Guest guest Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 I thought I posted this message earlier -so here it is (again) just in case: Back when I had asked Dr. Stoll to be an advisor for CHERAB while we were in the initial stages of feedback on EFAs and he agreed. We never worked together however because I feared there would be a trial with Omegabrite which I too believe was or still is a pure Omega 3 and the results would be unfavorable. On Dr. Stoll's website for Omegabrite (the formula he developed) he does acknowledge that Omega 6 is important for some reason in small amounts which is what I was saying even before it was published anywhere else (can't mess with strong anecdotal evidence -it works or it doesn't work and parents, relatives, professionals will let you know either way) http://www.cherab.org/information/historyEFA.html " The Fatty Acids used in Durham There are many fatty acid supplements on the market, and finding the right one was crucial for our research strategy. We needed a supplement that was mostly omega-3, but had some omega 6. It also had to be high in omega-3 EPA, which appeared to be the key fatty acid for optimal brain function. And in order for us to administer it to school children, it had to be of high quality. We approached a specialist supplier of marine and botanical oils. We had seen through contacts with support groups that their popular supplement appeared to show very real benefits for many youngsters with learning conditions. They agreed to supply our trial programme with the supplement, either in capsule of liquid form, depending on the age group being assessed. The supplement uses fatty acids specifically for eye and brain function. The omega-3 element is a marine fish oil that has a particularly high ratio of EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and is left in its purest natural format. Virgin-pressed evening primrose oil provides omega-6 fatty acid GLA. In trial work so far, each participant on active capsules, or liquid, has daily taken: EPA: 558 mg DHA: 174 mg GLA: 60 mg • " http://www.omegabrite.com/why/brain/DurhamResearch.htm OmegaBrite is very expensive -I thought the ProEPA Xtra was (it's not one we use with our kids -it's one used more for heart health) Ends up that Nordic's line is the more reasonable! http://hddrugworks.org/articles/14.html As far as " no taste " I'll believe it when I taste it myself. I've tried some of the " tasteless " fish oils and to me the range is from not that gross to disgusting. Once one can learn to swallow capsules all that matters is that there is no fishy burps after (yuck!!!!) Would high EPA without the GLA work? If anything would work it would be a high EPA -or super super high DHA. But why go there when you don't need that much when you just have a tweak of GLA? But if one loves Omegabrite and it works for their child and they have the extra money -who's to say? Would I recommend it? Nope -as always if one was going to try fish oil for the first time -stick with the three brands/formulas we've known have proven successful for the majority time after time for years. Why assume your child will be in the minority exception to the rule of what would work? The three are ProEFA Nordic Naturals (regular not junior) Efalex by Nutricia, or EyeQ by Equazen. And just had to add this due to some of the recent messages: As far as this board being slanted towards supplements or fish oil that is just " hooey " ! This is probably one of the largest and the most unmoderated (outside of spam) message boards out there for apraxia as well as other communication delays and disorders. Go to a group that claims they are the " most comprehensive " for apraxia and try posting something positive about " Geng " " Agin MD " , The Late Talker book, Inside Edition TV's episode on apraxia, The New York Times two articles on The Late Talker book or CHERAB, Speechville.com or anything else that doesn't have to do with their group and let us know if it goes through... (insert cricket sound here) And...try to talk about fish oils without mentioning the above! If fish oils or any other supplement, therapy, school etc. works you can post about it here -if they don't work -you can post about it here. And anyone who honestly believes that the right formula of fish oils don't work for almost all probably isn't a member of a in person support group. Because when this group learned about it -it was in person with hundreds of other families at Children's Specialized Hospital, St. Barnabas Hospital in NJ with families from the entire tri state area -not one parent sitting for example in say...um let me think.... on a computer by herself in Pittsburgh for example where she decides what information is " ethical " to share. Did any of you watch Lorenzo's Oil? Did this woman? If there is more talk about supplements now then ever it is because this group has a respected medical researcher who is a parent of an apraxic child who is starting research and who has first hand witnessed what we all reported as parents for years. Good for to validate what we all knew for years to help bring all the children a voice...and quickly...in " most " cases -not just those in this group. Can take the girl out of Jersey but not the Jersey out of the girl! If I believe in something I'll fight for it -and this I believe in. 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Guest guest Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 It's cheapest to buy a large quantity from the company's website. You are right - it isn't cheap. I can buy it at a local pharmacy, but I pay $8/box more than I do online. > > has shared with us the wonderful results she has had using > OmegaBrite for her kids. I'm very interested in this fish oil that is > unflavored. I called the company and found that it does not contain > GLA. I remember that in the archives that I read several months ago > when all this was so new to us that it was said that GLA, even though > a small amount, was necessary in the formula. > > Please, , since you are the expert on this, what do you think > about it? ? > > And , I'm wondering if you order this directly from the company or > whether you are getting it through a pharmacy, etc. It seems kind of > pricey, and I was hoping to find it cheaper than buying it directly > from the company. > > Thanks so much for your help. > > Suzanne > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 I thought I posted this message earlier -so here it is (again) just in case: Back when I had asked Dr. Stoll to be an advisor for CHERAB while we were in the initial stages of feedback on EFAs and he agreed. We never worked together however because I feared there would be a trial with Omegabrite which I too believe was or still is a pure Omega 3 and the results would be unfavorable. On Dr. Stoll's website for Omegabrite (the formula he developed) he does acknowledge that Omega 6 is important for some reason in small amounts which is what I was saying even before it was published anywhere else (can't mess with strong anecdotal evidence -it works or it doesn't work and parents, relatives, professionals will let you know either way) http://www.cherab.org/information/historyEFA.html " The Fatty Acids used in Durham There are many fatty acid supplements on the market, and finding the right one was crucial for our research strategy. We needed a supplement that was mostly omega-3, but had some omega 6. It also had to be high in omega-3 EPA, which appeared to be the key fatty acid for optimal brain function. And in order for us to administer it to school children, it had to be of high quality. We approached a specialist supplier of marine and botanical oils. We had seen through contacts with support groups that their popular supplement appeared to show very real benefits for many youngsters with learning conditions. They agreed to supply our trial programme with the supplement, either in capsule of liquid form, depending on the age group being assessed. The supplement uses fatty acids specifically for eye and brain function. The omega-3 element is a marine fish oil that has a particularly high ratio of EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and is left in its purest natural format. Virgin-pressed evening primrose oil provides omega-6 fatty acid GLA. In trial work so far, each participant on active capsules, or liquid, has daily taken: EPA: 558 mg DHA: 174 mg GLA: 60 mg • " http://www.omegabrite.com/why/brain/DurhamResearch.htm OmegaBrite is very expensive -I thought the ProEPA Xtra was (it's not one we use with our kids -it's one used more for heart health) Ends up that Nordic's line is the more reasonable! http://hddrugworks.org/articles/14.html As far as " no taste " I'll believe it when I taste it myself. I've tried some of the " tasteless " fish oils and to me the range is from not that gross to disgusting. Once one can learn to swallow capsules all that matters is that there is no fishy burps after (yuck!!!!) Would high EPA without the GLA work? If anything would work it would be a high EPA -or super super high DHA. But why go there when you don't need that much when you just have a tweak of GLA? But if one loves Omegabrite and it works for their child and they have the extra money -who's to say? Would I recommend it? Nope -as always if one was going to try fish oil for the first time -stick with the three brands/formulas we've known have proven successful for the majority time after time for years. Why assume your child will be in the minority exception to the rule of what would work? The three are ProEFA Nordic Naturals (regular not junior) Efalex by Nutricia, or EyeQ by Equazen. And just had to add this due to some of the recent messages: As far as this board being slanted towards supplements or fish oil that is just " hooey " ! This is probably one of the largest and the most unmoderated (outside of spam) message boards out there for apraxia as well as other communication delays and disorders. Go to a group that claims they are the " most comprehensive " for apraxia and try posting something positive about " Geng " " Agin MD " , The Late Talker book, Inside Edition TV's episode on apraxia, The New York Times two articles on The Late Talker book or CHERAB, Speechville.com or anything else that doesn't have to do with their group and let us know if it goes through... (insert cricket sound here) And...try to talk about fish oils without mentioning the above! If fish oils or any other supplement, therapy, school etc. works you can post about it here -if they don't work -you can post about it here. And anyone who honestly believes that the right formula of fish oils don't work for almost all probably isn't a member of a in person support group. Because when this group learned about it -it was in person with hundreds of other families at Children's Specialized Hospital, St. Barnabas Hospital in NJ with families from the entire tri state area -not one parent sitting for example in say...um let me think.... on a computer by herself in Pittsburgh for example where she decides what information is " ethical " to share. Did any of you watch Lorenzo's Oil? Did this woman? If there is more talk about supplements now then ever it is because this group has a respected medical researcher who is a parent of an apraxic child who is starting research and who has first hand witnessed what we all reported as parents for years. Good for to validate what we all knew for years to help bring all the children a voice...and quickly...in " most " cases -not just those in this group. Can take the girl out of Jersey but not the Jersey out of the girl! If I believe in something I'll fight for it -and this I believe in. If it's talked about here -it's what this group wants to talk about. (not the ten moderators from all over the globe's belief) ===== Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 It's cheapest to buy a large quantity from the company's website. You are right - it isn't cheap. I can buy it at a local pharmacy, but I pay $8/box more than I do online. > > has shared with us the wonderful results she has had using > OmegaBrite for her kids. I'm very interested in this fish oil that is > unflavored. I called the company and found that it does not contain > GLA. I remember that in the archives that I read several months ago > when all this was so new to us that it was said that GLA, even though > a small amount, was necessary in the formula. > > Please, , since you are the expert on this, what do you think > about it? ? > > And , I'm wondering if you order this directly from the company or > whether you are getting it through a pharmacy, etc. It seems kind of > pricey, and I was hoping to find it cheaper than buying it directly > from the company. > > Thanks so much for your help. > > Suzanne > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 , thank you for the OmegaBrite information. I didn't see your earlier message and appreciate your re-posting it. No, I would not give a fish oil that didn't contain GLA, since it has been proven to be necessary. I am really determined to give the same amounts/proportions of EPA, DHA, and GLA as recommended in your archives. I guess I was hoping that somewhere along the way someone had discerned that maybe GLA wasn't key, after all. The reason I have been searching for another fish oil is this: Nordic Naturals contains lemon oil. When our son was first diagnosed, and I know you remember the awful, desperate feelings and searching for information--I " found " your group and then was absolutely overwhelmed, breathless, in fact, to read about the fish oil and could hardly believe all the miracles (yes, they have got to be miracles) reported from using it. And then I could hardly believe that such wonderful results could even come true for our little guy, but oh, my, yes, I was determined to try the fish oil. Then the absolute crushing blow when I found that Nordic Naturals, the fish oil that most of the parents were using, contained lemon oil. I checked into Efalex at that time and could find it by Efamol. The US distributor at that time, emersonecologics.com, did not includ EPA on the label it provided online. So, wanting to get exactly the right fish oil recommended by so many in the group, I quickly eliminated Efalex. Many in our family are allergic to acid type foods, with citrus being the worst culprit. I know we aren't the only ones with this problem. It's not that unusal for a person not to be able to tolerate orange juice or lemon. But this fish oil is working these miracles and here is my little boy who can't talk and who knows if he ever will, and of course, yes, I tried the Nordic Naturals, anyway. My hope was that maybe the acidic quality of the lemon was more in the lemon juice and maybe not so much present in the lemon oil itself. We got by with using the Nordic Naturals for a couple of months. Oh, my, yes, he was making some wonderful strides. Due to the fish oil? Due to the ST and all the hard work at home? I refuse to take him off the fish oil in order to find out where to give the credit. But the acid began to really show its effects and we had to quit giving him the Nordic Naturals. Yes, I had ordered EyeQ vanilla liquid (by Equazen) as a back-up in case the lemon oil caused problems. So we put him on the EyeQ, and again, it is working very well, and we are very pleased with it and with their company. However, as you know, you have to order that from the UK, plus any liquid form is so much more expensive, plus that bottle goes down in a big hurry once you begin increasing dosages. So yes, we can use this wonderful product, but it does get really pricey. I hope and pray that they will soon have a US distributor. Yes, they do have capsules, with unflavored fish oil inside. But everyone knows it is so much easier to get a nice-tasting fish oil down a child--my goodness, our little guy loves his vanilla fish oil, even his Vitamin E's--like you said, the unflavored fish oils range from " not that gross to disgusting. " Now I see that besides Efalex by Efamol, there is Efalex by Nutricia, as you also wrote about. Efalex by Nutricia contains: EPA 13.4 mg, DHA 60 mg, GLA 12 mg, and Vit E (natural d alpha tocopherol) 15 IU per capsule. Efalex by Efamol contains: EPA 23 mg, DHA 80 mg, GLA 16 mg, and Vit E (again natural) 15 IU per capsule. Now I am really confused. The amounts of EPA are way low compared to what is recommended. The proportions in these two Efalex products are way different from the Nordic Naturals and Eye Q. I went to the websites, emailed the companies, checked with online companies that sell these two products, and this is what I have found. Can you please, , tell me what this is all about. These definitely do not have a high ratio of EPA, rather it is a high ratio of DHA. I just don't see how either of these would qualify as a substitute for Nordic Naturals or EyeQ. I became very hopeful when you did that quick poll for Nordic Naturals re: their fish oil flavors. I still think that vanilla is a wonderful alternative to the lemon. Why couldn't they make both flavors and let a person choose, and use an unflavored capsule itself for the vanilla flavored fish oil. (Vanilla is, after all, the number one preferred flavor of ice cream.) I have never heard of anyone who had problems with vanilla. People have problems with citrus. People have bad allergies to strawberries, as well, for instance. So who would want anything strawberry flavored either? And once a child can swallow capsules, then of course the flavor of the fish oil is moot. And again, I wonder at what age a child really can swallow capsules. Our little guy is 29 months old now. But still, if Nordic Naturals is still making only lemon, then we just plain can't use it. I want to. But we can't. This really is a huge problem for us. The choice of fish oils to use is so very limited, since it is so specialized a formula. Again, , thank you so much for your help. I really look forward to hearing from you on this. Suzanne [ ] Re: GLA and OmegaBrite I thought I posted this message earlier -so here it is (again) just in case: Back when I had asked Dr. Stoll to be an advisor for CHERAB while we were in the initial stages of feedback on EFAs and he agreed. We never worked together however because I feared there would be a trial with Omegabrite which I too believe was or still is a pure Omega 3 and the results would be unfavorable. On Dr. Stoll's website for Omegabrite (the formula he developed) he does acknowledge that Omega 6 is important for some reason in small amounts which is what I was saying even before it was published anywhere else (can't mess with strong anecdotal evidence -it works or it doesn't work and parents, relatives, professionals will let you know either way) http://www.cherab. org/information/ historyEFA. html " The Fatty Acids used in Durham There are many fatty acid supplements on the market, and finding the right one was crucial for our research strategy. We needed a supplement that was mostly omega-3, but had some omega 6. It also had to be high in omega-3 EPA, which appeared to be the key fatty acid for optimal brain function. And in order for us to administer it to school children, it had to be of high quality. We approached a specialist supplier of marine and botanical oils. We had seen through contacts with support groups that their popular supplement appeared to show very real benefits for many youngsters with learning conditions. They agreed to supply our trial programme with the supplement, either in capsule of liquid form, depending on the age group being assessed. The supplement uses fatty acids specifically for eye and brain function. The omega-3 element is a marine fish oil that has a particularly high ratio of EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and is left in its purest natural format. Virgin-pressed evening primrose oil provides omega-6 fatty acid GLA. In trial work so far, each participant on active capsules, or liquid, has daily taken: EPA: 558 mg DHA: 174 mg GLA: 60 mg • " http://www.omegabri te.com/why/ brain/DurhamRese arch.htm OmegaBrite is very expensive -I thought the ProEPA Xtra was (it's not one we use with our kids -it's one used more for heart health) Ends up that Nordic's line is the more reasonable! http://hddrugworks. org/articles/ 14.html As far as " no taste " I'll believe it when I taste it myself. I've tried some of the " tasteless " fish oils and to me the range is from not that gross to disgusting. Once one can learn to swallow capsules all that matters is that there is no fishy burps after (yuck!!!!) Would high EPA without the GLA work? If anything would work it would be a high EPA -or super super high DHA. But why go there when you don't need that much when you just have a tweak of GLA? But if one loves Omegabrite and it works for their child and they have the extra money -who's to say? Would I recommend it? Nope -as always if one was going to try fish oil for the first time -stick with the three brands/formulas we've known have proven successful for the majority time after time for years. Why assume your child will be in the minority exception to the rule of what would work? The three are ProEFA Nordic Naturals (regular not junior) Efalex by Nutricia, or EyeQ by Equazen. And just had to add this due to some of the recent messages: As far as this board being slanted towards supplements or fish oil that is just " hooey " ! This is probably one of the largest and the most unmoderated (outside of spam) message boards out there for apraxia as well as other communication delays and disorders. Go to a group that claims they are the " most comprehensive " for apraxia and try posting something positive about " Geng " " Agin MD " , The Late Talker book, Inside Edition TV's episode on apraxia, The New York Times two articles on The Late Talker book or CHERAB, Speechville. com or anything else that doesn't have to do with their group and let us know if it goes through... (insert cricket sound here) And...try to talk about fish oils without mentioning the above! If fish oils or any other supplement, therapy, school etc. works you can post about it here -if they don't work -you can post about it here. And anyone who honestly believes that the right formula of fish oils don't work for almost all probably isn't a member of a in person support group. Because when this group learned about it -it was in person with hundreds of other families at Children's Specialized Hospital, St. Barnabas Hospital in NJ with families from the entire tri state area -not one parent sitting for example in say...um let me think.... on a computer by herself in Pittsburgh for example where she decides what information is " ethical " to share. Did any of you watch Lorenzo's Oil? Did this woman? If there is more talk about supplements now then ever it is because this group has a respected medical researcher who is a parent of an apraxic child who is starting research and who has first hand witnessed what we all reported as parents for years. Good for to validate what we all knew for years to help bring all the children a voice...and quickly...in " most " cases -not just those in this group. Can take the girl out of Jersey but not the Jersey out of the girl! If I believe in something I'll fight for it -and this I believe in. If it's talked about here -it's what this group wants to talk about. (not the ten moderators from all over the globe's belief) ===== Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 , thank you for the OmegaBrite information. I didn't see your earlier message and appreciate your re-posting it. No, I would not give a fish oil that didn't contain GLA, since it has been proven to be necessary. I am really determined to give the same amounts/proportions of EPA, DHA, and GLA as recommended in your archives. I guess I was hoping that somewhere along the way someone had discerned that maybe GLA wasn't key, after all. The reason I have been searching for another fish oil is this: Nordic Naturals contains lemon oil. When our son was first diagnosed, and I know you remember the awful, desperate feelings and searching for information--I " found " your group and then was absolutely overwhelmed, breathless, in fact, to read about the fish oil and could hardly believe all the miracles (yes, they have got to be miracles) reported from using it. And then I could hardly believe that such wonderful results could even come true for our little guy, but oh, my, yes, I was determined to try the fish oil. Then the absolute crushing blow when I found that Nordic Naturals, the fish oil that most of the parents were using, contained lemon oil. I checked into Efalex at that time and could find it by Efamol. The US distributor at that time, emersonecologics.com, did not includ EPA on the label it provided online. So, wanting to get exactly the right fish oil recommended by so many in the group, I quickly eliminated Efalex. Many in our family are allergic to acid type foods, with citrus being the worst culprit. I know we aren't the only ones with this problem. It's not that unusal for a person not to be able to tolerate orange juice or lemon. But this fish oil is working these miracles and here is my little boy who can't talk and who knows if he ever will, and of course, yes, I tried the Nordic Naturals, anyway. My hope was that maybe the acidic quality of the lemon was more in the lemon juice and maybe not so much present in the lemon oil itself. We got by with using the Nordic Naturals for a couple of months. Oh, my, yes, he was making some wonderful strides. Due to the fish oil? Due to the ST and all the hard work at home? I refuse to take him off the fish oil in order to find out where to give the credit. But the acid began to really show its effects and we had to quit giving him the Nordic Naturals. Yes, I had ordered EyeQ vanilla liquid (by Equazen) as a back-up in case the lemon oil caused problems. So we put him on the EyeQ, and again, it is working very well, and we are very pleased with it and with their company. However, as you know, you have to order that from the UK, plus any liquid form is so much more expensive, plus that bottle goes down in a big hurry once you begin increasing dosages. So yes, we can use this wonderful product, but it does get really pricey. I hope and pray that they will soon have a US distributor. Yes, they do have capsules, with unflavored fish oil inside. But everyone knows it is so much easier to get a nice-tasting fish oil down a child--my goodness, our little guy loves his vanilla fish oil, even his Vitamin E's--like you said, the unflavored fish oils range from " not that gross to disgusting. " Now I see that besides Efalex by Efamol, there is Efalex by Nutricia, as you also wrote about. Efalex by Nutricia contains: EPA 13.4 mg, DHA 60 mg, GLA 12 mg, and Vit E (natural d alpha tocopherol) 15 IU per capsule. Efalex by Efamol contains: EPA 23 mg, DHA 80 mg, GLA 16 mg, and Vit E (again natural) 15 IU per capsule. Now I am really confused. The amounts of EPA are way low compared to what is recommended. The proportions in these two Efalex products are way different from the Nordic Naturals and Eye Q. I went to the websites, emailed the companies, checked with online companies that sell these two products, and this is what I have found. Can you please, , tell me what this is all about. These definitely do not have a high ratio of EPA, rather it is a high ratio of DHA. I just don't see how either of these would qualify as a substitute for Nordic Naturals or EyeQ. I became very hopeful when you did that quick poll for Nordic Naturals re: their fish oil flavors. I still think that vanilla is a wonderful alternative to the lemon. Why couldn't they make both flavors and let a person choose, and use an unflavored capsule itself for the vanilla flavored fish oil. (Vanilla is, after all, the number one preferred flavor of ice cream.) I have never heard of anyone who had problems with vanilla. People have problems with citrus. People have bad allergies to strawberries, as well, for instance. So who would want anything strawberry flavored either? And once a child can swallow capsules, then of course the flavor of the fish oil is moot. And again, I wonder at what age a child really can swallow capsules. Our little guy is 29 months old now. But still, if Nordic Naturals is still making only lemon, then we just plain can't use it. I want to. But we can't. This really is a huge problem for us. The choice of fish oils to use is so very limited, since it is so specialized a formula. Again, , thank you so much for your help. I really look forward to hearing from you on this. Suzanne [ ] Re: GLA and OmegaBrite I thought I posted this message earlier -so here it is (again) just in case: Back when I had asked Dr. Stoll to be an advisor for CHERAB while we were in the initial stages of feedback on EFAs and he agreed. We never worked together however because I feared there would be a trial with Omegabrite which I too believe was or still is a pure Omega 3 and the results would be unfavorable. On Dr. Stoll's website for Omegabrite (the formula he developed) he does acknowledge that Omega 6 is important for some reason in small amounts which is what I was saying even before it was published anywhere else (can't mess with strong anecdotal evidence -it works or it doesn't work and parents, relatives, professionals will let you know either way) http://www.cherab. org/information/ historyEFA. html " The Fatty Acids used in Durham There are many fatty acid supplements on the market, and finding the right one was crucial for our research strategy. We needed a supplement that was mostly omega-3, but had some omega 6. It also had to be high in omega-3 EPA, which appeared to be the key fatty acid for optimal brain function. And in order for us to administer it to school children, it had to be of high quality. We approached a specialist supplier of marine and botanical oils. We had seen through contacts with support groups that their popular supplement appeared to show very real benefits for many youngsters with learning conditions. They agreed to supply our trial programme with the supplement, either in capsule of liquid form, depending on the age group being assessed. The supplement uses fatty acids specifically for eye and brain function. The omega-3 element is a marine fish oil that has a particularly high ratio of EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and is left in its purest natural format. Virgin-pressed evening primrose oil provides omega-6 fatty acid GLA. In trial work so far, each participant on active capsules, or liquid, has daily taken: EPA: 558 mg DHA: 174 mg GLA: 60 mg • " http://www.omegabri te.com/why/ brain/DurhamRese arch.htm OmegaBrite is very expensive -I thought the ProEPA Xtra was (it's not one we use with our kids -it's one used more for heart health) Ends up that Nordic's line is the more reasonable! http://hddrugworks. org/articles/ 14.html As far as " no taste " I'll believe it when I taste it myself. I've tried some of the " tasteless " fish oils and to me the range is from not that gross to disgusting. Once one can learn to swallow capsules all that matters is that there is no fishy burps after (yuck!!!!) Would high EPA without the GLA work? If anything would work it would be a high EPA -or super super high DHA. But why go there when you don't need that much when you just have a tweak of GLA? But if one loves Omegabrite and it works for their child and they have the extra money -who's to say? Would I recommend it? Nope -as always if one was going to try fish oil for the first time -stick with the three brands/formulas we've known have proven successful for the majority time after time for years. Why assume your child will be in the minority exception to the rule of what would work? The three are ProEFA Nordic Naturals (regular not junior) Efalex by Nutricia, or EyeQ by Equazen. And just had to add this due to some of the recent messages: As far as this board being slanted towards supplements or fish oil that is just " hooey " ! This is probably one of the largest and the most unmoderated (outside of spam) message boards out there for apraxia as well as other communication delays and disorders. Go to a group that claims they are the " most comprehensive " for apraxia and try posting something positive about " Geng " " Agin MD " , The Late Talker book, Inside Edition TV's episode on apraxia, The New York Times two articles on The Late Talker book or CHERAB, Speechville. com or anything else that doesn't have to do with their group and let us know if it goes through... (insert cricket sound here) And...try to talk about fish oils without mentioning the above! If fish oils or any other supplement, therapy, school etc. works you can post about it here -if they don't work -you can post about it here. And anyone who honestly believes that the right formula of fish oils don't work for almost all probably isn't a member of a in person support group. Because when this group learned about it -it was in person with hundreds of other families at Children's Specialized Hospital, St. Barnabas Hospital in NJ with families from the entire tri state area -not one parent sitting for example in say...um let me think.... on a computer by herself in Pittsburgh for example where she decides what information is " ethical " to share. Did any of you watch Lorenzo's Oil? Did this woman? If there is more talk about supplements now then ever it is because this group has a respected medical researcher who is a parent of an apraxic child who is starting research and who has first hand witnessed what we all reported as parents for years. Good for to validate what we all knew for years to help bring all the children a voice...and quickly...in " most " cases -not just those in this group. Can take the girl out of Jersey but not the Jersey out of the girl! If I believe in something I'll fight for it -and this I believe in. If it's talked about here -it's what this group wants to talk about. (not the ten moderators from all over the globe's belief) ===== Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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