efa's

[Guest guest]

Hi:

My daughter Celene is 5 years old, read your website on apraxia, but not

sure if she has this condition, Celene has speech delay and develeomental

delay first notice when she was 8 months old she did not sit up till she was

15 months and walked when she turned 2 yrs. she talks alot but her language

is so different, she understand alot when we speak to her and has no problem

getting routines, she attended Headstart class and was amazed with her

improvements, but she does not act her age and she is totally opposite of

her 3 year old sister, Celene still has a hard time trying to write her

name and her attention is very short. I know she is not autistic or maybe

too early to tell, an upcoming evaluation to determine her disability (IEP

meeting) with a child pyscologist/ speech therepist and Resource Teacher is

in two weeks, I feel she is not getting adequate therapy at school and where

I from our resources is very limited, Celene is a special need, assigned a

one to one aide in the school she is attending, she is not dependent and

needs help to go to the bathroom, to get her food.

When she try to tell me about her day only two words come out and when its

clear she stutters, she does imitate alot of sounds to identify.

I'm reading alot about fish oil/omega and dietary stuff, what is it.

Doris

[ ] Digest Number 405

[Guest guest]

Dear Kathy,

What a wonderful post. I am so glad that your children are doing so well.

It's funny some of what you said hit home for me. When I first joined this

list I felt the same way about EFA's. I was very skeptical and thought how

could something as simple as fish oil be doing all this? Until I started

doing my own research.

I remember writing in one of my post's before I started Bobby on EFA's " well

my grandmother used to give my Mother caster oil when she was growing up so

what can it hurt? " Now it's so funny to me that I was so concerned about

something that is so natural. It's Fish oil! Were not medicating our children

with drugs, it's something natural that we should be getting from our diet.

The unknown is sometimes a scary thing, but I have to say the best thing I

ever did was decide to start Bobby on EFA's he has come so far and I am very

proud of him. I will continue to do my part to get the word out and do my

very best to raise the Funds to get the research going. We are so close and I

can't wait to get started.

Hopefully when my husband, myself and Dr. Katz go to see our Congressman Mike

Ferguson on the 26th (our meeting on the 19th was canceled because he was

called to congress) he will feel the same way and join in our team effort to

Help Give Our Children A Smile and A Voice !!!

Thanks for your great post, when I hear success stories like yours it only

makes me want to do my job more!!

Take Care

de Poortere

Mom to 5 Bobby 3

Bernardsville NJ

Director of Fundraising

CHERAB Foundation

[Guest guest]

This was my thought.

Because of Lindsey's low muscle tone she has had the long and very long chain

acid and short chain test too, and the lab made a mistake and checked her

free fatty acid which came out high, but the rest were normal as far as I

know.

She's also had a MR spectroscopy of the brain to check chemicals. Mainly

lactic acid and everything was reported normal.

I have just started Lindsey on EFAs again. I didn't see any change the first

time. even though I am still not 100% sure I'm doing the right thing, and

know the body will get rid of what it doesn't need.

Jennie

[Guest guest]

Barbara, alot of health food stores have a service that they provide

where they can measure the amount of vitamins and/or supplements in

your body and tell you what is lacking. There is a fee but I don't

think it's very expemsive. I also am not sure how adequate the

readings are - I have just heard about this and know that it exists.

[Guest guest]

I have been reading everyone's responses on here for months now and i rarely

talk. My son has been on the proefa for three weeks. we have noticed no

changes except that he seems to be more hyper. I see all these positive

responses. I am curious as to how many of these are just wishful thinking.

I hope they are all true, but im sure everyone knows that when you want

something to happen bad enough it will.

[Guest guest]

Hi Eileen,

I can definetly understand your concerns, as my daughter's behavior

has really improved since taking the Pro-Efa's, and I have recently

increased her dosage, as she has hit a plateau, wanting to see if I

get more speech out of her. She has been sick since yesterday, and

today, her speech is really, really bad. It is back to where it was a

year ago. It is kindof scary, actually.

What I have decided to do, was increase her dosage for a few weeks,

and see what happens, and then if I do not see results I may also

take her off for a while, but my concerns with taking her off, is

that if I take her off, and she does regress in her speech, and then

in her behavior, how difficult it will be on her. So as to how long

you should keep yours off the Efa's, that is a good question, but you

have already noticed a change in behavior, have you noticed a change

in speech yet? Does he seem to be in any regression? I did not want

to take her off during the holidays, I did not want her more

frustrated at this time of year.

I wish I had an answer to your questions, but thought I would give

you my comments on it, and please keep all of us informed as to how

your son reacts, and how long you decide to keep him off the Efa's.

Also since you will be keeping a diary of this, let us know any

changes you see, and feel free to take the poll at my site (listed

below), to let us all know how you see things.

Thanks,

Liz

http://kidstalkback.tripod.com/kidstalkback/

--- In @y..., " seanzonigal " <seanzonigal@h...>

wrote:

> Hello Everyone,

> I have takin Jack off the Efa's. He has been sick, cold, ear

> infection and is on an antibiotic. He has been off the pro-efa for

4

> days and oh boy his behavior has been horrible. He is all better

now

> from being sick but behavior is still bad. He has been very

> destructive and tantrumy. I have decided to keep him off it for

> another week to see how his behavior is and than put him on it

again

> and keep a log about his behavior. My question is does anyone know

If

> I should keep him off it for longer to get a better idea. Has

anyone

> taken their children off it for whatever length of time and then

put

> them back on it and have seen a new jump in speech? What does

> everyone think is a good amount of time?

> I have also taken my other son 1yr off the children's dha he

> woke up from his nap 3 days ago with a fever of 103.7 I brought him

> to the emergency room UGH!!!!! He had no other symptoms no runny

> nose, no coughing no complaining. I asked if it had anything to do

> with the 1yr shots he just had 1 week earlier and they said no and

> that because his brother was sick he would probably get cold

symptoms

> within a couple of days. Next day woke up no fever no symptoms of

> being sick. That afternoon after a nap woke up with 102 fever. Took

> him to the dr. and he said it is possible for him to have a

reaction

> with the MMR shot he had had but that it they usually get the first

> fever within 7-10 days and that is it. It rarely comes back.

>

> Has anyone else had the MMR shot and their child got a high fever?

OH

> also had a little rash (barely noticeable) on his chest. I

will

> keep off the efa's until I start JAck back on them.

> Thanks everyone, and happy holidays.

> Eileen mom to JAck and

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

My son is 5.5 and has been on the EFA's for a while now. I have not seen

the dramatic results, either, that some others have gotten. Maybe it has

something to do with other dx's your child may or may not have. is

dx'd with global delays, apraxia, and hypotonia. I did see some positive

results, but nothing miraculous.

~~

in PA

Re: [ ] EFA's

> I have been reading everyone's responses on here for months now and i

rarely

> talk. My son has been on the proefa for three weeks. we have noticed no

> changes except that he seems to be more hyper. I see all these positive

> responses. I am curious as to how many of these are just wishful

thinking.

> I hope they are all true, but im sure everyone knows that when you want

> something to happen bad enough it will.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Three weeks is not long enough to know whether or not the EFAs will

have an effect. According to Dr. Stordy from her research it can

take up to three months for the " stores " to build up. I believe if

you don't see a change after the three months that it probably won't

work (but we know an exception to that rule with R -story paste

below)

As far as changes such as more hyper-less hyper-diarrhea, etc. The

best advice is to stop the EFAs for a few days and see if the changes

stop too-then start them again and see if they come back. Problem is

even if you can attribute the changes to the EFAs - since it's not

really known why the EFAs are working -the changes that you see such

as the increase or decrease in behavior that you may see as a

negative sign may actually be positive. (increase in neuron

activity, etc.)

It's got to be impossible that the EFAs will work for every child-

anecdotally however it seems to work for most -a very high

percentage -over 80%.

Parental hope? Doesn't appear to be. Most of the children taken off

the EFAs including mine regress within days to a week -and progress

once again when put back on. My son cried and showed frustration for

the first time ever when taken off EFAs-and it's probably because he

had " it " and then " it " was gone. Many parents don't tell the

professionals they started the EFA supplementation and the

professionals notice the changes. In some cases you are not talking

about nonverbal to sounds- but nonverbal to words or 2 to 3 word

sentences within a few days to weeks. It's like an acceleration to

therapy.

There is no doubt in my mind that EFAs are helping children - it will

probably be another ten years till the rest of the world feels the

same (sadly for all the parents who don't know to try it). One other

thing is that although ProEFA right now appears to be the most

successful formula for most children -and in the lowest dosages -I'm sure

once clinical research shows us why it works that there will be a

variety of EFA formulas per need.

I know it's frustrating to hear all the success stories and not

have " it " happen...yet. I do hope that it still happens for your

child too.

" From: "

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

Hi I am Mother to Jack whom I just wrote about in a

previous post. It took about 4 weeks to see

improvements with him. He went from 10 words to about

60 in 4 weeks then 2 weeks later he went to about 110

then I increased his dose to 2 a day and within 1 week

he was using 2-3 word sentences.

Eileen

---

[Guest guest]

Hi All, In reply to 's question. I think you might have missed read all

the information on Efa's such as PRO-Efa. It is not for every child. My

daughter has been taking PRO-Efa for about 8 months now and I have seen

nothing but great results from it. I can finally have a full conversation

with her now. She jumps right in on all conversations that go on in my

house. Also, the Special Ed School and her private speech therapist are

amazed by they way Jillian has improved in her speech and other minor issues

that she has. Jillian has improved so much that I will not stop giving her the

PRO-Efa even when she her issues are resolved. The greatest gift that I

could ever ask for has finally has been given to me (For my Jillian to talk.)

So I can say to you that It was not wishful thinking. It was a lot of prayers

and PRO-Efa that has helped my Jillian get this far.

Michele Jarosz

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I just had to reply to this, because my daughter is 4-1/2, and

believe me, if wishful thinking would have increased her speech, it

would have happened along time ago. All of us as parents want our

children to talk, and want it very badly. I too, was very unsure as

to if the Efa's would work or not. So I created an online journal of

her progress with the Pro-Efa (the brand I give to her). Before she

started the Pro-Efa she was at 65 words, and could barely say two

word sentences, so I documented it in a website,

(http://kidstalkback.tripod.com/kidstalkback/) to prove really to

myself if there were any results. One year before she started the Pro-

Efa she was at 35 words, so in a year she gained 40 words, and the

progress was very slow. I started the Efa's on October 17th, and now

a little over 2 months has passed she is right at 200 words, and can

say 3 word sentences, and on occasion say 4 word sentences. Though

this is not a miracle, it is more progress than I have seen than with

speech therapy alone. It does not help every child out there, but it

did help mine, and wishful thinking played no part in it. She is no

where close to the level of a " typical " 4-1/2 year old, but it has

helped her gain some words, helped her with behavior issues, and has

helped calm her down some, as she was very active before.

I have spoke with many, many parents, and some of these parents have

seen great results, and some have seen very little. Nothing out there

for any condition is going to help every child, and results may vary.

This is not a miracle, this is not a " cure all " , that is wishful

thinking. I am so thankful I have found that the Pro-Efa has helped

my child, and hope that it helps other children too. I am thankful

for The Cherab Foundation for their part in research and letting us

know that this is out there. I only wish I found it sooner.

I understand how you feel, and how you may be skeptical about it. I

in no way mean this letter to sound demeaning or ugly, and if it

sounds that way, I do apologize. Please feel free to see my child's

results at the website posted below. I also have an on-going survey

about the Efa's, and the results that we as parents have seen, please

feel free to check that out also.

Sincerely;

Liz

http://kidstalkback.tripod.com/

> I have been reading everyone's responses on here for months now and

i rarely

> talk. My son has been on the proefa for three weeks. we have

noticed no

> changes except that he seems to be more hyper. I see all these

positive

> responses. I am curious as to how many of these are just wishful

thinking.

> I hope they are all true, but im sure everyone knows that when you

want

> something to happen bad enough it will.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Michele, Praise to God and ProEFA for Jillian's speech.(what a pretty

name). You have to be proud of her and yourself. Congratulations!!

It doesn't always work quite like that for all of us but to those that do we

are all thankful.

We pray and look forward to the day that our granddaughter, will be

able to talk too, but in the meantime, all we can do is pray a lot, take

ProEFA and take her to speech, speech and more speech.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND PLEASE PRAY THAT ALL OF OUR LITTLE ONES WILL BE

TALKING TOO.

Grammy Patty, to and many more.

[Guest guest]

No I did not misread. Im only stating my opinion and i got the responses

that I expected. I was skeptical before i started and im still skeptical.

I only tried the proefa on my son out of curiosity. And if it helps then

great. My son has only verbal apraxia with no other problems, thankfully.

Also, i wanted to add that im not profoundly disappointed because I do not

find his inability to articulate to be that much of a problem in his life, so

my opinion is not based on my lack of results. I in no way meant to imply

that all should not be thankful to cherub and the fish oil. But I am

interested in the results of a more scientific study. meanwhile, I will

continue my son on the fish oil and maybe my opinion will change.

[Guest guest]

Hi all the website address I posted to the bottom of this message has

an error: the correct address is:

http://kidstalkback.tripod.com/kidstalkback/

>Though

> this is not a miracle, it is more progress than I have seen than

with

> speech therapy alone. It does not help every child out there, but

it

> did help mine, and wishful thinking played no part in it. She is no

> where close to the level of a " typical " 4-1/2 year old, but it has

> helped her gain some words, helped her with behavior issues, and

has

> helped calm her down some, as she was very active before.

> I have spoke with many, many parents, and some of these parents

have

> seen great results, and some have seen very little. Nothing out

there

> for any condition is going to help every child, and results may

vary.

> This is not a miracle, this is not a " cure all " , that is wishful

> thinking. I am so thankful I have found that the Pro-Efa has helped

> my child, and hope that it helps other children too. I am thankful

> for The Cherab Foundation for their part in research and letting us

> know that this is out there. I only wish I found it sooner.

> I understand how you feel, and how you may be skeptical about it. I

> in no way mean this letter to sound demeaning or ugly, and if it

> sounds that way, I do apologize. Please feel free to see my child's

> results at the website posted below. I also have an on-going survey

> about the Efa's, and the results that we as parents have seen,

please

> feel free to check that out also.

> Sincerely;

> Liz

> http://kidstalkback.tripod.com/

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi -

3 weeks is definitely not long enough time to form an opinion yet as to

whether or not the Pro EFA is helping your child. I too, read so many posts

about these people seeing miraculous results almost overnight and as you can

read by the archived posts from me that put together (I always get the

chills when I read " my story " again because it makes me realize how far

we've come!) it happened very slowly with my son . His behavior

improved very quickly but I would say it took about 5 weeks before I started

seeing progress with talking and even then it was slow until at about the 3

month point, he just exploded one day and hasn't stopped since. Months of

therapy produced not one successful sound and 3 months after being on the

Pro EFA, he was talking all day long. Not that he's perfect, we still have

a long way to go but when I got home from some last minute Christmas

shopping tonight he ran up to me and said " mommy, I missed you - where you

been? " 6 months ago he started preschool and was 100% nonverbal! This is

definitely not wishful thinking. Give it more time and don't lose faith!

in NJ

KDR-1@...

[Guest guest]

The anedoctal results reported by parents were detailed reports that had to

be signed off also by a doctor or therapist that was treating the child.

Therefore, there is more basis to it than your doctor lead you to believe.

Also, very reputable doctors from well known medical centers such as Kennedy

Krieger in land and Oxford were involved in the study of proefa. I also

think that for some kids it may be a good idea to supplement the proefa with

cod liver oil or flax oil. Just my own thinking. Good luck to all, Carolyn

[Guest guest]

,

I read your note a week and a half ago, but haven't

had time during the holidays to do much on the

computer. My son shuts it off for fun, one of his

many annoying behaviors.

He has been on Pro-EFA for a month now and I haven't

seen any improvement. I mentioned this to his

chiropractor, and she said it can take up to 3 months

for the body to begin to utilize the fish oils. He

also went to a speech evaluation last week and I was

stunned that the doctor said that Pro-EFA is backed up

only by parent's anecdotal results.

I am very jealous that other parents report such earth

shattering improvements, but I tell myself that since

we don't know what we are up against, some kids

respond based on their problems and others not. I

will keep up the oils and continue my quest to get his

behavior and speech improved.

--- jal6262@... wrote:

> I have been reading everyone's responses on here for

> months now and i rarely

> talk. My son has been on the proefa for three weeks.

> we have noticed no

> changes except that he seems to be more hyper. I

> see all these positive

> responses. I am curious as to how many of these are

> just wishful thinking.

> I hope they are all true, but im sure everyone knows

> that when you want

> something to happen bad enough it will.

>

>

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I think it was you that posted your son was just showing signs of being hyper on

Pro EFA & no improvements. If not maybe the mom that did will read. I have

posted

that my son showed improvements in 3 1/2 weeks on Pro Efa. Don't get me

wrong

he did not go from being nonverbal to saying words in that time! was dx at

the time of his 3rd birthday at being around the level of a 6 - 9 month old

stage.

That was in April of 2001, in August he had about 5 words that only I knew. We

began Pro EFA around the end of Aug in that time he did not babble. Over those

3 -4 weeks that I talk about more of what I saw was stage appropriate babbling

& making more sounds than he had ever done. He still currently is very delayed,

now maybe around the 24 month old stage. He puts 3 words together & has a vocab

of maybe over 250 words. I have actually lost count!! He still uses mostly

vowel sounds, but most of our friends can understand what he says!! People that

are in the Sunday school class once a month volunteering will come up to me &

comment on the improvments! It has helped quite a bit with his frustration. I

did not have the time to document everything but wish I had. You might want to

write down what he does when alone playing, any sounds, blends etc. Watch to see

if there are small changes that maybe you are missing. I hope your child will

soon begin to make progress, keep us posted.

Best wishes

Tammy I. mom to 3 1/2 apraxic

> I have been reading everyone's responses on here for

> months now and i rarely

> talk. My son has been on the proefa for three weeks.

> we have noticed no

> changes except that he seems to be more hyper. I

> see all these positive

> responses. I am curious as to how many of these are

> just wishful thinking.

> I hope they are all true, but im sure everyone knows

> that when you want

> something to happen bad enough it will.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi, I'm new to this e-mail line and I don't know if a response I gave

to from early in July went through - sorry if this is a

repeat. Anyhow, our son, , has been in PT, OT, SLT, and MusicT

since he was a year old - he's now 4. He has hypotonia, sensory

integration dysfunction, and now, as people are coming to realize,

verbal apraxia or dyspraxia. His SLTs have always seemed to handle

the speech work in an appropriate manner for a kids with DVD but I

just read about the EFAs and have order a couple of books on it.

With the hypotonia, therapists thought the delayed speech might have

been simply related to that but last December one SLT brought up the

idea of dyspraxia. We have not had it officially diagnosed but, from

all appearances and characteristics, this is what it seems to be. he

does have some words and phrases, with adaptations on some sounds.

He tries to imitate facial movements when watching himself in the

mirror or watching other people, he's trying so hard. We are going

to start him on EFAs - but our ped is not too up on nutritional

things like this. Do you recommend going to a specialist of some

type? What kind of dosages? Pills are a pain for Josh so are there

liquids out there? Is it best to mix EFAs with some other

essentials? I noticed some people writing about L-Lysine - what

about that?

Also, in case the message to didn't go through - we are also

going to go to Josh's school to do a little " sensitivity training "

for the kids, teachers, therapists, and staff. he was recently moved

up a level and kids that he has not been with for awhile as well as

older kids are teasing him about his speech and motor development.

He has taken to hitting (something we had licked at his developmental

preschool last january but this is daycare - he'll be back in school

in August) so we want to nip this in the bud!

Thanks for listening - sorry to go on so long. Any info would be

most gratefully appreciated!

Sherry

[Guest guest]

Will is having his retake of his MRI & tubes put in his ears again on

Wednesday, can anyone tell me how long you should stop giving EFA's before

surgery?

I thought it was 3-4 days.

Thanks

Take Care

Lori

[Guest guest]

I stopped giving my daughter EFA's one week prior to her surgery.

Hope this helps

Sheila

> Will is having his retake of his MRI & tubes put in his ears again on

> Wednesday, can anyone tell me how long you should stop giving EFA's

> before surgery? I thought it was 3-4 days.

> Thanks

> Take Care

> Lori

[Guest guest]

EFA stands for Essential Fatty Acids. Others on the list more knowledgeable

than I can tell you exactly what they are, but I think they are type of fish

oil that contain Omega 3 and/or 6. Again, I'll let others fill in the

details (cause I don't want to get them wrong).

Sandy, Illinois

[Guest guest]

,

Your post made me chuckle as when I first signed on to this group

almost 2 years ago I was the same wat. What on earth are they talking

about followed by these people are nuts!!

I kept reading and discovered in a nutshell that EFAs are essential

fatty acids that we all need but our bodies don't produce. Many

people on this list as well as the speechdiet list have discovered

their children's speech and/or behaviour improved after starting

EFAs.

Here is a copy of a past post. There is additional info at

http://www.speech-express.com/alternative-therapy.html

Article:

What Are Essential Fatty Acids and Why Are They Essential?

Fatty acids are the building blocks of fats. Some fatty acids

are " essential " because we need them to live, yet we cannot

manufacture our own, so we must ingest them through the foods we eat.

The word " essential " is used to mean " must be ingested " . Other fatty

acids are manufactured by the body, thus although we need them, they

are not

labeled as " essential " .

The polyunsaturated fatty acids -- chemically speaking, those that

are not " saturated " and thus have more than 1 double bond -- are

divided into families depending on where their end-most double bond

is located. There are two main subtypes of fatty acids: the omega-3

and omega-6 fatty acids. The Omega-3's are those with their endmost

double bond 3 carbons from their methyl end. The Omega-6's are those

with their endmost double bond 6 carbons from their methyl end.

Linoleic acid (an omega-6) and alpha-linolenic acid (an omega-3) are

the only true essential " fatty acids, because although a slow

process, given enough alpha-linolenic acid, the body can synthesize

eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) -- both

important fatty acids of the omega-3 family. But, in order to

effectively increase the body's stores, they too must be consumed.

What Do Essential Fatty Acids's (EFA's) Do For Me?

-treat Eczema and maintain healthy skin

-maintain healthy heart and arteries

-maintain mood through prostaglandin modulation

-keep cell membranes working properly and efficiently.

-treat Diabetic neuropathy

-relieve PMS and cyclical breast pain

Why Do I Need Essential Fatty Acids?

You need them to live, and while most people aren't so deficient

that they are facing a life or death situation, many people are in a

state of chronic low levels of essential fatty acids. EFA's are

needed for maintaining proper cell membrane structure--which allows

the proper distribution of nutrients throughout your body, they are

needed for proper prostaglandin formation and maintenance and most

notably for the efficient metabolism of cholesterol. It has been

repeatedly noted in population studies that people who consume more

fish (omega-3's) consistently have a lower incidence of heart

disease. Autopsies done on corpses have revealed a direct inverse

correlation between the amount of omega-3's present and the

healthiness of the heart. Those with low levels of omega-3's showed

greater incidence of coronary heart disease than those with high

levels of omega-3's and those with the highest levels of omega-3's

had the lowest incidence of coronary heart disease.1,2

What Foods Contain EFAs?

Food sources of linoleic acid include seeds, nuts, grains and

legumes. Alpha-linoleic acid is abundant in and in some seeds, nuts

and legumes (flax, canola, walnuts and soy).

Am I Not Supposed To Avoid Fat?

You should only avoid trans fatty acids, such as those found in deep

fried foods. Fats, whether they started out good or not, are

irrevocably changed for the worse when they are heated. EFA's are

polyunsaturated; they have carbon bonds that are easily broken and do

not result in harm to the body. When EFA's are heated their bonds

change and they become trans fatty acids: sticky and harmful fats.

How Much Essential Fatty Acids Supplementation Do I Need?

To answer this question, you need to honestly evaluate your diet. How

much trans fatty acids do you consume (potato chips, french fries,

margarine, etc.)? How much cold water fish and nuts do you eat? Does

your family have a history of heart disease? Do you eat a lot of red

meat? Do you eat fish? If you still can't decide and you live in the

United States, given the typical American diet, there is probably

room for supplementation of EFA's in your diet.

Most people consume too much omega-6 relative to the amount of omega-

3 that they get. Vegetarians must be particularly careful because it

is much easier to get supplies of omega-6 in the vegetarian diet. The

ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 that should be ingested is around 6:1 for

fish-eaters, and 3:1 for vegetarians (because they need to

manufacture their own EPA and DHA). Flaxseed oil (or simply flax

seeds) is a good choice to boost the intake of omega-3.

Are There Any Side Effects With Essential Fatty Acids?

No.

References

> 1.Seidelin, K.N., Myrup, B., and Fischer-Hansen, B. " n-3 Fatty

Acids

> in Adipose Tissue and Coronary Artery Disease are Inversely

> Correlated " . American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 55: 1117-9,

1992.

> 2.Kromhout, D., Bosscheiter, E.B, and De Lezenne-

Coulander, " Inverse

> Relation Between Fish Oil Consumption and 20 Year Mortality from

> Coronary Heart Disease " . New England Journal of Medicine 312:

> 1205-9,198

> I feel kina ignorant asking this question, but what are EFA's.

Coming

> here was the first time I have heard of this. Thanks for your help,

> and thanks for the warm welcome, it means alot to me...

[Guest guest]

That's wonderful Kimmie! I'm so happy for Blythe and her Mommy! I'm a sure

believer. Since starting EFA's (4/10/03) my son says things clear as a bell

like - " upside down " " sippy cup " " find binky " " more juice please " " go away " and

my daughter too " Run Todd run!! " (watching The Fox and the Hound) " Come on " " all

done " etc... I could go on and on and on...

----- Original Message -----

Great news! Her number decreased from 20 to 4. He had to actually make her

eye wander. It would not do it on its own. The doctor was amazed and I gave

him a quick lesson on efa's. He was so excited that he seemed dumbfounded.

Not to mention that I had done a little study myself -- I have not patched

Blythe's eyes for the past 3 weeks.

Whether it was a combo of the patching and the efa's and just her

development, who cares. I am convinced it was the efa's because we had tried

the

patching from January to April and her numbers got worse. From April to July,

her

number dropped dramatically -- I started the Efalex on April 22nd.

I am a believer in this as I told you earlier this week -- her vocalization

has increased, she has 2-3 word sentences (very apraxic, but sentences for

the

first time), we are hearing more words (maybe only once or twice, but they

are coming out) and her coordination is unbelievable. She was always falling

down -- constantly. She hardly ever just falls down now.

We return to Dr. Friedman in 3 months -- he said to keep giving her the efa's

and patch, but only for 1 hour a day. To be continued . . .

Kim Vallin

[Guest guest]

very cool Kim! EFA'a was much needed for your child!

We saw Dr Friedman yesterday for my kids,the news wasnt as good.

Jennie