Re: chromium polynicotinate

 For lipid control

How much chromium polynicotinate? 200mcg?

I recommend 200mcg 3 times daily with meals.

I take cod liver oil, do i still need the fish oils? Can i take both? How many fish oils? I have some 1,000mg ones(300mg) of active EPA DHA

Fish oils are safer than cod liver oil if you are going to take higher doses due to the high level of vitamin A in the cod liver oil.

Is it true skin tags are a sign of insulin problem

Someone said they heard chromium could cure skin tags.

I have never heard any link between insulin and skin tags.  They are more prone in some conditions such as diabetes, but they are believed to occur in part from skin irritation.

I get them, but aren't they to do with a strain of the papilloma virus?

There is still a big debate about this, but I do believe that HPV viruses are a factor in tags.  Tags are small benign tumors, and other than keloids the body does not produce benign or malignant tumors that I am aware of without a trigger, which is most often microbes, especially viruses.

Also what you said about viruses and cancer, do skin tags mean you are more prone to skin cancer?

There are over 80 HPV viruses.  Not all play a role in skin cancer.

Also kelp. I only take one 30mg 150iu a day. How many could i take in a day?

Not sure what you mean by the measurements.  Are you referring to a some type of kelp extract?  If not 30mg is really low, but I have never seen kelp measured in international units.

And how much l-tyrosine? - for hypo. I was taking this at one time but not sure the desired amount.

Recommended dose is 500-1000mg 3 times daily at least 30 minutes before meals.

Do you also think i should take a mag supplement for hypo or will i get enough from all the herbs i'm taking. I used to take mag citrate but think i unbalanced mag/cal as got cramps, so was scared off taking it, but everything i read seems to say hypos should take magnesium. You like mag malate don't you?

Yes, I like magnesium malate for its ATP production.  A small amount of magnesium malate can help a lot of things in the body.  I generally recommend around 300mg twice daily.