Case Studies of High Omega 3 Low Omega 6 Regimen
Table comparing Patient DH and my high omega 3 low omega 6 regimen
As of Jan 2015
| Patient DH | Me |
Source of information | From personal communication with Patient DH and his case study in this journal article. | self |
Cancer | malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) sarcoma, stage 4, in lungs | synovial sarcoma, stage 4, primary in jaw area, lung metastasis |
When starting high om3/ low om6 regimen: |
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Status | none | cryoablation of three lung metastases, systemic immunotherapy years ago: surgery, radiation, chemotherapy |
Treatment prior to starting high om3/ low om6: | multiple metastatic tumors in both lungs, largest 5x3.6 cm, 3.8x3.4 cm | ~1cm lung metastases cryoablated (3 different tumors cryoablated over 1 year) omega 3 started after last lung cryoablation |
During the high om3/ low om6 regimen: |
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Status | - 2000 July: Start high om3/ low om6 - 2000 Nov: 4 months later Tumor shrinkage - 2004 April: 4 years later Tumor shrinkage over 93% - 2010: 10 years later Complete regression of all tumors. *Decreased from 17g to 3g omega 3 - 2014 Feb: 13 years later Continued complete remission on 3g omega 3/ low omega |
- 2013 July: Start high om3/ low om6 - 2013 Sept: 3 months later No new tumors after a pattern of accelerating tumor growth every 3 months. A 3mm cyst in the lung disappeared after starting the high omega 3/ low omega 6. - 2015 Jan: 1.5 years later No new tumors *Decreased from 24g to 16g omega 3 |
Other treatments during: | none | Metformin 500mg (stopped Oct 2014) |
Ratio of Omega 3 to Omega 6 | 1.7 : 1 (for 10 years) | 2.4 : 1 (for more than 1 year) 1.6 : 1 (start after 1 year clean scans)
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HIGH OMEGA 3 daily supplements | 18 capsules high potency marine lipid concentrate (Vitaline Corp) + 19 capsules Neuromins 200 (200mg, Martek) | 8 tsp liquid fish oil (Medomega, Carlson) + 20 capsules Neuromins (200mg, Nature’s Way) ------ after 1 year clean scans ----- 6 tsp liquid fish oil (Medomega, Carlson) + 7 capsules Neuromins (200mg, Nature's Way) |
Daily DHA (g) | 8.16 | 13.60 |
Daily EPA (g) | 6.84 | 9.60 |
Daily total Omega 3 from supplements | 15g for 10 years ---------------------------------------- After 10 yrs --> complete regression, then decrease to 3g | 24g for more than 1 year ------------------------------------ After 1 year clean scans, decrease to 16g (DHA 8.6g + EPA 7.2g) |
Daily total Omega 6 from diet | average 10g daily
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How to calculate omega 6 | used nutritional software to analyse daily diet | no access to nutritional software, approximate omega 6 intake with this table |
LOW OMEGA 6 DIET general guidelines | - oils: only canola and olive - eat salmon + sardines - avoid corn + all corn containing products, avoid beef | - oils: mainly coconut, avocado and olive oil, butter occasionally - avoid soy products, nuts (apart from macadamia), mayo, sesame oil - low fat: lean + skinless meats, low fat options when eating out |