EFA questions

[Guest guest]

Has anyone tried to get the EFA by simply eating foods high in EFA? I

know about the problems with mercury in fish. I'm just wondering if it

is feasible.

Jeanne

[Guest guest]

I mix it with liquid vitamins and use a medicine dropper. He didn't

love it at first but it's over quick. Now he doesn't seem to mind

it. I think most here mix with apple sauce or pudding, but that

didn't work for me. I've also heard of people mixing it with juice

and 7 up, but you'd have to know that they'd drink it down pretty

quick.

>

> > This was my dilemma while pregnant. I was scared to take fish oil

> > supplements (but ended up doing so, I suppose, because I took

prenatal

> > vitamins with EFAs--one soft capsule of EFAs in the morning and

the

> > vitamin pill at night; it didn't say fish oils on the

ingredients but

> > I

> > guess that's what it was). The research I did on eating actual

fish

> > scared me even more! I thought I could take flax oil and eat

walnuts

> > and avocados but then I learned that the body has to convert

the fatty

> > acids in those (vegetarian) foods, which is really inefficient

(I

> > think

> > something like only 10% gets converted in typical people and

for some

> > it's even less). So, I guess to answer your question, it would

be

> > possible if you could get a lot of clean, unpolluted fish to

eat along

> > with the vegetarian sources of EFAs and of course you'd have to

cut

> > out

> > the processed foods and sat fats. I try to do as much of this

as I can

> > (I type this as I eat a canolli...) but I still don't see

anyway

> > around

> > supplements.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Dakota my now 11 year old diagnosed a few times now for many years

as ADHD son is on a one to one ratio of ProEFA to ProEPA and he HAS

to take ten capsules a day (five of each) or everyone knows if he

forgets to! (he's bouncing off the walls literally!) We got to

that dosage over a period of years and that's where he does best.

Tanner my 9 year old apraxic son has to take at least 6 capsules a

day (four of ProEFA and two of ProEPA) but he used to be on 9 a day

like your child (six of ProEFA and three of ProEPA) Higher than 9 a

day for Tanner and we noticed his speech wasn't that clear -so 9 is

tops for him. At the start of the year or during stress times we'll

up his dosage -but he's doing really well on the six a day now.

Speaking of side effects...other great side effect of EFAs...do any

of your children on EFAs get sick anymore even when exposed to

others who are sick? Can't say never -but almost can here!

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for your response. I am curious to know how she is doing with the 6 per

day.

Jeff <kerripat@...> wrote: Well, that was kind of the

point of my original message. There is

no " right " dosage for any age. As has pointed out, fish oils are

not a vitamin but rather a food. If I were you, I would go as high as

probably 8 or 10 capsules per day, as long as my son was not having

any bad side effects and I was seeing some results. Two capsules is a

very conservative dose for any age. My daughter just started 6 per

day, and she is 3.5 years old.

Hope this helps!

Kerri

[Guest guest]

Please what is the benefit of ProEPA taken with ProEFA? My son recently has

been diagnosed with ADHD and I'm wondering if this would help as gives her

sons both. I do not want to be ignorant about this. Thanks a bunch!!

Jola

kiddietalk <kiddietalk@...> wrote:

Dakota my now 11 year old diagnosed a few times now for many years

as ADHD son is on a one to one ratio of ProEFA to ProEPA and he HAS

to take ten capsules a day (five of each) or everyone knows if he

forgets to! (he's bouncing off the walls literally!) We got to

that dosage over a period of years and that's where he does best.

Tanner my 9 year old apraxic son has to take at least 6 capsules a

day (four of ProEFA and two of ProEPA) but he used to be on 9 a day

like your child (six of ProEFA and three of ProEPA) Higher than 9 a

day for Tanner and we noticed his speech wasn't that clear -so 9 is

tops for him. At the start of the year or during stress times we'll

up his dosage -but he's doing really well on the six a day now.

Speaking of side effects...other great side effect of EFAs...do any

of your children on EFAs get sick anymore even when exposed to

others who are sick? Can't say never -but almost can here!

=====

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

WOW! 9 capsules in one day??? I have been reading all the posts that

are conservative in saying start out with 1-2 a day and look for any

changes. I have been use Pro-EFA for about 3 months pretty

consistantly and stared with 1 in the morning anf 1 at night. Now we

are up to 3 at night and 2 in the morning. I really started to see a

difference once I upped the dose. I felt like mabe I was giving her

too much. She is 5.4 Yrs and 42Pds. Still only says one word at a

time. She has verbal and motor Apraxia more on the severe side of

the scale I would say. I just started her on 1 capsule of EPA today.

Do you give more than that and if so how much along with the Pro EFA?

I'm encouraged to hear that some of you are giving bigger doses of

EFA's than I had thought. Maybe that will be the key with my Gracie

to up the dosage and see how much she will tolerate vrz. how much it

takes to see an improvement. I have been scared to give her more,

worried that I might start to see side effects like diareah.

Still only getting one word from her is so frustrating along with

her other issues. Also, I have read post about Carnosine and

wondered whether you had used that?

Thanks,

Joni

> >

> > Please I will like to know the dosage on Efas for 6yrs, 7 and

8. I

> am going to keep this dosage info till by son is 8. He just

turned 6

> last saturday. So far he's been on 2 capsules since 4 yrs. I will

> appreciate if this is answered. It is going to be my second time

of

> asking because it was not answered the last time.

> >

> > Thanks

> > Jola ( Mom to Nehemiah, Severe apraxia/sensory Intergration)

[Guest guest]

" Dakota my now 11 year old diagnosed a few times now for many years

as ADHD son is on a one to one ratio of ProEFA to ProEPA and he HAS

to take ten capsules a day (five of each) or everyone knows if he

forgets to! (he's bouncing off the walls literally!) "

Well, that's really interesting. Did someone say Dr. Camarata felt

like fish oils could cause ADHD (or hyperactivity). I wonder why he

thinks that. , do you know if it's kind of common to give fish

oils for ADHD? (At least as common as for apraxia)

>

> Dakota my now 11 year old diagnosed a few times now for many years

> as ADHD son is on a one to one ratio of ProEFA to ProEPA and he

HAS

> to take ten capsules a day (five of each) or everyone knows if he

> forgets to! (he's bouncing off the walls literally!) We got to

> that dosage over a period of years and that's where he does best.

> Tanner my 9 year old apraxic son has to take at least 6 capsules a

> day (four of ProEFA and two of ProEPA) but he used to be on 9 a

day

> like your child (six of ProEFA and three of ProEPA) Higher than 9

a

> day for Tanner and we noticed his speech wasn't that clear -so 9

is

> tops for him. At the start of the year or during stress times

we'll

> up his dosage -but he's doing really well on the six a day now.

>

> Speaking of side effects...other great side effect of EFAs...do

any

> of your children on EFAs get sick anymore even when exposed to

> others who are sick? Can't say never -but almost can here!

>

> =====

>

[Guest guest]

We are giving 2 EFA and 1 EPA per dose. Have not tried carnosine, but have

considered it. Wanted to see the omega 3 effects first - otherswise too many

changes and you don't know what's doing what. We are seeing a metabolic

specialist next month and hoping to do a work-up for a possible fatty acid

metabolic disorder, but was going to ask him about carnosine and other

supplements. At some point this year we will try it. -

[ ] Re: EFA questions

Hi ,

WOW! 9 capsules in one day??? I have been reading all the posts that

are conservative in saying start out with 1-2 a day and look for any

changes. I have been use Pro-EFA for about 3 months pretty

consistantly and stared with 1 in the morning anf 1 at night. Now we

are up to 3 at night and 2 in the morning. I really started to see a

difference once I upped the dose. I felt like mabe I was giving her

too much. She is 5.4 Yrs and 42Pds. Still only says one word at a

time. She has verbal and motor Apraxia more on the severe side of

the scale I would say. I just started her on 1 capsule of EPA today.

Do you give more than that and if so how much along with the Pro EFA?

I'm encouraged to hear that some of you are giving bigger doses of

EFA's than I had thought. Maybe that will be the key with my Gracie

to up the dosage and see how much she will tolerate vrz. how much it

takes to see an improvement. I have been scared to give her more,

worried that I might start to see side effects like diareah.

Still only getting one word from her is so frustrating along with

her other issues. Also, I have read post about Carnosine and

wondered whether you had used that?

Thanks,

Joni

> >

> > Please I will like to know the dosage on Efas for 6yrs, 7 and

8. I

> am going to keep this dosage info till by son is 8. He just

turned 6

> last saturday. So far he's been on 2 capsules since 4 yrs. I will

> appreciate if this is answered. It is going to be my second time

of

> asking because it was not answered the last time.

> >

> > Thanks

> > Jola ( Mom to Nehemiah, Severe apraxia/sensory Intergration)