Mmmm...Fish Oil

My mom's doctor told her that she should start taking fish oil twice a day as a way of keeping her cholesterol down. Being adventurous, and also being of slightly higher cholesterol, I decided to give it a shot today and take one capsule (the recommended dosage is two capsules, twice a day), just for kicks.

Bad move.

There's nothing like the joyous aftertaste of fish in your mouth all day, without any of the unnecessary prerequisites, like eating fish. It's only 9:15 in the morning right now, and I've already had two starlight mints in an attempt to rid my breath of the presence of seafood, with no luck. Apparently, the fish oil they use in these pills is a deeper, truer form of fish stench that settles into your throat membranes and stays there, refusing to yield to breath mints or mouth spray. If I had mouthwash here, I'd most certainly give it a shot, but I have a feeling that the used mouthwash would take on the odor of a marina at low tide. I might have to pass on the fish oil, and just have a heart attack at an early age. I think that might actually be a pretty fair trade.