Lyprinol and NZ riders, and mercury in

General
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Has anyone used Lyprinol? I have tendonitis in both arms and am looking for meds that will reduce the inflamation.

I am looking for something other than Advil which gives me bad heartburn and Aleve - which in recent study on Altzheimer’s patients showed a 50% increase in the risks of stroke and heart attack.

http://www.lyprinolusa.com/about/index.html

It comes out of one of the islands of New Zealand. The website says the area in which the Green Mussels are farmed is pristine. I am wondering if that is true.

My concern with anything that comes out of the ocean these days is mercury content especially something like a mussel, which, if I remember my high school biology, can concentrate the toxins in the ocean. Anyone got any info or thoughts on this?

Thanks

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I don’t know much about lyprinol- I understand it contains a lot of Omega 3 fatty acids like fish oil…so I guess in theory it should be good for your joints and reduce inflammation.

Woohoo- it comes from the Malborough sounds- one of my favourite places in the world…I don’t know about the Mercury content of the water but it sure looks clean :stuck_out_tongue:

As for mussels concentrating toxins- I think they must get tested regularly by MAF (Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries) because they issue warnings if there are any buildup of toxins. There has been a couple of cases of Algal Bloom (Some sort of poisonous Algae) over the past few years and when that happens they issued warnings about not collecting mussels and things living in shells.

Ken

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Rod, I was sad to read about Aleve (Naproxyn Sodium) the other day in the SF Chronicle since it’s a great anti-inflamitory I’ve used after many a hard Uni ride.

I haven’t heard from anyone taking lyprinol but anything that comes from Marlborough Sounds can’t be too bad. We spent a glorious 3 days there sea-kayaking one time and the whole area is pristine (at least it seemed so to me).

Good luck and Happy New Year,
Nathan

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Re: Lyprinol and NZ riders, and mercury in

“teachndad” <teachndad@NoEmail.Message.Poster.at.Unicyclist.com> writes:

> Has anyone used Lyprinol? I have tendonitis in both arms and am
> looking for meds that will reduce the inflamation.

First you should ask whether anti-inflammatories are helpful in
treating tendonitis. I never felt that NSAIDS help me - apart from
temporary pain relief - and I’ve had more than my share of tendonitis
problems.

Yeah, I know conventional wisdom says to prescribe NSAIDS. Take a
look at this article from the journal Physician and Sportsmedicine:
[http://www.physsportsmed.com/issues/2003/0103/stovitz.htm]. It
claims that “there may be some indication that their effect may
actually be detrimental to the healing process”, and questions “the
efficacy of NSAIDs in treating a variety of nonrheumatic
musculoskeletal injuries.”

> http://www.lyprinolusa.com/about/index.html

The most disturbing fact I found online is that the company plead
guilty to making fradulent health claims, indicating that Lyprinol
helps treat cancer. My bogometer was reading in the warning zone when
I pulled up the web page: A product with “decades of research” has
only six references in peer reviewed publications? Wait, make that 5

  • one of those isn’t in print yet. I also worry about the use of
    testimonials, which are notoriously optimistic, to promote the product.

In any case, the web site claims the snake oil they sell (oops, make
that mussel) oil is useful in treating asthma and arthritic. That
makes sense since fish oil is reported to be helpful in autoimmune
diseases (specifically rheumatoid arthritis and asthma). No mention
of tendonitis is made. I suggest it is optimistic to hope Lyprinol
will help.

Let me apologize for the snake oil remark - I couldn’t resist making
the joke. I do believe omega 3 lipids are a valuable addition to most
people’s diets. In fact, I personally try to eat 12-16 ounces of fish
per week (especially Alaskan salmon - yum) for the potential health
benefits.

> My concern with anything that comes out of the ocean these days is
> mercury content especially something like a mussel, which, if I
> remember my high school biology, can concentrate the toxins in the
> ocean. Anyone got any info or thoughts on this?

This should help: UC Berkeley wellness letter.com reports that “a test
by ConsumerLab.com found no detectable levels of mercury in 20
fish-oil supplements”
[http://www.berkeleywellness.com/html/ds/dsFishOil.php].

Another thought I have is whether Lyprinol is substantially different
from these 20 other fish oil supplememnts…

Hope that provides food for though.

Ken