[surferjoe2007]

Good one, Bettie! I too have always read that we need much more omega 3's.    I'm not keen on the idea of ramping up anything that could promote inflammation (who would want to??)

This is true.....there is no earthly benefit to systemic inflammation...especially when most major illness comes from the inflammation in cells (in other words, proliferation). The 1:1 ratio is ideally synergistic for all things considered (e.g. mRNA, DNA synthesis....and the mitochondrial matrix).

good point Bettie.

Thank you Lotus, NaturalLady and Surferjoe.

Exactly Lotus, 1:1 ratio is healthier and safer. It makes more sense. Not sure who on earth came up with the 4:1 ratio and why he/she thinks inflammation is good...

Now, I still want to continue taking EPO (omega 6), low dose, because it's good for PMS, PCOS and maybe even NBE (being a pro-aromatase) so I thought, "Ok, I'll just take more omega 3 in the form of krill oil/fish oil" (as you mentioned NaturalLady). But this raises another issue/mystery. Is fish oil good or bad for NBE?? What do you think, Lotus? Some sources (and members on here too) state that fish oil raises testosterone (yikes). There are quite a few threads and debates about this. Here's one: http://www.breastnexus.com/showthread.php?tid=7774 

I actually have a feeling fish oil could raise testosterone, but I'm not sure. I'm not willing to experiment lol If this is true, which component/substance in fish oil raises T? Is it the DHA? I hope it's not the omega 6, which we need (not only for NBE but for overall health!). Is there a solution (omega 6 source that doesn't inhibit NBE, if this is true)?

From what I read there are studies saying a 4:1 to 1:1 ratio is ideal for health.  1:1 is fine, but are you really going to consume ~4,000-12,000 mg omega 3s to get it?  Go on a nearly 0% fat diet outside of seafood and so on so you can get omega 6 to 1,500 mg so you can match 1,500 mg omega 3s?  Most plant oils are 50% omega 6, so 3g fat is your limit for the day.

Whether fish oil is good or bad for NBE, the EPA & DHA are essential for good health.  So it's either fish oil, seafood (same thing plus more really), or spending a fortune on algae.  I have read that fish oil raises testosterone.  I doubt it's by a lot.  If anything I'd use it no matter what and find other ways to lower testosterone.  Btw while oral fish oil sometimes seems to inhibit NBE, massaging with it has been used to help with NBE.  I also think when ingesting it long term testosterone won't continue to increase any more while over about 2 months or so EFA storage will continue to rise until it fills up.  So after a few months orally it might help NBE too as the EFAs help.  Plus if you can keep T down it might help from the start.

I tried to find a study on it and found that fish oil lowers testosterone, at least in women with PCOS: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3941370/
I saw some info that it raises testosterone in men through better testicle health, but that's different.
So who knows if it even raises testosterone in women, or if it lowers it.  Maybe someone can find another study done on women.

So most likely fish oil is good for NBE.  Temporarily it might hurt slightly.  But even if it does hurt permanently I'd work around it and keep using it because your body & health needs the EFAs.