[loudtieblahblah]

Before people get all excited... Prescription strength EPA can cause heart arrhythmia once you start crawling above 4g a day. No idea if it can happen at doses lower.

https://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/atrial-fibrillation/news...

I still think 1G-2G of fish oil, with more of a lean to EPA, is probably beneficial over the long run. I, personally, take about 1-1.5G a day of a third-party tested brand but only do so 4 days a week. I give myself a break from supplements over Fri-Sun.

Here's a fantastic talk between Dr Rhonda Patrick and Dr. Bill Harris. From the YT Description, he is the author of more than 300 scientific papers on fatty acids and health. He is a professor in the Department of Medicine in the Samford School of Medicine at the University of South Dakota, the co-inventor of the Omega-3 Index, founder of OmegaQuant Analytics, and president and founder of the Fatty Acid Research Institute.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f-CFQxaUY4

[inetsee]

Why are you taking your supplements for fours days, followed by a three day break? If you are concerned about accumulating dosages couldn't you reduce the dose of fish oil, or take you supplements every other day? I am curious about the four days on, three days off regimen.

[loudtieblahblah]

I have no real science to back it. I've just seen too many supplements hailed over the years only to be found out to have a problem at large, prolonged doses.

Zinc creates copper imbalance.

Excessive b vitamins may contribute to insomnia and nervous excitability

Omega3s may cause heart arrhythmia but also prevent most cardiac issues, has positive impacts on mood, cognition and autoimmune status.

VitD may cause stones. Not enough raises infection and autoimmune risk.

All electrolytes and metals (copper iron, etc) can create problems when in excess or shortage.

D without adequate k2 (which is hard to get without supplements or natto) , magnesium or vit-a or even b2 can raise risk of kidney stones. Sun exposure is enough to raise stone risk, alone.

Everything needs to be in a balance that you don't have monthly insight into.

Maybe I'm falling back to a naturalistic fallacy, but in nature most early man would not be highly exposed to any supplement 365 days a year.

And maybe I'm falling back to aphorisms of "everything in moderation"

But I'm doing so to err on the side of caution.

I just do it most of the time if I find it to be a relatively positive addition.

I also find it better for my mental health. Having a neuroticism that I must do and take a list of things every day, I just feels produces stress. Especially if I feel like my routine is being broken by an outside force I can't control. And what better time for a break than a weekend.

I do a 18/6 or 20/4 fast M-Fri. I eat 3 meals a day Sat and sun.

I don't drink Sun-thurs

I sauna M-Fri.

I exercise M-Sat.

My supplements are m-Thurs, except anything meant for sleep. Even then I cycle between substances for 6 weeks on and 6 weeks off.

The only thing I do about 95% of the time or more is I go to bed at 9:30-10pm.

I have health anxiety/ocd and without boundaries and creating ebbs and flows in my behavior, I create problems for myself.