Comments on: Why krill oil?

By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:12:59 +0000

Hi Dr. Eades, I am confused on the EPO and GLA. It looks like you are saying not to take EPO. Is there a better form of GLA that I can take or are you saying to avoid GLA all together?

By: Toni Bueno

Toni Bueno — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:51:30 +0000

I was Diagnosed with AIDS a while back and I have since been taking Atripla which raised my Cholesterol Levels to 526. I am on Prevastatin 20 mg and Tricor 145 mg (taken at different times) this did not reduce my cholesterol so I started taking fish oil 1000 mg. and still nothing. Took krill oil 1000mg and in 3 months it went down to 90. So it does work for me.

By: Lynda

Lynda — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:07:38 +0000

I use a product called MoodLift by Shaklee
and it has really helped me. Also, your son
may need more B vitamins. I also use Shaklee
B vitamins and their multi-vitamin and have
found them to be the best!
I hope this helps your son.

By: Anieta

Anieta — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:56:47 +0000

Hi Dr. Mike,
I really enjoyed your article and responses to all questions. How can I find out which product sources NKO krill oil? I found this one called Everest Nutrition. http://www.krilloilreview.org/?gclid=CJ6T0abk860CFeUZQgodUFmDsA

Thank you.

By: Shane

Shane — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:58:52 +0000

I was very skeptical of KO initially as I’d tried other expensive fish oils which I found to be no better than a relatively cheap cod liver oil product. But KO is different. It improves my mood and thinking in a way that other fish oils don’t. I’ve found I need to take a about 5g of cod liver oil to get a similar effect to 1g of KO. The improvement from KO was a surprising result.

By: Elvia

Elvia — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:58:01 +0000

Hi, I have read several websites that fish oil my be rancid if it is the cheaper brand, I just bought 3 bottles if natures made fish oil and it was very cheap, I can’t stand the taste of fish that is why I bought pills, now if I bite into pill and it is rancid it will be a strong taste right? Does this happen to krill oil also, do I have to worry about it being rancid when I buy it, I am already dreading it if I have to throw the fish oil away. Please let me know. Thank you!

By: James

James — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:14:38 +0000

If you’re referring to the ability of the body to convert ALA to DHA/EPA, you’re right, but it does this at an inefficient rate. Perhaps you could point me to a study that shows consuming flaxseed oil is just as effective as fish/krill oil?

By: Maya

Maya — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:58:16 +0000

Hey, indeed krill is a very interesting creature. Antarctic Krill are just one of 85 species of krill found all over the oceans of the world. Krill are zooplankton invertebrates that float in huge swarms. Euphausia superba krill are the most common krill, found mostly in the waters of the Antarctic. Euphausia krill are at the very bottom of the food chain and can only found in the pristine oceans around Antarctcia, where there is very limited accumulation of contaminants. I recommend you to visit: http://www.krillfacts.org – a sea of information about krill and Antarctica.

By: mreades

mreades — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:51:04 +0000

Don’t know anything about it. Sorry.

By: mreades

mreades — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:38:50 +0000

The A and D depend on the brand. I take one caplet of krill oil per day, and that’s what I recommend to most people.