Guest guest Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 What are the names of the products you're taking? > > Hi all, > > I decided to give Dr.Basant Puri's protocol a try. I had an RBC Fatty > Acids test done several years ago that showed almost nonexistant EPA > levels but decent GLA etc. I did not take the VegEpa product that > he rec's because I didn't want to pay shipping from the UK but found > Canadian products to try to simulate it. > > I've been taking high quaility fish oils (with DHA) for years but not > high dose so this protocol was different for me. I fianlly found > an EPA product here that didn't have DHA, just EPA. I've taking > 2200mg EPA a day with 1000mg organic Borage oil since one month and > one thing I've noticed is that I no longer feel dizzy and although > I've never had mood issues this stuff has given me a nice lift first > thing when I wake up which is unusual. It's difficult to explain, > when I wake up in the morning it no longer takes a few hrs for my > brain to " get going " , rest, and then get going again-I feel normal > when I wake up! > > So it appears as though it's improved my brain energy or something, > my physical energy may be slightly better but I don't want to say > right now because it's too soon to tell. I still have another 2 > months to go on this protocol to see how far I can improve. > > My illness was a sudden viral onset. > > > Nat > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 EPA-Brite by AOR and Certified Organic Borage Oil by New Roots Herbal. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 Nate .. i think you shld be able to get VegEPA .. from Immunity Today in Olate, Kansas. My infectious disease doc heard about it from a patient of his.. and has friends @Immunity Today.. so he encouraged them to become the US distributor. I did use this product eons ago.. and it did help but I was still looking for a magic bullet at that point.. so gave it up prematurely. Cheers L > > Hi all, > > I decided to give Dr.Basant Puri's protocol a try. I had an RBC Fatty > Acids test done several years ago that showed almost nonexistant EPA > levels but decent GLA etc. I did not take the VegEpa product that > he rec's because I didn't want to pay shipping from the UK but found > Canadian products to try to simulate it. > > I've been taking high quaility fish oils (with DHA) for years but not > high dose so this protocol was different for me. I fianlly found > an EPA product here that didn't have DHA, just EPA. I've taking > 2200mg EPA a day with 1000mg organic Borage oil since one month and > one thing I've noticed is that I no longer feel dizzy and although > I've never had mood issues this stuff has given me a nice lift first > thing when I wake up which is unusual. It's difficult to explain, > when I wake up in the morning it no longer takes a few hrs for my > brain to " get going " , rest, and then get going again-I feel normal > when I wake up! > > So it appears as though it's improved my brain energy or something, > my physical energy may be slightly better but I don't want to say > right now because it's too soon to tell. I still have another 2 > months to go on this protocol to see how far I can improve. > > My illness was a sudden viral onset. > > > Nat > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 Thanks for that, I see it on their website. I'm no longer looking for the magic bullet, I just want to feel better Do you remember how the product helped you? > I did use this product eons ago.. and it did help but I was still > looking for a magic bullet at that point.. so gave it up prematurely. > > Cheers > L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Hi Nat, I am really glad to hear that this is helping you. My onset was also acute viral. I tried the VegEPA product which Dr Puri recomednds and have not had any postitive results and I would like to compare notes. I'm in the UK so VegEPA easy to get. Usually I take evening primrose each day at 1000mg strength. I take at least 2 of these each day and have done so for years. This helps me with PMT each month. If I feel bad PMT setting (and in particular my mood getting bad) in I take more EPO. It really helps. I decided to try the VegEPA alone so I could be sure of it's effect. Started at 2, then increased to 4 and now 6. There have been no noticable improvements (4 months + now) and my PMT has come back with a vengence. I sat down to take a look at this and wondered if it is the lack of Evening Primrose Oil (GLA). The VEGepa has only 200mg of EPO in 2 capsules. It doesn't say how much GLA that is and their website doesn't either. The bottle says that 2-4 each day is the dose and the maximum is 10. I'm wondering if it is the high dose of Borange oil that you are taking that is helping AND the high dose of EPA. VegeEPA only has 200mg of EPO and you are taking 1000mg of Borage. Do you know how much ELA is is? VegeAPA only has 560mg of EPA in 2 capsules so you are taking 4 times that. Maybe I should have tried 8 capsules a day. Kindest regards, Annette ___________________________________________________________ Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try it now. http://uk.answers./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Hi Annette, I hope I can help. My understanding is that EPO contains approx 7- 10% GLA, Borage is higher at around 20-26%. I had a great website bookmarked that explained all this really well but I can no longer find it. I'm not sure what you mean by ELA. Deficiency of any of the vitamin and mineral cofactors ( vitamin B3, B6, C, zinc, and magnesium) can inhibit the conversion and I take these. I had an RBC fatty acid test done around 4 yrs ago that showed that I had only trace amounts of EPA, so I was deficient. This could be why I'm benefitting from the high dose now. If you take 8 caps/day of VegEpa then that would bring up your EPA almost equal to mine but the GLA would be a little lower than what I'm taking but that's fine. Is this what you are asking? Nat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Thanks Nat, You made perfect sense. Sorry mine was so confused. I'll try 8 of the VegEPA and then supplement with extra EPO to my previous level. I'll also make sure to that my other supplements include the ones you mentioned. I remember when I first took EPO it took 3 months before I noticed the difference. Thanks once again. Kindest regards, Annette ___________________________________________________________ Want ideas for reducing your carbon footprint? Visit For Good http://uk.promotions./forgood/environment.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 I took VegEPA for 3 months at 8 capsules a day, and then did 2 months at 10 capsules a day. The most significant improvement was with my sleep. I went from dreamy/awake all night, to a good 8 hours deep sleep. However when I stopped taking VegEPA, my brain fog cleared dramatically. I started taking it again, and for 3 days I was totally lost in a fog again. If I don't take an EPA supplement then my sleep quickly becomes poor again, so I now take another brand of EPA (that also has DHA in) and am getting on fine with it. To summarise, EPA really helps me sleep, but didn't help with the rest of the CFS, and there is something in VegEPA that I am intolerant too. Tansy ______________________________________________ This email has been scanned by Netintelligence http://www.netintelligence.com/email Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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