Re: Fw: ? for you to ask your list

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Hi Judi and Nicki!

The two formulas you mentioned both have DHA and EPA (Omega 3) which

are derived from fish. Cod liver oil -or any oil from the liver will

naturally contain vitamin A -so just be aware of that if you are also

giving your child vitamins since some do not want to give high doses

of vitamin A to children and some do. Fish oil from other parts of

the fish do not contain vitamin A. DHA Jr. is fish oil from the

liver of the cod -ProDHA is fish oil that is not from the liver, and

yet both are manufactured by Nordic Naturals.

Some companies, like Nordic Naturals, use fish that are small on the

food chain like sardines or anchovies because the lower on the food

chain the less chance of mercury. We do have on the

http://www.apraxia.cc website statements through some government

agencies stating it's impossible to find mercury in oil because

mercury binds to protein -and is typically found in the muscle of the

fish. However it's good to purchase from companies that will claim

testing for purity of mercury etc. in writing. You can purchase

rancid fish oil -so you always want to make sure you purchase fish

oil from reputable companies. Some fish oil people I know will not

only smell -but taste the oil personally for freshness. (Like my

friend -Dr. -Ross for those of you in the Brick NJ

area -she's an internist for Kimball Medical Center with a huge

practice who recommends fish oil to all her patients -and if you go

to see her this week say " Happy Birthday! " )

It's not a bad idea anyway to check with the company you wish to

purchase from either online or on phone to find out what type of fish

they use -and to find out if the oil is tested and for what.

About the difference between Cod liver oil or ProDHA and ProEFA you

are talking the difference between an Omega 3 formula and an Omega

3/6 formula. ProEFA also has borage oil which is GLA -an Omega 6

essential fatty acid that we have found is important even though we

don't really know why. (could be due to the anti inflammatory

properties of the GLA) The Eye Q formula, the Efalex formula and

ProEFA are all Omega 3/6 formula's I've heard good things about from

parents. Coromega and DHA Jr. are Omega 3 formulas I've heard good

things about too -but they don't overall work for our children as

dramatically if they " work " at all. Children's Apraxia Network and

then CHERAB did parent feedback of comparing Omega 3 with Omega 3/6

through our members of our support group here in the US, and we then

coordinated with ECHO of Canada to do the same comparison there with

their support group. The change overall with pure Omega 3 (DHA Jr.)

was none to little within a month. The change with Omega 3/6

(ProEFA) was moderate to dramatic within a month overall.

You can take the ProEPA and combine that with ProEFA if you want a

higher EPA. Or you can combine the ProDHA with ProEFA for higher

DHA. The recent studies in the UK show the higher EPA may be more

successful. Lots of info at http://www.equazen.com under research.

Please check with your doctor -print out all from the credible sites

online, and know your child. I've been supplementing my son Tanner

with fish oil now for three years -and I'm at the point where I'm

exploring varying amounts of DHA, GLA and EPA based on new research.

I don't believe the best formula we will ever see is out there yet -

but for now ProEFA is the best (with maybe a touch higher EPA-not a

huge amount more)

Remember -it's not the brand name other than purity reasons that

matter -it's the formula that is most important -and when you combine

more than one product -you change the formula -which may be a

successful or not a successful thing to do. The more you are

involved with " oil therapy " the more you will relate to the movie

Lorenzo's Oil -a good movie to watch. (and speaking of Lorenzo's Oil

and the condition he had -a good link about increasing the DHA is

http://www.momtahan.com/mmartinez/ to show Dr. ez's studies.

Our children mostly don't have severe myelin disorders -some apraxic

children do have thinned myelin -but more may have subtle damage to

the myelin perhaps from environmental factors -and EFAs have

remyelinating properties. There is at least one university hospital

in NJ I know that is interested in exploring this that has contacted

me.)

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