Guest guest Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Hi All, This is the kind I get and that my kids love and call them candy. I know not all kids will do that, but it is worth a try. If they won't they are a perfectly great source of vitamins for you and you can swallow them without having the nasty fish burping that typically comes with taking fish oil pills. They also have a liquid form of this that you can mix into orange juice or apple juice and my kids do not notice at all. My son has recently " Lost his diagnosis " due to eating these so much. That is my firm belief, although the idiots just want to say that he must have been misdiagnosed. But either way these have worked miricles for my son. They have helped my girls, but have not helped them nearly to the extent they have helped him. Good luck! http://www.cpmedical.net/productpage.aspx?ProdID=9533 Subject: Fish Oil To: francis.joanna@..., autism_in_girls Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 2:18 PM We started giving Melody (3 Autism) fish oil a few months ago, and it was a significant, noticeable difference in her. She became more attentive and verbal! It was like our little miracle supplement! The tough part is getting it into her. The most successful way I have found is to blend it into a smoothie, but 90% of the time she doesn't drink the smoothie, so I drink it before it goes to waste. I now have a shiny coat (just kidding). So, basically I have stopped giving it to her, but I honestly believe it was a kick-start to get her going! She is now in preschool and is doing phenomenally well! I keep hearing from different people (like her speech therapist and one of her ABA therapists) that she may lose her diagnosis! This excites me and frightens me at the same time. Anyhow, enough of my tangent. Go with the fish oils, and try blending them into a smoothie if she'll drink it. Good luck! Lynn Shoop Co-Director www.novatomotherscl ub.com Creative Memories Senior Consultant www.mycmsite. com/lynnshoop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Congrats, Esther. My kids like them too, just not the one with autism. <sigh> We're gonna test her vit A levels in a couple of weeks, the morons at the lab botched that test, she's low in so many others, vit A wouldn't surprise me, either. Debi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Flax Seed oil had the same benefit for my kids -- mine swallow capsules but I bet if you had to break them open they wouldn't taste as bad as fish oil. I don't know how the omega-3s in flax seed compare to those in fish oil. -- Cassie MikeandLynnShoop wrote: > We started giving Melody (3 Autism) fish oil a few months ago, and it > was a significant, noticeable difference in her. > > She became more attentive and verbal! It was like our little miracle > supplement! > > The tough part is getting it into her. The most successful way I have > found is to blend it into a smoothie, but 90% of the time she doesn't > drink the smoothie, so I drink it before it goes to waste. I now have > a shiny coat (just kidding). So, basically I have stopped giving it to > her, but I honestly believe it was a kick-start to get her going! She > is now in preschool and is doing phenomenally well! > > I keep hearing from different people (like her speech therapist and > one of her ABA therapists) that she may lose her diagnosis! This > excites me and frightens me at the same time. > > Anyhow, enough of my tangent. Go with the fish oils, and try blending > them into a smoothie if she'll drink it. > > Good luck! > > Lynn Shoop > Co-Director > www.novatomothersclub.com > > Creative Memories Senior Consultant > www.mycmsite.com/lynnshoop > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 The problem is that flax oil contains ALA, but not EPA and DHA, which are essential for our kids (and for us). ALA *can* be converted to DHA and EPA, but very slowly, and most of the time it does not get converted because the high omega 6 in flax oil and other supposedly (but not) healthful oils in most people's diet (canola, etc.) compete for enzymes that convert ALA to EPA and DHA. Therefore, fish oil supplementation becomes necessary. We also need GLA for the proper balance, so borage or another GLA oil must be added as well. > Flax Seed oil had the same benefit for my kids -- mine swallow > capsules > but I bet if you had to break them open they wouldn't taste as bad as > fish oil. I don't know how the omega-3s in flax seed compare to those > in fish oil. > > -- Cassie > > MikeandLynnShoop wrote: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 try Omega-cure.com no smell or taste but expensive Subject: Fish Oil To: francis.joanna@..., autism_in_girls Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 8:18 PM We started giving Melody (3 Autism) fish oil a few months ago, and it was a significant, noticeable difference in her. She became more attentive and verbal! It was like our little miracle supplement! The tough part is getting it into her. The most successful way I have found is to blend it into a smoothie, but 90% of the time she doesn't drink the smoothie, so I drink it before it goes to waste. I now have a shiny coat (just kidding). So, basically I have stopped giving it to her, but I honestly believe it was a kick-start to get her going! She is now in preschool and is doing phenomenally well! I keep hearing from different people (like her speech therapist and one of her ABA therapists) that she may lose her diagnosis! This excites me and frightens me at the same time. Anyhow, enough of my tangent. Go with the fish oils, and try blending them into a smoothie if she'll drink it. Good luck! Lynn Shoop Co-Director www.novatomotherscl ub.com Creative Memories Senior Consultant www.mycmsite. com/lynnshoop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Thanks! -- Cassie cathylynn2 wrote: > The problem is that flax oil contains ALA, but not EPA and DHA, which > are essential for our kids (and for us). ALA *can* be converted to > DHA and EPA, but very slowly, and most of the time it does not get > converted because the high omega 6 in flax oil and other supposedly > (but not) healthful oils in most people's diet (canola, etc.) compete > for enzymes that convert ALA to EPA and DHA. Therefore, fish oil > supplementation becomes necessary. We also need GLA for the proper > balance, so borage or another GLA oil must be added as well. > > > > > > > Flax Seed oil had the same benefit for my kids -- mine swallow > > capsules > > but I bet if you had to break them open they wouldn't taste as bad as > > fish oil. I don't know how the omega-3s in flax seed compare to those > > in fish oil. > > > > -- Cassie > > > > MikeandLynnShoop wrote: > > -- -- Cassie Zupke Director, Open Doors Now Click the link below to join our new Open Doors Now group information site to access all our group news, calendar, forums, and current autism information. http://www.bigtent.com/hosted/opndrs/invitation?hosted_key=a46063592584264652878\ e483a3a1cf2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Thanks! -- Cassie cathylynn2 wrote: > The problem is that flax oil contains ALA, but not EPA and DHA, which > are essential for our kids (and for us). ALA *can* be converted to > DHA and EPA, but very slowly, and most of the time it does not get > converted because the high omega 6 in flax oil and other supposedly > (but not) healthful oils in most people's diet (canola, etc.) compete > for enzymes that convert ALA to EPA and DHA. Therefore, fish oil > supplementation becomes necessary. We also need GLA for the proper > balance, so borage or another GLA oil must be added as well. > > > > > > > Flax Seed oil had the same benefit for my kids -- mine swallow > > capsules > > but I bet if you had to break them open they wouldn't taste as bad as > > fish oil. I don't know how the omega-3s in flax seed compare to those > > in fish oil. > > > > -- Cassie > > > > MikeandLynnShoop wrote: > > -- -- Cassie Zupke Director, Open Doors Now Click the link below to join our new Open Doors Now group information site to access all our group news, calendar, forums, and current autism information. http://www.bigtent.com/hosted/opndrs/invitation?hosted_key=a46063592584264652878\ e483a3a1cf2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Thanks! -- Cassie cathylynn2 wrote: > The problem is that flax oil contains ALA, but not EPA and DHA, which > are essential for our kids (and for us). ALA *can* be converted to > DHA and EPA, but very slowly, and most of the time it does not get > converted because the high omega 6 in flax oil and other supposedly > (but not) healthful oils in most people's diet (canola, etc.) compete > for enzymes that convert ALA to EPA and DHA. Therefore, fish oil > supplementation becomes necessary. We also need GLA for the proper > balance, so borage or another GLA oil must be added as well. > > > > > > > Flax Seed oil had the same benefit for my kids -- mine swallow > > capsules > > but I bet if you had to break them open they wouldn't taste as bad as > > fish oil. I don't know how the omega-3s in flax seed compare to those > > in fish oil. > > > > -- Cassie > > > > MikeandLynnShoop wrote: > > -- -- Cassie Zupke Director, Open Doors Now Click the link below to join our new Open Doors Now group information site to access all our group news, calendar, forums, and current autism information. http://www.bigtent.com/hosted/opndrs/invitation?hosted_key=a46063592584264652878\ e483a3a1cf2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 There was a naturopath on TV the other day who recommended putting fish oil capsules in the freezer. She said they'd stay frozen thru the stomach, dissolving in the small intestine where they are absorbed and thus prevent belching fish oil. Haven't tried it yet, just throwing it out. Sl Dennis Lipter wrote: > > Duncan, > > Which type of fish oil do you recommend, enteric coated or regular for > general use with whey isolate? > > Thanks, > > Dennis > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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