Fish Oil Supplementation

I highly recommend you look into fish oil as there no other convenient way to shift the balance in your intake of omega 3 to omega 6 fatty acids. Best I can gather, we need a 1-3 ratio of 3 to 6 - but many of us and our peers in the US are getting about 20 omega 6 to 1 of omega 3. This imbalance sets us up for chronic inflammation, which you may find manifested as aches/pains, slow healing, chronic tendonitis (tennis elbow, for example), or hand pain from too much computer time. Annecdotally, many folks get relief through a dietary change - first step of which is omega 3 supplementation via fish oil. Start with one and work your way up to 3-4000mg. If you experience any unusual swelling in joints - small bump big bruise - cut back. If they make you have 'fish burps' - you're not alone. It gets better over time - short term, freeze the pills.