Omega 3 oil was, Re: Eczema

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Thank you Sol...that was very helpful to me indeed!

When I'm standing in teh Whole Foods store and the salesperson is

giving me their speel....it can become quite confusing.

Now I see I purchased the wrong stuff. And very pricey too$$$$

Naffy

> > Could you recommend which Omega 3 oil is best? I purchased

Udo's

> > Omega 3-6-9, but now see it is derived from vegetable sources,

> > mainly flaxseed. Then, I read that one should not take fish

oil,

> > due to the mercury content.

> >

> The " omega " oils from plant sources (GLA, etc) are only

precursors. If

> they are not converted in the body into EPA and DHA, all you get

is more

> of what you already have too much of. And I have read that

conversion of

> plant oils into true omega oils in the body is inefficient in the

> healthiest of people. And we are not the healthiest, and many of

us have

> other conversion problems so it's likely we don't convert the

plant oils

> at any helpful level at all. Fish oils are best because they give

you

> EPA and DHA, ready to use as is. No conversion needed.

>

> There are molecularly distilled omega-3 fish oils which do not

contain

> mercury.

> sol

>