Re: Are fish oils mercury free?

[Guest guest]

My Carlson's bottle says it is regularly tested and confirmed free of

mercury, cadmium, lead, pcbs. I know some aren't.

zyansansom1974 wrote:

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> Just wondering weather fish oils contain any traces of mercury? does it

> depend on the brands? I always seem to feel sick and lethargic after

> taking fish oils IQ brand.

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[Guest guest]

Some brands are distilled, which means no mercury. Carlson is distilled,

and so I believe is Nordic Naturals.

However, that means these delicate fish oils are subjected to high

temperatures. So I don't really know what to do about the whole fish oil

question. I frankly don't see a good solution.

Dean

[ ] Are fish oils mercury free?

Just wondering weather fish oils contain any traces of mercury? does it

depend on the brands? I always seem to feel sick and lethargic after

taking fish oils IQ brand.

[Guest guest]

Yes, all of the, every single one, contains traces of mercury. They are allowed

to say they are mercury free if the mercury is below a certain level.

I collected the assays of Nordic Naturals, Carlson's and Green Pastures and then

someone did the math for me. Nordic Naturals was the lowest, then Green

Pastures, then Carlson's which had the most mercury but still below the level at

which they couldn't have said they were mercury free.

Does that make sense? It's still a good idea to give cod liver oil.

[ ] Are fish oils mercury free?

Just wondering weather fish oils contain any traces of mercury? does it

depend on the brands? I always seem to feel sick and lethargic after

taking fish oils IQ brand.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the reply i'll think i'll avoid them for now. I hate cod

liver oil it makes me feel sick can't tolerate it at all.

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> Just wondering weather fish oils contain any traces of mercury? does

it

> depend on the brands? I always seem to feel sick and lethargic after

> taking fish oils IQ brand.

>

[Guest guest]

Time to weigh the harm/benefits. Mercury is everywhere; in the soil,

the air and the water. Of course, we want to avoid as much mercury

as we can, but I really believe quality EFAs (fish oil) are worth the

small amounts of mercury they contain.

They are called Essential Fatty Acids because our body does not

produce them. You need to get these EFAs from your food supply or

supplements. If you don't, you won't be well.

Pam

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> Yes, all of the, every single one, contains traces of mercury. They

are allowed to say they are mercury free if the mercury is below a

certain level.

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> I collected the assays of Nordic Naturals, Carlson's and Green

Pastures and then someone did the math for me. Nordic Naturals was

the lowest, then Green Pastures, then Carlson's which had the most

mercury but still below the level at which they couldn't have said

they were mercury free.

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> Does that make sense? It's still a good idea to give cod liver

oil.

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> [ ] Are fish oils mercury free?

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> Just wondering weather fish oils contain any traces of mercury?

does it

> depend on the brands? I always seem to feel sick and lethargic

after

> taking fish oils IQ brand.

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[Guest guest]

Actually, if I remember correctly, it wasn't clear where Carlson's

stood. They might have been the lowest, but they used a looser

standard, so it was impossible to tell.

Anne

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> > Yes, all of the, every single one, contains traces of mercury.

They

> are allowed to say they are mercury free if the mercury is below a

> certain level.

> >

> > I collected the assays of Nordic Naturals, Carlson's and Green

> Pastures and then someone did the math for me. Nordic Naturals was

> the lowest, then Green Pastures, then Carlson's which had the most

> mercury but still below the level at which they couldn't have said

> they were mercury free.

> >

> > Does that make sense? It's still a good idea to give cod liver

> oil.

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> > [ ] Are fish oils mercury free?

> >

> >

> > Just wondering weather fish oils contain any traces of mercury?

> does it

> > depend on the brands? I always seem to feel sick and lethargic

> after

> > taking fish oils IQ brand.

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[Guest guest]

If I were you, I would get some Nordic Naturals CLO and some enzymes

and try to figure out why they make you feel bad. They shouldn't.

Anne

> >

> > Just wondering weather fish oils contain any traces of mercury?

does

> it

> > depend on the brands? I always seem to feel sick and lethargic

after

> > taking fish oils IQ brand.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Has anyone heard of Promax? They're products are described here;

https://www.provisionnaturals.com/science_promax.php

They also claim their oil is toxin-free. The above website says the

toxins " are completely removed " through molecular distillation. But

from what is saying though, this could be false too. Does

anyone have the assays for this product for the sake of comparison

with Nordic Naturals?

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> Yes, all of the, every single one, contains traces of mercury. They

are allowed to say they are mercury free if the mercury is below a

certain level.

>

> I collected the assays of Nordic Naturals, Carlson's and Green

Pastures and then someone did the math for me. Nordic Naturals was the

lowest, then Green Pastures, then Carlson's which had the most mercury

but still below the level at which they couldn't have said they were

mercury free.

>

> Does that make sense? It's still a good idea to give cod liver oil.

>

>

[Guest guest]

> I collected the assays of Nordic Naturals, Carlson's and Green

> Pastures and then someone did the math for me. Nordic Naturals was

> the lowest, then Green Pastures, then Carlson's which had the most

> mercury but still below the level at which they couldn't have said

> they were mercury free.

, do you still have the figures? If so, would you mind sharing

the info?

> Time to weigh the harm/benefits. Mercury is everywhere; in the

> oil, the air and the water. Of course, we want to avoid as much

> mercury as we can, but I really believe quality EFAs (fish oil) are

> worth the small amounts of mercury they contain.

So what is the exarm harm/benefit ratio for mercury-toxic chilren

exactly? Of course we want to limit intake of toxins for all of us,

but our children retain toxins more than NT kids, so for them is the

benefit of the oil really worth adding more mercury?

I'd like to know how much EFAs parents give - is it once daily,

weekly, bi-weekly?

[Guest guest]

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> If I were you, I would get some Nordic Naturals CLO and some enzymes

> and try to figure out why they make you feel bad. They shouldn't.

At my house, fish oil and CLO was bad for my kids until I addressed

mitochondrial dysfunction and preloaded with Omega 6. I wrote about

it here

http://www.danasview.net/mar05.htm

Dana

[Guest guest]

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From: iam2l84t

, do you still have the figures? If so, would you mind sharing

the info?

====>Sorry for the late reply, I missed your post. NN puts their assay right

on their website for everyone to see. Carlson's refused to give me an assay but

I did get it in confidence from someone who sell's their products. After many

conversations with Green Pastures, they faxed me their assay after I signed a

piece of paper saying I wouldn't divulge the numbers. What all the secrecy is

about is beyond me, I tried to ? and understand it, but couldn't.

> Time to weigh the harm/benefits. Mercury is everywhere; in the

> oil, the air and the water. Of course, we want to avoid as much

> mercury as we can, but I really believe quality EFAs (fish oil) are

> worth the small amounts of mercury they contain.

So what is the exarm harm/benefit ratio for mercury-toxic chilren

exactly? Of course we want to limit intake of toxins for all of us,

but our children retain toxins more than NT kids, so for them is the

benefit of the oil really worth adding more mercury?

====>The amount of mercury in clo is miniscule, efa's are critical to brain

development.

I'd like to know how much EFAs parents give - is it once daily,

weekly, bi-weekly?

====>Ours gets Clo daily.