Hi Maylin,

I have been briefly introduced to the work of Brian Peskin. I read some of his work and listened to a podcast or two. I found a few of his stated facts and conclusions very absurd. It made me question his credibility and authority on the matter. I do not wish to speak ill of the man, he introduces an important debate to help us understand the use and possible benefit (or detriment, in his conclusion) of Omega-3 fatty acids. I would simply be cautious in accepting all of his conclusions. I read your article by Dr. Brownstein as well and had similar concerns in some of the conclusions that were drawn.

At some point I would like to spend the time to tackle ‘Professor’ Peskin’s argument. However, there is a lot of material to sift through and evaluate.

It’s important to do our research but sometimes we get a little lost in the details. I can say that rancidity of Omega-3s (which Brian Peskin overwhelmingly is concerned with) is a legitimate concern. That’s why buying a quality product is such a high priority. I was highly impressed with the manufacturing processes and quality of Minami Nutrition and gave their product a try. I cannot speak definitively in terms cardiovascular benefits but I can say for myself and many patients, family members and friends, that this brand of DHA and EPA (Omega-3 fatty acids derived from fish oil) provides very significant benefits in terms of emotional health, anxiety reduction and brain cognition.

I believe that Brian Peskin is making fish oil supplements sound far more scary and exaggerated (in an ominous way) than can be warranted. He tries to connect dots together with flimsy logic and dubious assumptions. He cites scientific literature but often draws his own conclusions, not the conclusions of the journal articles themselves.

Fish oil is safe enough to try. Choose a quality fish oil supplement and take it for a while. Does it make you feel better? Do you get better lab results from your blood work? If not then throw it out and stop wasting your money. If it does, then keep with it.

Until I can spend the time to fully broach the topic of Brian Peskin’s claims that is my best advice. I hope it helps!

Would love to hear what your thoughts are on this?

PS how does Fish/ Flax Oil help fight CANCER?

and if you know anything about MMS?
Thankyou,
Maylin
Tampa FL

But can I just use the salt water flush for day and night? The herbal laxatives here are kinda pricey. The effects would still be the same right? Thank you.

Hi Rosanna, it would really decrease the positive cleansing and body changes that are taking place. You wouldn’t necessarily have to start over but you wouldn’t get all the benefits you would have if you stuck to the cleanse. Once you eat food your body starts focusing on digesting and not cleansing anymore.

Hi Robert and congratulations on your weight-loss goals! That’s fantastic. I always love hearing people’s successes. Honestly if this is your first time doing the master cleanse or any type of fast than I would finish this round of the master cleanse for at least 2 weeks to a month and eat a good, lower carbohyrdate, nutrient dense nutrition plan and then go for another round of the master cleanse. And the second round you can go longer if your body feels up to it. When conducting fasts it’s best to “prepare” your body for longer and longer fasts (remember that this is a modified juice fast). Hope that helps and congrats again on the hard work and success : )

Hi Ali, as long as it’s 100% pure maple syrup you should be fine. If you can’t get that, then I would then recommend molasses. If you can’t find molasses then honey. Hope that helps!

Hi Ali,
No fruit. Sorry

Hi Kimberlie, the half-life is pretty short (2-4 hours) which means it leaves your body pretty quickly. You should only have trace levels after 24-48 hours depending on the dose.

Hi Lolly, you can use this cleanse but you may lose some weight. I would shoot for doing the cleanse for 10 days and if you feel like your body is feeling good and would benefit for a longer period than keep going!