Fish Oil: The Natural Anti-Inflammatory

by Joseph C. Maroon, Jeffrey Bost, Jeffrey Bost

Book Overview

Chronic inflammation can cause chronic pain, a breakdown of cartilage and muscle, increased blood clotting, and may cause genetic changes leading to various cancers. This book discusses a method of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591201829
• ISBN13: 9781591201823
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Basic Health Publications
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Very interesting review.

I learned of the anti-inflammatory effect of fish oil when I happened to hear Dr. Maroon on the People's Pharmacy on the radio. At that time I took a lot of Advil for general aches and pains, pretty much on a daily basis. I decided to try taking fish oil and see what happens. Within a week I noticed I hadn't taken any Advil for several days. I've taken fish oil ever since and I still don't take Advil. The book is well written and the data he quotes is very interesting. Most of the positive reports on fish oil's positive vascular and anti-inflammatory effects are from Europe. Cardiologists in the US are less impressed. One of the problems with the book and the use of fish oil in general is that the DOSE of fish oil is completely arbitrary. Even in major medical centers around the world quoted in his research and in research I've read since, there is minimal to no discussion about how researchers arrived at the doses they've tried. Higher doses are often referred to as "Eskimo doses", but a definition of just how much this is does not exist. I therefore think the research done on fish oil is incomplete. I've taken 6000 mg. daily for five years with no known ill effect aside from avoiding Advil. Also, fish oil is fish oil and the expensive stuff is a rip off. See Consumer Reports data. I think the book is very revealing and well written except for the lack of information and discussion regarding dosage.

FishOil The natural anti-inflammatory

This book has been very helpful to me. I am now using the information to help in purchasing quality fish oils.

Evidence-based and from a credible source

I started reading this from the back for the practical information on dosage and purity, but I'm already impressed. It's a pleasure to find a very recent book that lays out the science and data in a readable form. And once you're past the rah-rah cover (which the publisher probably insisted on), the tone is very objective. I'll be able to pass this on to a skeptical relative without it seeming like it's selling snake oil! This book is exactly what I was looking for. It occurs to me, though, that it may not be an easy read for someone without science or research background. It's well written, but there's definitely a lot of terminology to process and absorb. For someone looking for a lightweight read, maybe one of the other books on the subject would be better.