day (5472 mg omega 3), combined with (800mg. – 200mg.) Quercetin/Bromelain, Ginger extract (500mg.) , Curcumin 91330 mg.) and 150 mg. Resveratrol from Polygonum Cuspidatum-grapeseed extract and red wine concentrate, seem to keep my arthritis under control. I weight 255 pounds and am 6′ tall. I am adding my comments because I have no particular attraction to natural remedies, and so am something of a skeptic. I haven’t tried krill oil, but I think I will because Costco (I am in the US) has started carrying it and because this website speaks in favor of it. I buy the enteric coated fish oil at Costco, and have had no problems with it. You don’t burp fish oil if you use the enteric coated version.

“I support the Tibetan people in their struggle for religious freedom and human rights!” http://www.freetibet.org

Keep me posted as to how you do.

By: Rod

Rod — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:52:42 +0000

Hello Dr. Michael R. Eades. I had a total cholesterol count of 283 before taking NKO Krill Oil. I have tried 3 different types of prescriptive type of meds and had side affects with all of them. Then I read your report on NKO Krill Oil and thought I would give it a try; what do I have to loose? After taking two Krill Oil softgels and two Omage 3 softgels in the morning for three months, then switching to taking them at bed time for the last three months, I am glad to give you my report. I am a 52 year old male in good health and about 20 lbs over weight. I feel better over all (not to say I felt bad) and my cholesterol total count dropped 28 points. But my Dr. said that my good cholesterol went down too, he did not like that. He also said my liver count went up one point. Could that be because I am taking so much fish oil? I do not exercise and I know I should and that would most likely raise the good cholesterol.

I don’t think your good cholesterol (I’m assuming you’re talking about HDL-cholesterol) went down as a result of the krill oil/fish oil combo. And I don’t think you liver count (I’m assuming liver enzymes here) went up as a result either. I couldn’t tell you what’s going on without more information, especially information about your overall diet. That’s why I don’t give medical advice over the internet.