Re: Fish oil: Did I buy the right kind?

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Hi ,

I started my son with 2 capsules complete omega 3-6-9, 1 capsule pro-efa,

and 1 capsule natural vitamin e. I've since doubled this but wanted to " tweak "

what worked best for him.

I'm lucky that my son will take this straight up without mixing it into

anything,

All I do is pierce the gelcap with a push pin and squeeze it onto a spoon. He

loves it!

One great idea here was to put it into a syringe with a little bit of juice with

it

if your son doesn't want to take it straight.

It's harder to control the amount if mixed in a cup with juice as the oil tends

to stick to the sides of the glass.

hope this helps!

Sandy

[ ] Fish oil: Did I buy the right kind?

I am very new to Apraxia, as my 22m. old son was just diagnosed in the

last two weeks. I've read so many positive things about fish oil that

I decided to try it for him. I purchased Nordic Naturals Complete

Omega 3-6-9 liquid (w/ enhanced stabilizers it says). It contains

purified deep see fish oil, borage oil and vitamin E.

The bottle says it supports healthy skin, flexible joints, and strong

immune function. I was unsure of whether I should have gotten

something with just fish oil, or if the 3-6-9 omega stuff was better.

Also, what dosage do you recommend for a 22m. old? According to the

bottle, one serving -- One Teaspoon contains 675 mg EPA, 450 mg DHA,

etc.

Also, do you recommend mixing the liquid with food or drink or giving

it by syringe/spoon? Does it make a difference?

Thanks for any input you can provide this newby!

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[Guest guest]

>>I started my son with 2 capsules complete omega 3-6-9, 1 capsule

pro-efa, and 1 capsule natural vitamin e. I've since doubled this but

wanted to " tweak " what worked best for him.

Sandy:

I don't know if you meant ProEPA or not when you typed in ProEFA.

Omega 3-6-9 is the same as ProEFA.

:

If you are using the liquid Complete Omega 3-6-9 then what I pasted

in should be correct for the amounts of Omega 3,Omega 6 and Omega 9.

I also pasted in the amount of ProEFA/omega3-6-9 and ProEPA/EPA

information for you to see the difference. Many use the formula 2

ProEFA + 1 ProEPA. Higher doses would be giving 3 caps. at

breakfast, lunch and dinner to equal 6 ProEFA/3 ProEPA. Are you

seeing any difference since you started supplementing?

Liquid Complete Omega 3-6-9

Each teaspoon provides:

EPA: 675 mg

DHA: 450 mg

Other Omega-3s: 287 mg

GLA: 165 mg

OA: 400 mg

Vitamin E (d-alpha tocopherol): 30 IU

ProEFA

Each 2 soft gel serving provides:

EPA: 270 mg

DHA: 180 mg

Other Omega-3s: 115 mg

GLA: 66 mg

OA: 160 mg

Vitamin E (d-alpha tocopherol): 30 IU

ProEPA

Each 2 soft gel serving provides:

EPA: 850 mg

DHA: 200 mg

Other Omega-3s: 180 mg

Vitamin E (d-alpha tocopherol): 30 IU

2ProEFA + 1ProEPA=

EPA: 695 mg

DHA: 280 mg

Other Omega-3s: 205 mg

OA: 160 mg

Vitamin E: 45 iu

Information from Nordic Naturals site:

http://nordicnaturals.com/en/4/General_Public

HTH,

Tina

-- In , sandy lehmann

<mommie2chris@...> wrote:

>

> Hi ,

>

> I started my son with 2 capsules complete omega 3-6-9, 1 capsule

pro-efa,

> and 1 capsule natural vitamin e. I've since doubled this but wanted

to " tweak "

> what worked best for him.

>

> I'm lucky that my son will take this straight up without mixing it

into anything,

> All I do is pierce the gelcap with a push pin and squeeze it onto a

spoon. He

> loves it!

>

> One great idea here was to put it into a syringe with a little bit

of juice with it

> if your son doesn't want to take it straight.

>

> It's harder to control the amount if mixed in a cup with juice as

the oil tends

> to stick to the sides of the glass.

>

> hope this helps!

> Sandy

>

>

> [ ] Fish oil: Did I buy the right kind?

>

> I am very new to Apraxia, as my 22m. old son was just diagnosed in

the

> last two weeks. I've read so many positive things about fish oil

that

> I decided to try it for him. I purchased Nordic Naturals Complete

> Omega 3-6-9 liquid (w/ enhanced stabilizers it says). It contains

> purified deep see fish oil, borage oil and vitamin E.

>

> The bottle says it supports healthy skin, flexible joints, and

strong

> immune function. I was unsure of whether I should have gotten

> something with just fish oil, or if the 3-6-9 omega stuff was

better.

> Also, what dosage do you recommend for a 22m. old? According to the

> bottle, one serving -- One Teaspoon contains 675 mg EPA, 450 mg

DHA,

> etc.

>

> Also, do you recommend mixing the liquid with food or drink or

giving

> it by syringe/spoon? Does it make a difference?

>

> Thanks for any input you can provide this newby!

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr!

>

> http://www.flickr.com/gift/

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hey,

Just wanted to say that as far as the method of administering goes, I have had

absolutely

zero luck getting to take it off a spoon or a syringe. He won't open

his mouth and

if I force it in he just spits it all out. So, I put it in his juice. I

experimented with other

ways, like putting it in his applesauce and whatnot, but the juice is the only

way he

regularly takes it, especially since now he gets juice, which I never really

gave him before.

Some of the oil is lost in this method, as you probably won't get every bit out

of the

capsule and it does stick to the cup. But, I figure, if it's the only way

he'll take it for now,

better that way than not getting any at all. It makes it a little tricky to

determine how

much you are giving him.

As of now, I do that with two Pro-EFA capsules a day, as well as the Super

Nu-Thera

multivitamin. We just started with those about a month ago, and it does seem to

be

helping, as he is now able to imitate certain sounds and finally learned how to

blow.

(Although I think that was also b/c I have been huffing and puffing enough to

give the big

bad wolf a run for his money!) I'm planning on adding vitamin E and possibly

ProEPA in

the future, so I'm going to have to get creative with this - I think putting all

those in one

juice wouldn't produce the most delicious drink, so...

Anyway, best of luck to you! See if he'll take the oil straight, but don't

sweat it if he won't.

My best advice is just to get it in him however you can!