Q. I am an RN and am constantly on my feet at the hospital. I was diagnosed with plantar fasciitis two years ago and had steroid injections in both heels several times without much relief.
A couple weeks prior to seeing the podiatrist who would do surgery on my heels, I began taking fish oil for my cholesterol. I was a little embarrassed when I went because at that time I wasn’t having any discomfort. I told him about the fish oil I was taking and he told me that fish oil has anti-inflammatory properties. I take 4 a day so I don’t need the surgery and have no pain!
A. Your podiatrist is quite right that the omega-3 fats in fish oil have anti-inflammatory activity (Pain, May, 2007). Other conditions that may respond favorably to fish oil include ADD, arthritis, heart disease, depression and dementia.
