Nature's Way, the Australian brand which was all over the pharmacies
here during the 80s, is back in town again.

It's brought in by DKSH , or Diethelm.

Caring Pharmacy has some of their fairly low cost supplements. Their
fish oil is one of the cheapest at $55 for 180 caps.

http://naturesway.com.au/asia/index.php?p=productFishOil

It depends on the source, but salmon oil typically contains two-thirds
the EFAs of regular omega 3s.

http://www.iherb.com/Now-Foods-Salmon-Oil-250-Softgels/7257


In addition, salmon is also likely to have a certain amount of astaxanthin
(which accounts for their light pink color) as a bonus.

So you will still be getting your money's worth.

I think they may still give you an additional 20 % discount from the $118 ?

If so, you will be paying about $ 94 for the equivalent of 240 omega 3s,
coming to 39 cents each, comparable to the cheapest brands around, plus
astaxanthin.








This post has been edited by Tham: Oct 12 2013, 09:20 PM

Fish oils knock down your cellular immunity, especially your macrophages'
production of interferon gamma, and should not be taken in high doses
in an active bacterial/viral/fungal infection.

Most peope don't know that the Eskimos have high rates of TB.


n-3 Fatty acids uniquely affect anti-microbial resistance
and immune cellplasma membrane organization.

'' However, the same anti-inflammatory properties which are so beneficial
in chronic inflammatory diseases may be detrimental in the context of
antimicrobial immunity. Indeed, n-3 PUFA feeding increases mouse
susceptibility to intracellular pathogens, such as Listeria monocytogenes,
Salmonella typhimurium and Paracoccidioides brasiliensis.

Guinea pigs infected with virulent M. tuberculosis fed with n-3 PUFA, and
transgenic fat-1 mice with endogenous enrichment of n-3 PUFA, showed
Increased bacterial loads and pronounced progression of the disease.

These experimental findings suggest that increased tissue levels of n-3 PUFA
can impair resistance to TB. ''


" ..... macrophage activation is indispensable for clearance of mycobacteria
and other intracellular microbial pathogens. Macrophage activation leads to
induction of a variety of cellular processes and allows control of intracellular
pathogens in a more effective way. n-3 PUFA decrease macrophage activation
in response to LPS, IFNγ, or TLR ligands. "


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3183364/




Deactivating effects of n-3 PUFA on macrophage activation
and antimicrobial responses.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3183364/table/T1




This post has been edited by Tham: Nov 13 2015, 12:40 AM

Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Modulate Resistance to
Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Guinea Pigs.

" Evidence in support of this hypothesis comes from epidemiological studies
of Greenlanders and Alaskan Eskimos, who despite consuming diets rich in
fish oil (FO) containing (n-3) fatty acids, exhibit an unusually low incidence of
cardiovascular and other inflammatory diseases but an unusually high frequency
of TB infection. ''

'' evidence consistent with these epidemiological observations is provided
by experimental data from (n-3) PUFA-fed guinea pigs infected via the i.m. route
with virulent M. tuberculosis. Pronounced progression of disease and higher
bacterial counts in the spleen were observed in (n-3) PUFA-fed guinea pigs
compared with guinea pigs consuming diets enriched in SFA or (n-6) PUFA.

Increased susceptibility to other intracellular pathogens, including Listeria and
Salmonella, in (n-3) PUFA-fed animals has also been reported. "


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2635522/



Transgenic mice enriched in omega-3 fatty acids are more susceptible
to pulmonary tuberculosis: impaired resistance to tuberculosis in fat-1 mice.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4421876/





This post has been edited by Tham: Nov 12 2015, 10:10 AM

Your lowly, time-tested and much cheaper cod liver oil, however, is beneficial,
largely due to the inherent vitamin A and D content.



Abstract or study not available, but here is the writeup.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/22187324



Cod Liver Oil vs TB.


" ..... the disease was stabilised in 18% of the patients given cod liver oil,
compared with only 6% of those in the control group. Deterioration or death
occurred in 33% of patients given standard treatment alone, but in only 19%
of those given cod liver oil, a reduction of 14%. "

The 542 inpatients with consumption treated with cod liver oil, were given a
dose of 1 drachm (3.6 ml) three times a day, gradually increased, in some
few cases up to 1.5 ozs (42 ml) per dose.

" It was observed that one of the most striking effects of the use of cod liver oil is an
increase in the patient’s weight. A gain in weight occurred in 70%, a loss in only 21%
and in 9% the weight remained stationary. "


" Professor Green says that some children are still given cod liver oil today
and perhaps this relates back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries when
cod liver oil was widely used to treat and prevent tuberculosis. "

" He says: “A role for vitamin D in combating tuberculosis gives a rational basis for
sunshine therapy, which was widely practised for patients in sanatoriums before
chemotherapy became available, as vitamin D is synthesised in the skin when
exposed to the sun. Patients were put out on their beds to lie in the sun in summer
and winter, and many were sent to Switzerland and other sunny countries for
treatment.” He adds that today many patients who develop TB in the UK are found
to be Vitamin D deficient. "

http://www.nleducation.co.uk/resources/rev...liver-oil-vs-tb




Drug resistant tuberculosis: back to sanatoria, surgery and cod-liver oil ?

http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/8/7/1073.long




Environmental factors in Tiny Tim's near-fatal illness.

" Dickens was familiar with both rickets and TB and wrote about cod liver oil as a
possible cure for rickets and scrofula. Improved vitamin D status can result in
enhanced macrophage synthesis of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, which increases
the synthesis of the antimicrobial peptide cathelicidin (LL-37). This component
of the innate immune system has strong killing properties for Mycobacterium
tuberculosis. The combination of rickets and TB represent a crippling condition
that could be reversed by improved vitamin D status. "

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/22393183



Inhibition by retinoic acid of multiplication of virulent tubercle bacilli
in cultured human macrophages.

" These results suggest that RA (vitamin A), like vitamin D, may have some
immunoprotective role against human tuberculosis, as historically intimated
by the regular use of vitamin A- and D-rich cod liver oil for the treatment of
tuberculosis before the introduction of modern chemotherapy. "


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC313186/