How to Use Fish Oil For Weight Loss & Fat Loss (Dosing, Duration & More)
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- čas přidán 2. 06. 2024
- This video explains how to use fish oil for weight loss, fat loss, and to help build muscle mass naturally.
Losing weight isn't about counting or cutting your calories.
If weight loss was truly only about calories then how would supplements help with weight loss?
Long-lasting sustained weight loss is about managing your hormones.
The hormones that tell your body to store fat (insulin), the hormones that manage your metabolism (thyroid hormone), the hormones that tell your body when you are hungry/full (leptin), and the sex hormones that manage your lean body mass (testosterone).
This concept (the hormonal theory of obesity) is why certain supplements can actually help your body burn fat and lose weight.
One such supplement is fish oil.
And while supplementing with fish oil isn't a magical weight loss pill, it has a very impressive benefit profile when it comes to your hormones which have been outlined in clinical studies.
So how does fish oil work to help with weight loss if it doesn't alter the number of calories you consume?
You guessed it:
Fish oil directly alters the hormones that lead to weight gain and obesity.
We are going to discuss these hormonal changes in detail below, but as a primer fish oil has a direct action on THREE of the most important hormones that lead to weight gain:
Leptin & Leptin resistance
Insulin & insulin resistance
Thyroid hormone & T3 (specifically thyroid resistance)
Fish oil also has beneficial effects that extend into the inflammatory cascade.
The same cascade that, when triggered, is implicated in a host of western diseases that can lead to premature death and increased mortality.
And believe it or not, but we are only touching the surface of the many benefits of fish oil as it relates to fish oil.
So let's get into the specifics of how fish oil can help burn fat in your body.
#1. Increases Lean Body Mass
#2. Reduces fat mass when combined with exercise
#3. Enhances thyroid function in the liver
#4. Increases insulin sensitivity and reduces glucagon
#5. Reduces leptin levels and leptin resistance
#6. Reduces inflammation
But in order to get these benefits you MUST use the correct dose. For weight loss, I recommend somewhere between 4 and 6 GRAMS per day. In other words, 4,000 to 6,000mg per day.
If you are using a triglyceride delivery system then you can cut that down to 1 to 2 grams per day.
Plan to use fish oil like this for 6+ months and use it in conjunction with other therapies such as healthy eating, regular exercise, hormone balance, and so on.
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I've been living a ketogenic lifestyle for close to 4 years now and while it has helped me tremendously with my water weight, chronic pain, and brought me down in size, it stalled out once I hit perimenopause and never lost another pound in fact even gained back 10 pounds. I started taking wild caught fish oil with a vitamin D every day about 3 weeks ago and the inches are falling off again and my skin is tighter and even my hair is better. I didn't even get a horrible period this month as I have been since hitting perimenopause. I really hope it keeps working for me.
Glad it's working for you!
@@drwestinchilds thanks. I want to start on the healthier oil you're talking about before I have problems. Glad I watched this video.
This is very good information. Thank you
Thank you, so informative
Please make a video like this for berberine too
Some nutritionists recommend Krill oil over ordinary fish oil. What is your take on it?
Hey Dr Child’s, would the same be true with Algae Oil?
Dr Childs please answer this. How do you combine drinking thyroid meds and fasting? How many hours of fasting and what time to take Thyroid meds. Does thyroid meds break the fast
I need to know too!! ❤️
Hi Dr. Childs... what’s your thought process on Krill oil? I prefer krill as it tends to be cleaner than fish oil. Is it the same dosing? Thank you in advance, Marsha
Hi dr Childs. Is 4 g fish oil also the amount to take eventhough i dont have thyroid issues? I am well in all ways otherwise- take no meds. Just interested to loose weight. I am training a bit everyday and eating healthy. Just need to loose some kg after 3 children. I stumbled on your profile as i am a medical student and interested in the speciality Endocrinology
Love the content! I have a question: you've mentioned that you have a video that explains how you recommend using phentermine for maximum benefit, but I can't find it. Please help. Thank you
I have a blog post on the topic so I must have misspoke in the video: www.restartmed.com/phentermine/
@@drwestinchilds Thank you Dr. Childs
What brand do you recommend?
Would this high dose of fish oil affect one's triglycerides(if they are slightly elevated?)
The omega-3 fish oil I have is 312mg combined DHA and EPA. the whole fish oil itself is 1200mg. Would I still be able to take up to 10 a day or would that be to much raw fish oil to take in a day?
Fish oil is incredible, weight loss,depression,ive noticed both are improved by cod liver oil
Sorry off topic question: do you know how fasting (not intermittent) effects leptin resistance? I've been looking for answers on a few different sites and I'm not getting any substantive answers
Fasting for prolonged periods of time (whilst not taking supplements) didn’t help me unfortunately.
What if i take omega 3 with vitamine E , does the vit E bloque the fat loss ?
Hello Dr Child’s,
Can make a video for hyperthyroidism and weight loss . Thank you
Yes need this
@@shellmotmranchwife look for his old videos he has long videos not only that, go on his website he offers 3 days diet plan to reset the thyroid metabolism.
How much fish oil should I take to help lower my LDL from 204??? Thank you 🙏
Can I take a Weight loss ayurvedic tablet with fish oil capsule
Hi. It’s flax seeds good for hipotyroidism ??
It is supposed to help reduce inflammation and estrogen levels. It is also a good source of omega-3 for those who don’t eat fish. I have hypothyroidism and I take flax seeds, sometimes, as a source of fiber.
Do you prefer fish oil supplements to those made from algae?
And do you mean cod liver oil ones - won't they be full of mercury?
Can we take ,Zn and Se supplement alongwith omega3 ?
Yes.
I take 4000 MG of Omega 3 Fish Oil (excellent EPA and DHA)
What does one do if allergic to fish?😞
What if you don’t need to lose weight, but need more muscle mass?
I’m a 58 year old female. 5’6 127 lbs.
I eat canned salmon or canned mackerel 4-5 times weekly. Could eating more fish give the same results? I’m having a difficult time building muscle mass.
How do you track your muscle mass?
@@bharatkhatwani9677 just based on how I look, I guess. I’ve never had any type of testing.
I use a scale that tracks all of that
Why won't you answer any of the questions concerning Krill oil? It would be very helpful to know if the dosage should be the same.
Just a sales guy I guess. Too bad
When I take a lot of fish oil, it raises my testosterone levels and I start growing thicker body hair where I usually don’t. So...it’s kind of a tricky situation.
This would be beneficial with someone who is hypothyroid who has really thin hair.
Oh he'll no, I'll stick with the fat thighs I don't want body hair lol
I’m not sure about that. That’s a LOT of fish oil
Salesman.