[SPAM] Re: Fish Oil and Weight Gain

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Most autism folks know darn right and well why they are giving CLO I

assure you. Mercury toxic kids often have A and D supplementation

needs. Dr. Megson has studied the CLO thing thoroughly.

Still, you just don't give CLO. You do the labs to see where the

deficiemcies lie. My daughter, not autistic, not apraxic, but likely

celiac, is deficient. I'd be a fool not to give her CLO for now. You

can supplement other forms of A but there are concerns about that. I

think The China Study covers that. It is not good enough for me to

supplement her with CLO. She must get sunlight. Also, we must address

zinc.

In my son, not quite apraxic and not quite autistic but something is

up, I took the middle road last summer and at times gave CLO and

others gave fish oil, primarlily childrens doses but sometimes the

formula most use here. The best results I saw then were on the NN

childrens 369. After a while I saw nothing new. I decided either the

stores were full, I was using the wrong formula or needed more E.

In the fall I saw great gains with a vegan DHA (the best we have seen

yet)from Dr. Furhman with and without E. I have had limited success

with Pharmax for him but better than NN for some reason. I also saw

great gains with plain old flaxseed initially.

I realize many do well with " the formula " but if you are not I think

further investigation is warranted.

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> You don't 'have' to know why your child needs fish oil to give them

> fish oil. Fish oils contain Omega 3s which are essential fatty

acids

> to the human body and our bodies can't produce them so we need to

> consume them so they should be a part of any healthy diet.

> Unfortunately most of us don't get enough in our diets -thus

> we 'supplement' with EFAs. Fish oils are benign -and healthy.

>

> Outside of helping preemies and cancer patients gain needed weight -

> Omegas are linked with helping most lose weight. Here's just one

link

> http://www.dietsecretsmd.com/secrets/all-about-fat/fat-burning-

omega-3-fats.php

>

> One fish oil isn't necessarily " less fattening " then another. But

if

> you looking for results outside of health there are only better

> formulas for what we want the fish oils to accomplish. For most cod

> liver oil (CLO) is healthy and you may notice some subtle surges -

but

> not the right oil -so I'd stop it anyway. ProEFA or a similar

> formula Omega 3 and 6 oil is the formula for the dramatic surges for

> the overwhelming majority. Most in autism groups still don't know

> that yet which must be why CLO is still recommended. Like CLO -

> ProEFA is a fish oil but unlike cod liver oil it's not made from the

> liver of the fish (so no vitamin A like the CLO) ProEFA isn't a

> pure Omega 3 like cod liver oil -it is an Omega 3 and 6 formula as

it

> also contains GLA from borage seed oil.

>

> And to put fish oil in perspective most here use one to two capsules

> of ProEFA to start which is about 1/4 to 1/2 a teaspoon -one slice

> of typical pizza contains about a teaspoon of oil!

>

> Why do we question the oils only when they are put in a capsule and

> bottled? Imagine how many " capsules " of pizza, hamburger, french

> fry, chicken finger and doughnut oils the typical child consumes a

> day! (yuck) Fish oil gets not respect when it comes in a capsule -

but it

> should.

>

> " Take a napkin and blot the excess oil from the top of your

> pizza. " You can get up to a teaspoon of oil off, " says Joy Bauer,

> M.S., R.D., author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Total Nutrition.

> This alone can save you a staggering 14 grams of fat. Wait until the

> pizza cools slightly, or the cheese will stick to the napkin. "

> http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1608/is_1_19/ai_95632122

>

> Final thought -if one ever doubts the good (or in rare cases bad)

> side effects of fish oils -stop them...observe....start them

> again...observe. You'll probably increase the dosage!

>

> Hope that helps!

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