Re: ? on supplementing Vitamin A and EFAs

[Guest guest]

The plan is to try to introduce some

> EFAs again, in the form of Nordic Naturals Omega-3 pills or NN CLO

(liquid). My bottle of

> NN Omega-3 doesn't say anything about Vitamin A content, only Omega-

3 fatty acids,

> 700 mg (EPA 360 mg, DHA 240 mg). The supplement file here says to

take into

> consideration the amount of Vitamin A in CLO.

The way I understand is that there is Vitamin A as well as Vitamin D

and Omega-3 fatty acids in CLO. Other oils that contain Omega- 3, -6,

or -9 fatty acids do not contain Vitamin A. I think you'd have to take

alot of CLO to get to 5 RDAs of Vitamin A, at least alot of softgels.

If you use a liquid it's probably easier to get enough.

Jutta

[Guest guest]

> My 2 NT girls and I are taking the Carotenoid Complex from Vitamin

Shoppe. It says

> Vitamin A as beta-carotene, 5000 IU. I am also adding some extra

Dry Vitamin A from

> Vitamin Shoppe to get up to 500% RDA (25,000 IU) for me, and 300%

(15,000 IU) RDA for

> the kids. The Dry Vitamin A bottle says 50% acetate and 50%

beta-carotene.

>

> One friend mentioned that taking Vitamin A in acetate form was

important. Why?

Because beta carotene, and other carotenes, are not vitamin A. They

must be converted into vitamin A by the body. And if your body does

not convert it, then it is not providing you with any vitamin A. My

son did not convert carotenes until the very end of chelation, and I

also had to add selenium.

>>My bottle of

> NN Omega-3 doesn't say anything about Vitamin A content, only

Omega-3 fatty acids,

> 700 mg (EPA 360 mg, DHA 240 mg). The supplement file here says to

take into

> consideration the amount of Vitamin A in CLO.

CLO also contains vitamin A, as well as Omega 3. Other EFA

supplements don't contain the vitamin A, only the Omegas.

Dana

[Guest guest]

> One friend mentioned that taking Vitamin A in acetate form was important.

Why?

I don't remember exactly, but I think people that are mercury toxic have

troubles converting

beta-carotene into the active form of Vitamin A? I don't remember why and I am

not even sure

that this is the explanation. Maybe something to do with the liver...

I used to give beta carotene to my son years ago and his skin would turn orange

Valentina

[Guest guest]

I believe beta carotene is converted in the liver and if the liver is

compromised, then the liver can't convert it. Some kids can from the start, and

some kids can convert it later, after some chelation.

Re: [ ] ? on supplementing Vitamin A and EFAs

> One friend mentioned that taking Vitamin A in acetate form was important.

Why?

I don't remember exactly, but I think people that are mercury toxic have

troubles converting

beta-carotene into the active form of Vitamin A? I don't remember why and I am

not even sure

that this is the explanation. Maybe something to do with the liver...

I used to give beta carotene to my son years ago and his skin would turn

orange

Valentina

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[Guest guest]

Yup. You've got the gist of it. My skin would turn orange if I ate too many

carrots.

Barb

Re: [ ] ? on supplementing Vitamin A and EFAs

>> One friend mentioned that taking Vitamin A in acetate form was important.

>> Why?

>

> I don't remember exactly, but I think people that are mercury toxic have

> troubles converting

> beta-carotene into the active form of Vitamin A? I don't remember why and

> I am not even sure

> that this is the explanation. Maybe something to do with the liver...

> I used to give beta carotene to my son years ago and his skin would turn

> orange

>

>

> Valentina

>

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