Does cod liver oil help?

[snorri]

Ok I shall be a guinea pig!!!! Will get some on Monday and take the recommended dose for a month and report back, unless I turn into dog, guinea pig or hamster

Thank you! I look forward to hear of your findings. I've been cycling the same 3 bikes for the last 10 years or so (not at the same time)and not suffered knee pain until the past year. There is no pain when cycling or walking, only when climbing stairs after cycling.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

The turmeric thing sounds interesting but how would you incorporate it into your daily diet? (assuming you don't eat beans every day)

As Colin says, curry or stew. You can buy capsule making kits, there are some videos on YouTube too. Capsules from holland and Barratt are £9 per 100!!!

 

[DougieAB]

A couple of points about turmeric that I found:- It is only soluble in oil, not in water, and as the human body is made up largely of water it will not be properly absorbed. Maybe mix it with cod liver oil first! Yum Secondly, better to buy organic from a health food shop than your local supermarket as this will have been treated to last. Not sure how valid that second point is. Will continue my research.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

All the studies and research papers, qualitative and quantitative, were done on both Asian and western cultures of people eating it in food. I'm pretty sure that Asian people just eat it as it comes in powder form.

Mind you tho, their diet does use a lot of oil (wife's Asian, so I have a little insight), hmmm I wonder if I need to start adding some olive oil to my beans as well?

 

[beastie]

All the studies and research papers, qualitative and quantitative, were done on both Asian and western cultures of people eating it in food. I'm pretty sure that Asian people just eat it as it comes in powder form.

Mind you tho, their diet does use a lot of oil (wife's Asian, so I have a little insight), hmmm I wonder if I need to start adding some olive oil to my beans as well?

It won't be olive oil being used by the Asians.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

It won't be olive oil being used by the Asians.

My wife and her family and friends do.

 

[beastie]

My wife and her family and friends do.

Fair enough. Which part of Asia is she from?

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

SE

 

[doog]

Been riding a road bike for about a month and am getting some pain in my right knee, a fellow rider told me he uses cod liver oil and his pain has gone. What are you opinions on this?

Take some Nurofen, ensure your set up is right, increase you cadence and drop a gear and build up slowly.