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alas, i am back on tane. had weeks where i was completely clear on the O3 but this past two weeks got the better of me. for no apparent reason my skin got worse without any change in my diet or supplementation regimen. and i'm so sick and tired of having to worry about eating this and not eating that. have been on tane before and know that in about a week i'll be completely clear, phew! good luck to all of you trying the natural approach and keep up the good work!
The diet is really getting to me, but if it means clearer skin then I'll do it. I miss hamburgers 😥 😆
alas, i am back on tane. had weeks where i was completely clear on the O3 but this past two weeks got the better of me. for no apparent reason my skin got worse without any change in my diet or supplementation regimen. and i'm so sick and tired of having to worry about eating this and not eating that. have been on tane before and know that in about a week i'll be completely clear, phew! good luck to all of you trying the natural approach and keep up the good work!The diet is really getting to me, but if it means clearer skin then I'll do it. I miss hamburgers 😥 😆
yes, if you could tell me indefinetaly that if i abstain from this or that food my skin will be clear, i will do it in a heartbeat. however, it does not work that way, and for me, unfortunately, i can never be satisfied with half measures.
alas, i am back on tane. had weeks where i was completely clear on the O3 but this past two weeks got the better of me. for no apparent reason my skin got worse without any change in my diet or supplementation regimen. and i'm so sick and tired of having to worry about eating this and not eating that. have been on tane before and know that in about a week i'll be completely clear, phew! good luck to all of you trying the natural approach and keep up the good work!The diet is really getting to me, but if it means clearer skin then I'll do it. I miss hamburgers 😥 😆
yes, if you could tell me indefinetaly that if i abstain from this or that food my skin will be clear, i will do it in a heartbeat. however, it does not work that way, and for me, unfortunately, i can never be satisfied with half measures.
Yeah that's the only catch lol. I have high hopes though, but makes the fall that much worse
I'll just be keeping from really bad stuff and eating healthier overall. For my general health too. 😀
Hi Romeo,
I have been reading your threads and they are very interesting. You have gathered a lot of information and have experimented a lot. And it is very kind of you to be sharing all that with us here. I guess you started with Fish oil supplements sometime in Feb this year and in your progress with the reduction in oiliness based on the blotting sheets you did see a huge difference. But in one of your recent posts you have written that your back acne is gone but you are still struggling with that on face. So the fish oil just gave the temporary relief. I am trying to fight oiliness as well because of which I get clogged pores and then acne every year at this time at the onset of summer. I have been using Udo's concentrated 3-6-9 softgels and the liquid interchangeably for sometime now ..more or less on regular basis.
Also I wanted to ask about the green tea extract/bags if you are using them with your fish oil supplements. Do you at all use the tea bags topically. Can they be used along with MaMa lotion or green cream and Paula's 2% BHA liquid? I use these at night after washing my face with Biore pore unclogging scrub. Can you please suggest what would be right sequence I can use these products in. I use MaMa and green cream on alternate days.
Thanks,
Arora
A question...The Omega-3 that I bought has 396mg of O-3. However, I also read in the "Other Ingredients" (It didn't say how much) that it contains d-Alpha Tocopherol (Vitamin E). Would it be safe to take high doses of these capsules later on?
You basically cannot overdose on Vitamin E:
http://www.independentliving.co.uk/vitamin3.html#vite
It is almost impossible to overdose on vitamin E. Large scale studies have shown that people can take up to 10 grams a day for extended periods without adverse effects, though some individuals find that doses in excess of 1 gram a day can cause stomach problems.
You'll be fine!
Does this thread ever stop growing? I've only been gone about a month! And my last post seemed very grumpy - (sorry ayla!) can i blame that on the acne or my age? 
Hows it all going for everyone? I skimmed over the last 30 odd pages. Any updates? New do's / dont's or successes / failures?
You can overdose on vitamin E, it's fat-soluble not water soluble.
RDAs should be observed to avoid overdosing. Overdosing on fat-soluble vitamins can lead to toxic levels that can cause damage to the body.
However the rda over here is 10mg, but i wouldn't worry till you got to silly numbers of vitamin E like 266mg+ - which from the small amount they add to omega 3, you shouldn't be anywhere near!
Dave
Does this thread ever stop growing? I've only been gone about a month! And my last post seemed very grumpy - (sorry ayla!) can i blame that on the acne or my age? 😀Hows it all going for everyone? I skimmed over the last 30 odd pages. Any updates? New do's / dont's or successes / failures?
You can overdose on vitamin E, it's fat-soluble not water soluble.
RDAs should be observed to avoid overdosing. Overdosing on fat-soluble vitamins can lead to toxic levels that can cause damage to the body.However the rda over here is 10mg, but i wouldn't worry till you got to silly numbers of vitamin E like 266mg+ - which from the small amount they add to omega 3, you shouldn't be anywhere near!
Dave
400 IU is plenty 🙂 It's recommended for those taking fish oil too. I believe the tolerable upper level intake is 1200 IU, so we are very safe and healthy!
Hi Romeo,I have been reading your threads and they are very interesting. You have gathered a lot of information and have experimented a lot. And it is very kind of you to be sharing all that with us here. I guess you started with Fish oil supplements sometime in Feb this year and in your progress with the reduction in oiliness based on the blotting sheets you did see a huge difference. But in one of your recent posts you have written that your back acne is gone but you are still struggling with that on face. So the fish oil just gave the temporary relief. I am trying to fight oiliness as well because of which I get clogged pores and then acne every year at this time at the onset of summer. I have been using Udo's concentrated 3-6-9 softgels and the liquid interchangeably for sometime now ..more or less on regular basis.
Also I wanted to ask about the green tea extract/bags if you are using them with your fish oil supplements. Do you at all use the tea bags topically. Can they be used along with MaMa lotion or green cream and Paula's 2% BHA liquid? I use these at night after washing my face with Biore pore unclogging scrub. Can you please suggest what would be right sequence I can use these products in. I use MaMa and green cream on alternate days.
Thanks,
Arora
Hey, the back acne stopped one month in. Reason being, due to hormones. The oil reduced, but stayed at that level, sadly, but it did reduce a lot, but not completely. Enough to still get clogged pores that can sometimes get inf lammed. But such a huge improvement, but not enough for me to be completely happy, but enough to be able to live life confidently I believe.
As far as the topicals go, I am not sure what to do because I don't use much topicals at all except for lotion, but I would not recommend pore strips at all. Instead, here's a tip. Take jojoba oil and massage the sides of your nose, they will all come out (the sebum plugs). Once it does, wash up. Don't worry, the oil won't be on your face long enough to break you out. Usually, it takes quite a few hours for something to settle in your pores and break you out 🙂 I can't use jojoba oil for moisturizer, but I do use it for that, because as a moisturizer I break out in places I normally do not, meaning it is plugging up my pores, but massaging it, it doesn't clog my face up and works to take out sebum plugs :).
Hi there!
I've been taking Omega-3 for about month now (at first 1200mg/day, now 4800mg/day). I also started to take multivitamin, B-complex and 45mg zinc at the same time. I thinks my mild/moderate acne has not changed much since but my skin is very very dry, and also my lips are muchmuch more dry than usually.
My diet is pretty healthy and I drink few litres of water everyday. I clean my face every morning and evening with mild cleaning emulsion and mild Facial Tonic and after that i moisturize. I just can't understand why my face is so dry. Almost like when i was doing Accuttane couple of years ago. Actually I get 70mg/day zinc because there is also zinc included in my multivitamin pill and b-complex.
One thing I want to emphasize is that after taking fruits and veggies, it will take 30 or so days to fully show the benefits. Reason being is that the new cells formed will be based upon what you are eating today, which lie under the older skin on top. The skin cycle is about a month, so do not be disheatened about no immediate results with fruits/veggies till one month. Your skin will improve gradually. Same with omega 3, since the skin cells on top are not affected as much as the new skin being formed, the time it takes to see results for what you take in today will be about a month in.🙂 Keep on pushing!
yes, even though i did not not have breakouts while eating poorly (a week ago), it could be impacting negatively on my skin now that i'm actually eating better. i thought that if you consume bad foods you get acne between 1 and 3 days after eating it, not like seven days later after you had already changed your diet. i'm going to also try a different brand of O3, capsules this time, i don't always feel like taking the liquid oil, especially if i feel a bit fragile will also try some digestive enzymes, vitamin e + zinc. hoping for a better week. thanks for the tip on carrots, i now take a few carrot balls to work every day.
Also one more note, make sure to eat carrots and broccoli, or any veggies for that matter with some fat, since they are fat soluble, they help with absorption since they are fat soluble vitamins =)
A good idea: carrots with some milk, broccoli with cheese and salsa. That's what I generally do. After these, I take my fish oil supps and the rest. I take 1 vitamin E with fish oil too
So it's like this:
Breakfast: carrots, apples, milk, egg whites (fish oil, vit e)
lunch: yogurt and salad (with some ranch for fat to absorb the salad best) and fish oil. I get these at wendy's at school. The healthiest options I can find.
meal: pinto beans, cheese, salsa, some spinach (b complex, zinc, fish oil).
dinner: whatever, most likely lentils and white rice.
then last meal: broccoli and cheese (multi vitamin, fish oil).
In there, I put some fatty foods like ice cream, cookies, brownies... mmm lol!
That is how i avoid gluten. Before it was like wheaties for breakfast, oatmeal squares for dinner, pasta for lunch, apples for snacks. Healthy, on paper... but reality nope.
I know this sounds very picky. But, brownies and cookies have gluten. If you say that gluten effects u alot. then u have to avoid all gluten products. Unless it says its gluten free treats:P
Hi there!I've been taking Omega-3 for about month now (at first 1200mg/day, now 4800mg/day). I also started to take multivitamin, B-complex and 45mg zinc at the same time. I thinks my mild/moderate acne has not changed much since but my skin is very very dry, and also my lips are muchmuch more dry than usually.
My diet is pretty healthy and I drink few litres of water everyday. I clean my face every morning and evening with mild cleaning emulsion and mild Facial Tonic and after that i moisturize. I just can't understand why my face is so dry. Almost like when i was doing Accuttane couple of years ago. Actually I get 70mg/day zinc because there is also zinc included in my multivitamin pill and b-complex.
Perhaps you can cut the dose in half as this old tread from 2001 suggested
OMEGA 3 OILS: Begin with 5,000 mg per day.* These include the fish oils, whose active ingredients include Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) and Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA). Also Alpha-Linolenic Acid (LNA) is an Omega 3 oil. (Reference: Udo Erasmus' book "Fats that Heal, Fats that Kill")
OMEGA 6 OILS: Begin with 1,500 mg per day.* These include Gamma-Linolenic Acid (GLA) and Linoleic Acid (LA).
*Guidelines for a 150lb. adult. Count only the active ingredients listed above, and not the mg shown on the front label of the bottle. For example your bottle may say "Fish Oil 1,000mg" on the front label. But the breakdown will say 2 capsules contain EPA - 360mg and DHA - 240mg. So, your total of Omega 3 in 2 capsules of this product is 600mg (not 1,000mg).
After 2 months at the starting dosages, if improvement has been seen, cut the dosages in half and take that for 2 more months. Again, if improvement has been maintained, cut the dosages in half once again. Continue this process until symptoms begin to return (which means you've cut the dosages too far), then go back to the previous higher dose that was successful and maintain this dosage indefinitely.
I know this sounds very picky. But, brownies and cookies have gluten. If you say that gluten effects u alot. then u have to avoid all gluten products. Unless it says its gluten free treats:P
I found out that gluten didn't have as much effect as I thought. I stopped it for about a week and nothing changed, in fact I got worse =/ I know that isn't a connection in terms of it getting worse and stopping, but taking it out didn't affect me positively =) So I added it back in and nothing happened again, so it was just a bad correlation. Kind of like what happened with dairy for me. I'm fine on the food side ... as far as I know. It would be funny if it was something else all together 😆
I know this sounds very picky. But, brownies and cookies have gluten. If you say that gluten effects u alot. then u have to avoid all gluten products. Unless it says its gluten free treats:PI found out that gluten didn't have as much effect as I thought. I stopped it for about a week and nothing changed, in fact I got worse =/ I know that isn't a connection in terms of it getting worse and stopping, but taking it out didn't affect me positively =) So I added it back in and nothing happened again, so it was just a bad correlation. Kind of like what happened with dairy for me. I'm fine on the food side ... as far as I know. It would be funny if it was something else all together 😆
If you are not of European descent it is unlikely that you have a true gluten intolerance. It is possible to have a wheat or gluten allergy, but you probably don't have celiac sprue.
Hello everyone!
I've just read this thread today and i was just wondering if Nature Made brand is also safe to use or would i have to switch to 1 of the brands mentioned from pg1. (i bought it already but if it's not safe i wouldnt mind switching it :])
And one more thing, for the supplement facts it's said that:
Serving size:2
fish oil concentrate 2400mg
omega-3 (EPA) 432mg
omega-3 (DHA) 288mg
So if i only count the omega-3, 2 softgels only contain about 700mg and does that mean i have to take up to 8-10 sofgels a day (2800mg-3500mg)?
Thanks for reading this and plz reply back if you can asap :]
Hello everyone!I've just read this thread today and i was just wondering if Nature Made brand is also safe to use or would i have to switch to 1 of the brands mentioned from pg1. (i bought it already but if it's not safe i wouldnt mind switching it :])
And one more thing, for the supplement facts it's said that:
Serving size:2
fish oil concentrate 2400mg
omega-3 (EPA) 432mg
omega-3 (DHA) 288mg
So if i only count the omega-3, 2 softgels only contain about 700mg and does that mean i have to take up to 8-10 sofgels a day (2800mg-3500mg)?
Thanks for reading this and plz reply back if you can asap :]
I take those, theyre fine 😀
where's the best place to buy fish oil?I went to kroger's this morning and the nature made brand was $10 a bottle for just 60 capsules!
not sure if this is the case for you in your area but my CVS has buy one get one free nature made and I have a $1 off mfr coupon too if you want.
To me, those are the best quality/most cost efficient because each serving (2 pills) is 720 mg of omega 3 in comparison to the others listed on here that only come up at 600 mg/serving, and you can usually find good deals on the nature made brand. Plus its odorless
edit: I just attached it into this post, just print on "best quality" and use color if possible.
nevermind I cant figure out how to do it, its a word file but it doesnt download correctly..I tried
Is Dha better than Epa for acne? I'd love to know the answer to this
No idea who that is, just stumbled across it, and unlike most pages about omega3 she says, Dha is more useful! Just for once i'd like a definite solid answer!
Mine should be running out in the next week or so. I'll probably be picking up some of those Nature Made that femme and everyone else keeps talking about. 🙂
if you have a CVS by you I def suggest picking up the bottle of 150's, the odorless ones...ASAP (since the sale may only go til sunday?) They're $21 for the bottle but since it's B1G1 Free, you'll technically be getting 300 for $21. CHEAP.
where's the best place to buy fish oil?I went to kroger's this morning and the nature made brand was $10 a bottle for just 60 capsules!
Just watch out for buy one get one free sales like everyone said. Grocery stores drug stores, anywhere. I usually take the Carlson liquid but I'll get store bought pills when they are on sale and take both. At my store, I'll get the Natrol brand for $9 at 150 count, so that's 300 for $9 of a good brand. Can't beat that.
Is Dha better than Epa for acne? I'd love to know the answer to thisNo idea who that is, just stumbled across it, and unlike most pages about omega3 she says, Dha is more useful! Just for once i'd like a definite solid answer!
Don't quote me on this, but on the top of my head: I believe they are for different things. DHA primarily for brain and heart (and some other important parts), and EPA for skin (and many other things). I guess what I am trying to say is that they are most important together as they both target different areas. I think. I don't have any links with me right now except this one:
http://www.benbest.com/health/dha.html
DHA for heart and minds
And here's an example of how EPA works for one thing, when DHA does not work for it:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?c...p;dopt=Abstract
EPA, but not DHA, decreases mean platelet volume in normal subjects.
So gladly the capsules come with both. Yay