DAN! prioritized DHA over EPA in kids...any thoughts???

February 11, 2008

Hi :

I was giving Adam (now 3 and 42 lbs.) 2 ProEFA and 1-2 ProEPA per

day. This began last August, and within a week to 2 weeks, he was

using new sounds and many new approximations for words. His progress

continued, and in October we began intensive speech therapy with an

experienced SLP 2 hours per week. By mid January, Adam had about 100

words... We saw the DAN! January 20th, and he changed the fish oil

to 2 ProEPA and 2 DHA. He said kids seem to do better with greater

DHA, and adults do better with greater EPA. He wanted Adam to have

more DHA, although I realize this change cut out any omega 6

supplementation. I do feel we are at a standstill, but I am sure

plateaus happen. What do you think of this change? We will bo gack

next month. We did bloodtesting for fatty acid profile, urine

testing (for casein/gluten allergies) , and stool testing (for

bacteria/yeast/etc.) We will discuss these results next month. When

I told the DAN how much success we had within a week of starting the

fish oil, he immediately suggested the fatty acid profile

testing...perhaps this will help provide some information about an

appropriate dosage of the fish oil.

Holly

....this information is in direct conflict with some of the largest

studies in pediatrics with fish oils done http://www.durhamtrial.org EPA is

much more important than DHA and has always been for those of us like

you who try both. Dr. said the US is about 5 years behind

the UK where they now know how much more important EPA is while we

still think it's the DHA. what makes your dan person an expert -no

disrespect but I wouldn't change my formula for anyone but. I did

raise my children's EPA years ago after speaking with Dr. R. The

formula she's linked to in research is EyeQ -but here's another one

that talks about her work for EPA (in children)

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In fact our original feedback was basically higher DHA to higher EPA

and many saw no changes on the DHA -and didn't believe the ProEFA

would work either until they tried it. Amazing feedback from just

about every single person. Blood testing has not proven to be an

accurate way of knowing and we are looking for what is crossing the

blood brain barrier.

I'd like to discuss this further in the group---

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