Greetings, It's Eric Bakker,
the naturopath. We're back again with more videos. Thanks you so much for coming back to my channel,
I really appreciate it. I've made quite a few videos at this point regarding Omega 3 fish oils,
Omega 3 supplementation, so please take your time to have a look at all the different Omega 3
videos. Many people are asking questions in the comment section, but are not even looking at
the videos, they're just asking questions, and the video is actually made regarding that question. So
a little bit of looking on your part will help me a lot. Otherwise I've got to keep on making more
and more and more of the same videos. Is it good to take Omega 3 dietary supplement before bedtime?
So there were three core issues here that we're going to talk about. This is a good video. A
lot of people look at my videos and many don'ts because they think they're too simplistic and too
basic but when you think carefully about what I'm going to say, this is far from simplistic.
I think people want things on a platter today, they don't really want to read or
study anything anymore, so there's going to be an awful lot of platters out there.
Anyway, is it good to take Omega 3? Well, in the first issue for many people,
it may be an issue, it may not be an issue in terms of the digestive system. Lots of people
have tummy problems at night, particularly older people sort of my age plus.
This could be stomach problem, a pancreas problem, a small bowel problem. They may have bloating,
burping, reflux, all sorts of issues at night. This could be related to their diet,
what they're eating. This could be related to medication they're taking, but for those people,
Omega 3 supplements may not be good taken before bed. Taken maybe with breakfast or lunch,
it could be a whole new ballgame, but taking supplements on an empty stomach before bed for
some people can be really problematic. But if it's not for you, listen on because it gets better.
The second case arises if you've got any kind of inflammation. Let me just read from
my cheat sheets here because these is mine. You'll find all this information by the way,
on candida.com. You should find this under the frequently asked questions of the Omega
3 supplement. There should be like 150 odd FAQ's there. The second issue arises
if you've got inflammation like pain, okay? Let me read this out.
"If you have any kind of pain, like arthritis, spondylitis, polymyalgia
rheumatica, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, any kind of pain in the body
then you may be one of those who wakes up in pain with a lot of morning stiffness,"
read morning inflammation, because pain basically is inflammation. "I've had many patients over
the years who were taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs every single day."
These are drugs like aspirin, paracetamol, ibuprofen, drugs like that. There are a lot
of side effects on these medications when you take them daily for long-term and that can be
stomach ulceration, it could mean all sorts of gut issues, reflux, constipation, heartburn.
"Studies have found that non-steroidal drugs often take longer to work than many think and
they're best taken up to eight hours before the peak pain is experienced."
If you think about the action of the non-steroidal drugs and Omega 3, they're actually quite similar
in the body to what they do, all right? Because they both work on a similar pathway.
The essential fatty acids, EPA and DPA, work on a similar biochemical pathway, then say, for
example, ibuprofen will work. They both inhibit the production of pro inflammatory eicosanoids.
These are basically chemicals that your immune system makes the ramp inflammation
up to push people into a healing response, but that can be pain, swelling, redness,
all that kind of stuff. These are the Cox pathways, the C-O-X pathways
and these include weird names like [inaudible 00:04:14] and thromboxanes. If we got Omega 3
supplement and we got a bottle of ibuprofen, they work very similar, on a similar pathway.
But the great thing about the fish oil is you're not going to get the side effects. But if you've
got a very sick stomach or ulcerated stomach, it could happen, a bit of burping, that's all.
The third interesting fact, which many people don't know is Omega 3 actually acts like a
sleep aid for a lot of people. I've looked at many studies involving teenagers and children
and adults and I found an interesting study that was published in 2014 and involved 362
kids. They were giving these kids basically one group of placebo and then one group, the Omega 3.
In this study sleep problems were consistently found in the children who had the lowest levels of
the essential fatty acid DHA in their blood. This study remarkably found in the group of children
who consistently took Omega 3, the sleeping an hour more per night, plus one hour or more per
night in comparison to the children who were taking a placebo. Other studies have found
that regular and Omega 3 supplementation can boost the melatonin levels, which is the sleep hormone.
When melatonin levels are good, then you're going to sleep deeper and longer.
What else do I have about this? Yeah. But if you're on medication, you probably best to talk
with your medical doctor if the Omega 3 is okay for you, which it should be in most all cases,
but many people get scared of things like Omega 3. Of course, what are down on, they're not up on,
so if they don't know something, then they're going to slam it and saying, "Well,
you're going to die if you take it," so just be careful. What kind of advice you can take.
But suffice to say Omega 3, let's just wrap it up. If you've got a bad gut problem, it may not be the
best take it at night because it could give you a bit of reflux. Definitely pretty bad gut problem.
The second one is if you had inflammation or pain in the body take Omega 3 before you go to bed at
night. Take one capsule per night for a week, see how you go. Next week you can try two capsules.
This is if you've got bad arthritis. The third one is if you've got a child with a sleeping problem,
try and give them a small DHA capsule before bed, say 500 milligrams. Thanks for tuning in.