Some people want to speed up the restoration of nutrient levels
- The body often does not benefit from a nutrient until an adequate level is restored
- Sometimes a person wants to experience the benefits months sooner
Get quick positive feedback about taking a nutrient
Want to treat an ailment
Have an upcoming need for the nutrient- pregnancy
- surgery
- will be playing a contact sport and want to reduce possibility of concussion
- Over a million people have had loading doses of vitamin D, which reduces the time to get a good level of vitamin D by 2 - 10 months
- There is far less history for Omega-3 loading doses , but it appears that 1 - 3 months can be saved
Vitamin D and Omega-3 category starts with:
415 Omega-3 items in category Omega-3 helps with: Autism (7 studies), Depression (28 studies), Cardiovascular (34 studies), Cognition (54 studies), Pregnancy (46 studies), Infant (34 studies), Obesity (14 studies), Mortality (7 studies), Breast Cancer (5 studies), Smoking, Sleep, Stroke, Longevity, Trauma (12 studies), Inflammation (19 studies), Multiple Sclerosis (9 studies), VIRUS (12 studies), etcCIlck here for details
Human loading dose
- Bio-Omega 3: 2X to 3X for 10 days
“A loading dose between 4-6 capsules per day for 10 days acts as a powerful anti-inflammatory, following which, a stabilizing dose of 2 capsules per day can be continued.” - Fish Oil and Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Trial – Nov 2012:
10 grams (total?) over 3 to 5 days followed by 2 grams/d - Prophlyaxis and treatment of atrial fibrillation with omega-3 fatty acids Patent 2009
“. . loading dose is 1.5 to 8 times the amount of the maintenance dose.” For up to 30 days - Vectomega “2 per day for 30 days, then 1 per day thereafter. May continue with 2 per day for enhanced benefits”
- Equazen omega– for eyes 3X for 12 weeks
“ . . we suggest a daily intake of six capsules per day for the first twelve weeks”
“ . . can start to reduce your daily intake to the maintenance level of two capsules daily”
Horse loading dose
- Equi-Source Feeding Instructions
Introduce Equi-source gradually for the first week By the end of the first week, you should be feeding your horse a full loading dose of 150 ml per day” 1/2 per feeding, then at 1-month maintenance dose is 1/4 loading dose - Equine Omega-3 Complete
Loading dose of 4 ounces twice a day for 10 days. Maintenance dose is 4 ounces a day. Traveling or competing dose is 6 to 8 ounces a day - MaxFlex by Farnam in Horses Loading: 3 oz per day (3 to 4 weeks). Maintenance: 1 oz
Start gradually, go slowly if increased bleeding
- Horses should be introduced to Omega-3 over the period of several days
- Some people, including myself and my wife, get bleeding events (nose, skin) when instantly going to a higher level of Omega-3
- Fish oils and bleeding: is there a clinically significant risk? 2013: No. (however, aspirin had a bleeding risk)
- Is it Safe to Take Fish Oil Before Surgery & Medical Procedures? 2017
This review found it safe to consume omega-3 supplements, even at large doses of up to 10g of EPA/DHA per day in the short term.