Omega 3 tablets v Omega 3, 6 and 9 tablets

[Hope]

Just a quick q.  My wife and I, in addition to our medical tablets, take supplements - Omega 3, Garlic and Glucosamine/Chondritin.

I notice that our usual supplier - Healthspan - has started offering Omega 3, 6 & 9 in combination. Is there a huge difference between the single and the combination?

[Anchorman]

Put the NIV on your ipad.
Then you'll have an Alpha and Omega tablet.

(sorry....)

[Hope]

Put the NIV on your ipad.
Then you'll have an Alpha and Omega tablet.

(sorry....)

I already have the ESV on my Kindle.  Don't have an iPad.

[BashfulAnthony]

Just a quick q.  My wife and I, in addition to our medical tablets, take supplements - Omega 3, Garlic and Glucosamine/Chondritin.

I notice that our usual supplier - Healthspan - has started offering Omega 3, 6 & 9 in combination. Is there a huge difference between the single and the combination?

I have just come out of hospital, and I asked one of the Consultants about the supplements I have been taking.  He said, " Don't waste your money."  He said if you eat a well-balanced diet that should be enough.

[SusanDoris]

Just a quick q.  My wife and I, in addition to our medical tablets, take supplements - Omega 3, Garlic and Glucosamine/Chondritin.

I notice that our usual supplier - Healthspan - has started offering Omega 3, 6 & 9 in combination. Is there a huge difference between the single and the combination?

I have just come out of hospital, and I asked one of the Consultants about the supplements I have been taking.  He said, " Don't waste your money."  He said if you eat a well-balanced diet that should be enough.

Well said, your Consultant!! I certainly agree. Hope you're okay.

I was talking to a chap at the gym the other day - he's been a regular there for 12 years he was saying. 95 and as spry as a much younger man and I'll bet he doesn't take any supplements.

[BashfulAnthony]

Just a quick q.  My wife and I, in addition to our medical tablets, take supplements - Omega 3, Garlic and Glucosamine/Chondritin.

I notice that our usual supplier - Healthspan - has started offering Omega 3, 6 & 9 in combination. Is there a huge difference between the single and the combination?

I have just come out of hospital, and I asked one of the Consultants about the supplements I have been taking.  He said, " Don't waste your money."  He said if you eat a well-balanced diet that should be enough.

Well said, your Consultant!! I certainly agree. Hope you're okay.

I was talking to a chap at the gym the other day - he's been a regular there for 12 years he was saying. 95 and as spry as a much younger man and I'll bet he doesn't take any supplements.

Thank you Rose:  it was a strangulated hernia:  not nice, but the hospital were superb, Consultants, all the way down.  (The QMC, Nottingham.)

[ippy]

If you're on a reasonable mixed diet their shouldn't be any need for extra vitamins, your body takes what it needs and the rest are disposed of in the normal way.

So unless you're directed to take additional vitamins by a professional, you're wasting your money, there are also some vitamins that you can overdose on and they can do you some harm haven't got info on those to hand at the moment, I'm sure our friend Wikkie could help out there.

ippy 

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Just a quick q.  My wife and I, in addition to our medical tablets, take supplements - Omega 3, Garlic and Glucosamine/Chondritin.

I notice that our usual supplier - Healthspan - has started offering Omega 3, 6 & 9 in combination. Is there a huge difference between the single and the combination?

I have just come out of hospital, and I asked one of the Consultants about the supplements I have been taking.  He said, " Don't waste your money."  He said if you eat a well-balanced diet that should be enough.

I don't quite agree. Of course, nothing beats a well balanced diet and supplements are not a substitute but the clue is in the name "supplement". For most people it's very difficult to get all the nutrients from food alone, so one supplements their already (hopefully) balanced diet. For instance in these northern climes D vitamin is recommended during the winter. I also use omega 3 as well as vitamin C , magnesium and multi vitamin and mineral as an insurance, especially since I exercise vigorously every day.

[ippy]

Just a quick q.  My wife and I, in addition to our medical tablets, take supplements - Omega 3, Garlic and Glucosamine/Chondritin.

I notice that our usual supplier - Healthspan - has started offering Omega 3, 6 & 9 in combination. Is there a huge difference between the single and the combination?

I have just come out of hospital, and I asked one of the Consultants about the supplements I have been taking.  He said, " Don't waste your money."  He said if you eat a well-balanced diet that should be enough.

I don't quite agree. Of course, nothing beats a well balanced diet and supplements are not a substitute but the clue is in the name "supplement". For most people it's very difficult to get all the nutrients from food alone, so one supplements their already (hopefully) balanced diet. For instance in these northern climes D vitamin is recommended during the winter. I also use omega 3 as well as vitamin C , magnesium and multi vitamin and mineral as an insurance, especially since I exercise vigorously every day.

Like I said unless advised by a professional to take some specific item they're a waste of money, because the body takes what it needs and dispenses with the rest via the usual channels; I've four MD's in my immediate family and that's their consensus, I wouldn't have known either way otherwise.

ippy

[Nearly Sane]

I concentrate on proper balancing of grape and grain

[ippy]

I concentrate on proper balancing of grape and grain

On the chin or nose?

ippy

P S Forehead?

[L.A.]

Just a quick q.  My wife and I, in addition to our medical tablets, take supplements - Omega 3, Garlic and Glucosamine/Chondritin.

I notice that our usual supplier - Healthspan - has started offering Omega 3, 6 & 9 in combination. Is there a huge difference between the single and the combination?

I have just come out of hospital, and I asked one of the Consultants about the supplements I have been taking.  He said, " Don't waste your money."  He said if you eat a well-balanced diet that should be enough.

I don't quite agree. Of course, nothing beats a well balanced diet and supplements are not a substitute but the clue is in the name "supplement". For most people it's very difficult to get all the nutrients from food alone, so one supplements their already (hopefully) balanced diet. For instance in these northern climes D vitamin is recommended during the winter. I also use omega 3 as well as vitamin C , magnesium and multi vitamin and mineral as an insurance, especially since I exercise vigorously every day.

Like I said unless advised by a professional to take some specific item they're a waste of money, because the body takes what it needs and dispenses with the rest via the usual channels; I've four MD's in my immediate family and that's their consensus, I wouldn't have known either way otherwise.

ippy

I don't think anyone can say that for sure. Our modern diet is not necessarily perfectly balanced and the role of substances such as the omega oils is not perfectly understood.

And of course, even if it is actually a placebo effect - if it works it works.

[Jack Knave]

Just a quick q.  My wife and I, in addition to our medical tablets, take supplements - Omega 3, Garlic and Glucosamine/Chondritin.

I notice that our usual supplier - Healthspan - has started offering Omega 3, 6 & 9 in combination. Is there a huge difference between the single and the combination?

What are all these things suppose to do? Just have a healthy diet...

[L.A.]

Just a quick q.  My wife and I, in addition to our medical tablets, take supplements - Omega 3, Garlic and Glucosamine/Chondritin.

I notice that our usual supplier - Healthspan - has started offering Omega 3, 6 & 9 in combination. Is there a huge difference between the single and the combination?

What are all these things suppose to do? Just have a healthy diet...

How can you ever be sure that your diet is 'healthy'?

[Udayana]

They will let you know after the postmortem   

[L.A.]

They will let you know after the postmortem   

. . . and  people who never die must be eating a healthy diet . . .  I suppose?

[Udayana]

 So far so good ...

[Jack Knave]

Just a quick q.  My wife and I, in addition to our medical tablets, take supplements - Omega 3, Garlic and Glucosamine/Chondritin.

I notice that our usual supplier - Healthspan - has started offering Omega 3, 6 & 9 in combination. Is there a huge difference between the single and the combination?

What are all these things suppose to do? Just have a healthy diet...

How can you ever be sure that your diet is 'healthy'?

By eating a healthy and varied diet.

[Jack Knave]

They will let you know after the postmortem   

There wont be one I plan to rise from the dead and ascend into heaven. I can do it if I put my mind to it!!!

[L.A.]

Just a quick q.  My wife and I, in addition to our medical tablets, take supplements - Omega 3, Garlic and Glucosamine/Chondritin.

I notice that our usual supplier - Healthspan - has started offering Omega 3, 6 & 9 in combination. Is there a huge difference between the single and the combination?

What are all these things suppose to do? Just have a healthy diet...

How can you ever be sure that your diet is 'healthy'?

By eating a healthy and varied diet.

Such as chips, deep fried Mars bars, and doughnuts - that seems quite varied.

[L.A.]

. . . and a few pints of beer for your B vitamins (with a lemon slice for vitamin C)

[BashfulAnthony]

Just a quick q.  My wife and I, in addition to our medical tablets, take supplements - Omega 3, Garlic and Glucosamine/Chondritin.

I notice that our usual supplier - Healthspan - has started offering Omega 3, 6 & 9 in combination. Is there a huge difference between the single and the combination?

What are all these things suppose to do? Just have a healthy diet...

How can you ever be sure that your diet is 'healthy'?

By eating a healthy and varied diet.

Such as chips, deep fried Mars bars, and doughnuts - that seems quite varied.

Unfortunately, that's how some people live, hence the dreadful obesity problem. 

According to the NHS:

The key to a healthy balanced diet is:
eating the right amount of food for how active you are
eating a range of foods – this is what balanced means

The range of foods in your diet should include:
plenty of fruit and vegetables
plenty of bread, rice, potatoes, pasta and other starchy foods (choosing wholegrain varieties when possible)
some milk and dairy foods (choosing lower-fat varieties when possible)
some meat, fish, eggs, beans and other non-dairy sources of protein
just a small amount of foods high in fat and sugar."

Not rocket science, but so many just prefer the chips, sweets, and crisps and Coke option.

[L.A.]

Just a quick q.  My wife and I, in addition to our medical tablets, take supplements - Omega 3, Garlic and Glucosamine/Chondritin.

I notice that our usual supplier - Healthspan - has started offering Omega 3, 6 & 9 in combination. Is there a huge difference between the single and the combination?

What are all these things suppose to do? Just have a healthy diet...

How can you ever be sure that your diet is 'healthy'?

By eating a healthy and varied diet.

Such as chips, deep fried Mars bars, and doughnuts - that seems quite varied.

Unfortunately, that's how some people live, hence the dreadful obesity problem. 

According to the NHS:

The key to a healthy balanced diet is:
eating the right amount of food for how active you are
eating a range of foods – this is what balanced means

The range of foods in your diet should include:
plenty of fruit and vegetables
plenty of bread, rice, potatoes, pasta and other starchy foods (choosing wholegrain varieties when possible)
some milk and dairy foods (choosing lower-fat varieties when possible)
some meat, fish, eggs, beans and other non-dairy sources of protein
just a small amount of foods high in fat and sugar."

Not rocket science, but so many just prefer the chips, sweets, and crisps and Coke option.

That's fine - but 'Official' advice has changed over the years and I doubt whether that will be the last word on the subject.

I think that the jury is still out on supplements such as the omega oils and Glucosamine/Chondritin. A lady in my walking group swears that they help her joints. Even if it is placebo effect, does it really matter as long as it works?

[Rhiannon]

There are studies - reported on the NHS' own website - linking high levels of Omega 3 to prostate cancer. Why that should be I have no idea.

I take a good quality multivitamin in the winter.

[BashfulAnthony]

There are studies - reported on the NHS' own website - linking high levels of Omega 3 to prostate cancer. Why that should be I have no idea.

I take a good quality multivitamin in the winter.

With respect, I'll go along with what the Consultant told me this week.

BTW,  how do you know what a "good quality multivitamin" is?