Schiff MegaRed Omega-3 Krill Oil 300 mg - 90 Softgels
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Customer Reviews of Schiff MegaRed Omega-3 Krill Oil 300 mg - 90 Softgels
Customer Review: Chalk up one anecdotal success story.
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a physician. I was on lipitor for about 4 years until I found out it was giving me rhabdomyolysis (muscle breakdown). The manufacturers of statins state that this is a rare side effect and I even counselled my patients that this is about a 1/200 incidence. Well after delving into the research a bit more it turns out that pretty much everyone taking statins has some degree of muscle pathology on biopsy, with the majority being subclinical...but not insignificant. Being a work-out nut this could not be tolerated.
I stopped the Lipitor and went on a low fat diet (20% fat) with Mega Red. To be fair I am also taking a proprietary 3-6-9 omega oil blend as well (Udo's Blend) although it is not clear that this affects cholesterol levels and makes no claims to. I have been on the Mega Red for about 2 months and the low fat diet for about 2 weeks and got my levels rechecked. Total cholesterol went from 240 (pre-lipitor) to 179. LDL from 160 to 119 and HDL from 35 to 40. All as good or better than I got on 20 mg of Lipitor.
Now I no longer have to worry about muscle breakdown and my LFT's are normal for the first time in 4 years. As an added bonus I can get this locally for about $27 for a 4-month supply (with coupon and buy-1-get-1 deals) which is about 1/4 the cost of Lipitor. Well this is one anecdotal success story so take it for what it's worth. I have put a lot of energy into exercizing and going low fat as well so under those circumstances I can say that it seems to work for me andI am very happy with the results.
Customer Review: Wonderful Product
Summary: 5 Stars
Stats before Mega Red Dec. 09
Total 165
HDL 22
Trg 124
LDL 118
Ratio 7.4
After Mega Red June 2010
Total 155
HDL 30
Trg 131
LDL 98
Ratio 5.2
The best Ratio I have had. I would highly recommend Mega Red. It is small, much easier to swallow, and no fish smell.
My wife has had better results. She takes Mega Red and two Omega 3-6-9 each day.
Stats before Mega Red Jan. 2010
Total 202
HDL 57
Trg 210
LDL 103
Ratio 3.6
After Mega Red and Omega 3-6-9 April 2010
Total 170
HDL 57
Trg 103
LDL 92
Ratio 3.0
The proof is in the little red pill.
Customer Review: Mega Red Krill Oil
Summary: 5 Stars
After going to the doctor about back pain, I proceeded to tell him about foot and leg cramping that was happening to me. He took me off my cholesterol medication and put me on 300mg of Krill oil. I ordered it from The Natural Health Shoppe and had it sent to our daughter's apartment in Wisconsin. When I arrived there, some 4+ days later, it was there waiting for me. Talk about fast! That almost seemed like lightening. I've been on it since a few days before Christmas and the cramping in my legs has disappeared, along with the pain in my back subsiding.
Thank you for a great experience all around! Now, if we could only get rid of the fish smell in fish! Wow! What a miracle that would be! :)
Lorraine Grasso
Customer Review: Sceptic doctor turned believer
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this for my mom a heart patient who must take fish oil daily. Her doctor told her to stick with the fish oil and not this he didn't know anything about it. But she changed her regimine because she was tired of taking six fish oil capsules a day. After a few months she had her blood work redone and he doctor couldn't believe how well it came back and told her to keep doing whatever she was doing because it was working. He also wrote down what she was using so he could recommend it to his patients instead of so many fish oil capsules a day. Not only did she reduce the number of pills she is taking daily but it showed better improvement in her blood work numbers than the fish oil had.Customer Review: Good value
Summary: 5 Stars
I was pleased to find the MegaRed Krill Oil on Amazon.com It was a larger quantity than what I could get at local stores and quite a bit less expensive. It shipped right a way. I will order again. There were several companies to choose from so I had to do some comparitive shopping, but it sure was easier from my computer than driving around in bad weather to several stores. I go for a cholestorol check in a week, so I'm hoping to find a better HDL/LDL. I noticed that several people wrote a negative review because MegaRed contains Sorbitol. I am especially sensitive to artificial sweetners, but this product doesn't bother me at all.