Don't OD on Evening Primrose Oil (was: RE: Re: I messed up - help me scd-ers!)

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I take the Blue Ice Cod Liver Oil everyday (in addition to a couple of other

fish oils). From what I've read, it's perfectly safe because this form of

Vitamin A does not lead to toxicity due to being natural (rather than

synthetic). Here's an article about it from Weston Price:

http://www.westonaprice.org/basicnutrition/clarifications.html

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

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> > Codliver oil, yes. EPO, no

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> Does this mean I should be careful about taking too much fish oil? I

> have gel caps that have flax seed oil, cold water fish oil, and borage

> oil in them, and I think it's 1200 mg total. As far as I know, all the

> ingredients are legal, and I've been taking them 3 times a day, with

> food. I do take a day off all my pills once a week though.

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> Pour Dieu, pour terre,

> Alyssa 15

> UC April 2008, diagnosed Sept 2008

> SCD June 2009 (restarted)

> 20mg Prednisone 1x daily ugh

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