Guest guest Posted February 14, 2004 Report Share Posted February 14, 2004 How old is the child? My 4 year old just started taking it ( she weaned during my pregnancy) but will only use the flavored kind. Elainie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2004 Report Share Posted February 14, 2004 At 05:57 PM 2/14/2004, you wrote: >How is flax oil inferior to CLO and if that >information is printed in NT, where could I find it? >To put it in context, I'm wondering if both should be >taken by a nursing mother and child (by both the mom >and child or just the mom??) or should the focus just >be on CLO? i don't know about which is better (though i'd guess on the side of CLO), but as far as dosage, my advice would be that only the mother should take it, unless there is some acute condition that requires the nursing child take it. i personally tend towards least-intervention, and the " nursing system " is designed so that the baby will get everything it needs from the mother. as long as the mother is eating properly (which includes the CLO for most people), the baby will be taken care of. -katja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2004 Report Share Posted February 14, 2004 Wouldn't coconut oil be the best? It has the lowest peroxidative index of any oil. It has 50% lauric acid and is supposed to have a fat profile much like mother's milk. It's the healthest fat to eat too. All unsaturated fats are subject to so much oxidative damage. Flax is next only to fish oil in its susceptability to oxidation. The CLO you can buy in capsules is unnatural as well. It's made by a chemical process. Bruce http://members.shaw.ca/duncancrow/OilAnalysis.gif http://www.westonaprice.org/know_your_fats/oiling.html From: " erica zbyszewski " > How is flax oil inferior to CLO and if that > information is printed in NT, where could I find it? > To put it in context, I'm wondering if both should be > taken by a nursing mother and child (by both the mom > and child or just the mom??) or should the focus just > be on CLO? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2004 Report Share Posted February 14, 2004 >How is flax oil inferior to CLO and if that >information is printed in NT, where could I find it? >To put it in context, I'm wondering if both should be >taken by a nursing mother and child (by both the mom >and child or just the mom??) or should the focus just >be on CLO? erica, i hope baby and mom are doing well :-) if i'm not mistaken, babies can't convert LNA (omega 3 in flaxseed) to EPA and DHA (omega 3 in CLO). So, unless you're purpose in feeding the baby is to improve stools (which flax seems good for) then CLO would be the obvious choice. having said that, i honestly don't know if you need to feed it directly to your baby if you are taking it yourself, because you will pass on the long chain PUFAs in your milk to your baby. Suze Fisher Lapdog Design, Inc. Web Design & Development http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg Weston A. Price Foundation Chapter Leader, Mid Coast Maine http://www.westonaprice.org ---------------------------- " The diet-heart idea (the idea that saturated fats and cholesterol cause heart disease) is the greatest scientific deception of our times. " -- Mann, MD, former Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University, Tennessee; heart disease researcher. The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics <http://www.thincs.org> ---------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 So, unless you're purpose in feeding the baby is >to improve stools (which flax seems good for) i should have qualified that and said flax *seeds* are good for improving stools. Suze Fisher Lapdog Design, Inc. Web Design & Development http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg Weston A. Price Foundation Chapter Leader, Mid Coast Maine http://www.westonaprice.org ---------------------------- " The diet-heart idea (the idea that saturated fats and cholesterol cause heart disease) is the greatest scientific deception of our times. " -- Mann, MD, former Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University, Tennessee; heart disease researcher. The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics <http://www.thincs.org> ---------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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