Re: Evening primrose oil and salmon oil legal brands

[Guest guest]

Heya ,

The links you provided look " safe "

I love VitalChoice's products. I buy my supplements and fish from them

directly!

Good luck!

Jodi

>

> I've been having some burning with urination off and on (not real bad) but had

my Dr. yesterday do a urine culture to make sure it wasn't a bladder infection

and it wasn't. She seems to think it's caused by my low hormones and prescribed

estrace cream and prometrium to use topically. I have used bio-identical

hormones in the past and just went off of them August, 2009 and have done pretty

well off of them which i'm sure SCD has helped tremendously. I get warm every

now and then but not bad. Before trying the estrace and prometrium (the

prometrium contains peanut oil and i couldn't tolerate it orally and rubbing on

the skin may not be tolerated either) i'd like to try evening primrose oil and

salmon oil. The only oil i'm tolerating right now is olive oil. Do these

brands look legal and safe to try? I'm so very sensitive and had dropped all

supplements for a couple of weeks and am currently adding slowly GI Pro Health

vit d-3 capsules which seems ok so far. The pure encapsulations brand of d-3 i

was taking may have contained maltodextrin so i switched to GI Pro Health.

Thanks for any help!

>

>

> http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/store/en/browse/sku_detail.jsp?id=HF-1109

>

>

>

http://www.puritan.com/evening-primrose-oil-gla-050/evening-primrose-oil-500-mg-\

003632?NewPage=1#product

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http://www.landofpuregold.com/store/salmon.htm?gclid=CJSZ4bzM8qACFQsNDQod0WApEw

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>

> SCD - 18 mths

> SCD anti candida - 5 mths

> Currently introducing GI Pro Health vit d-3 slowly after stopping all

supplements

>

[Guest guest]

Hey Jodi,

Thanks! Great to know - i know you're very sensitive as well so maybe they'll

work for me. I've tried fish oil a while ago (Carlson's i think?) and it didn't

agree so i thought i'd try salmon oil maybe. I saw their direct link so i'll

see if they have some safe salmon oil.

Do you take or have you tried digestive enzymes? I tried 1/4 capsule of ZyCarb

by Houston enzymes last night sprinkled on my food after a couple of bites of

food and about a couple of hours later got a stuffy and itchy nose (but we have

lots of pollen flying around very thick right now so it may be that) but it

didn't last long. About 12:00 am i got nauseated but never threw up and felt ok

this morning and today. I tried about a week ago 1/2 capsule of GI Pro Health

Scdophilus 3+ and about 3:00 am i was really nauseated (more than with the

enzymes) but never threw up (would have felt much better if i had!). Do you

think this could be die off from both of these?

Thanks!

> >

> > I've been having some burning with urination off and on (not real bad) but

had my Dr. yesterday do a urine culture to make sure it wasn't a bladder

infection and it wasn't. She seems to think it's caused by my low hormones and

prescribed estrace cream and prometrium to use topically. I have used

bio-identical hormones in the past and just went off of them August, 2009 and

have done pretty well off of them which i'm sure SCD has helped tremendously. I

get warm every now and then but not bad. Before trying the estrace and

prometrium (the prometrium contains peanut oil and i couldn't tolerate it orally

and rubbing on the skin may not be tolerated either) i'd like to try evening

primrose oil and salmon oil. The only oil i'm tolerating right now is olive

oil. Do these brands look legal and safe to try? I'm so very sensitive and had

dropped all supplements for a couple of weeks and am currently adding slowly GI

Pro Health vit d-3 capsules which seems ok so far. The pure encapsulations brand

of d-3 i was taking may have contained maltodextrin so i switched to GI Pro

Health. Thanks for any help!

> >

> >

> > http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/store/en/browse/sku_detail.jsp?id=HF-1109

> >

> >

> >

http://www.puritan.com/evening-primrose-oil-gla-050/evening-primrose-oil-500-mg-\

003632?NewPage=1#product

> >

> >

http://www.landofpuregold.com/store/salmon.htm?gclid=CJSZ4bzM8qACFQsNDQod0WApEw

> >

> >

> > SCD - 18 mths

> > SCD anti candida - 5 mths

> > Currently introducing GI Pro Health vit d-3 slowly after stopping all

supplements

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

> Thanks! Great to know - i know you're very sensitive as well so maybe they'll

work for me. I've tried fish oil a while ago (Carlson's i think?) and it didn't

agree so i thought i'd try salmon oil maybe. I saw their direct link so i'll

see if they have some safe salmon oil.

Carlson's did not agree with me at all!

Make sure that any fish oil you get is wild and goes through " molecular sieving "

> Do you take or have you tried digestive enzymes? I tried 1/4 capsule of

ZyCarb by Houston enzymes last night sprinkled on my food after a couple of

bites of food and about a couple of hours later got a stuffy and itchy nose (but

we have lots of pollen flying around very thick right now so it may be that) but

it didn't last long. About 12:00 am i got nauseated but never threw up and felt

ok this morning and today. I tried about a week ago 1/2 capsule of GI Pro

Health Scdophilus 3+ and about 3:00 am i was really nauseated (more than with

the enzymes) but never threw up (would have felt much better if i had!). Do you

think this could be die off from both of these?

I have used Houston's Trienza. Seems to of worked ok, but I had to use a micro

dosage. Meaning open the capsule and use a tiny bit.

One of the ways to counter nausea with digestive enzymes is to eat a couple of

bites first - so lets say you're sprinkling directly on food- so you would eat a

couple of bites full of non sprinkled food and proceed to the food that contains

the enzyme.

My experience, is that I have gone through nausea (similar to what you described

along with many other types- sorry not more helpful!) with enzymes and with

scdophilus. Did you go straight away using a whole capsule of the probiotic?

You may need to start with an 8th and see how it works for you, accustoming your

body to it and gradually upping the dosage. In general I experienced nausea

from most supplements. I look back at it as a blessing really as it seems to me

according to my observations those of us that are the least supplement heavy

have faster results.

Jodi

[Guest guest]

Hi Jody,

Thanks, yes i definitely want the wild and the molecular sieving (which i guess

is being tested for mercury, PCB's, etc). Does Vital Choice (i think was the

name?) that i had posted and you get your oil from do this testing? I wondered

about that and didn't see it stated anywhere but i'll look at their website

again.

I had emailed Cindy of Houston enzymes and she suggested trying the trienza -

she had sent me 3 samples (Zycarb, trienza and AFP Peptizyde) and the AFP

peptizyde has some of the same stuff as Zycarb in it so she said try the

trienza. She said the zycarb is usually tolerated but of course not by me...the

super-duper sensitive! My GI Dr. says i'm like a canary in a coal mine. It

has helped for me to drop all of my supplements which i've done for about 2 1/2

- 3 wks and i'm slowly working up my vit d-3 dosage. I feel so much better

getting d-3 and since i have osteopenia i think it's critical.

The scdophilus i tried was 1/2 capsule which was evidently too much and i did a

search on here and saw where it's recommended to take it after a meal to

tolerate it better. I had taken it at the beginning of the meal. So when i try

it again (at 1/8 capsule or even less) i'll sprinkle a tiny bit on my food after

i've eaten my meal.

Thanks again so much for all of your help and information...i truly appreciate

it!

>

>

> >

> > Thanks! Great to know - i know you're very sensitive as well so maybe

they'll work for me. I've tried fish oil a while ago (Carlson's i think?) and

it didn't agree so i thought i'd try salmon oil maybe. I saw their direct link

so i'll see if they have some safe salmon oil.

>

>

> Carlson's did not agree with me at all!

> Make sure that any fish oil you get is wild and goes through " molecular

sieving "

>

>

>

> > Do you take or have you tried digestive enzymes? I tried 1/4 capsule of

ZyCarb by Houston enzymes last night sprinkled on my food after a couple of

bites of food and about a couple of hours later got a stuffy and itchy nose (but

we have lots of pollen flying around very thick right now so it may be that) but

it didn't last long. About 12:00 am i got nauseated but never threw up and felt

ok this morning and today. I tried about a week ago 1/2 capsule of GI Pro

Health Scdophilus 3+ and about 3:00 am i was really nauseated (more than with

the enzymes) but never threw up (would have felt much better if i had!). Do you

think this could be die off from both of these?

>

>

>

> I have used Houston's Trienza. Seems to of worked ok, but I had to use a

micro dosage. Meaning open the capsule and use a tiny bit.

> One of the ways to counter nausea with digestive enzymes is to eat a couple of

bites first - so lets say you're sprinkling directly on food- so you would eat a

couple of bites full of non sprinkled food and proceed to the food that contains

the enzyme.

>

> My experience, is that I have gone through nausea (similar to what you

described along with many other types- sorry not more helpful!) with enzymes and

with scdophilus. Did you go straight away using a whole capsule of the

probiotic? You may need to start with an 8th and see how it works for you,

accustoming your body to it and gradually upping the dosage. In general I

experienced nausea from most supplements. I look back at it as a blessing

really as it seems to me according to my observations those of us that are the

least supplement heavy have faster results.

>

> Jodi

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

> Thanks, yes i definitely want the wild and the molecular sieving (which i

guess is being tested for mercury, PCB's, etc). Does Vital Choice (i think was

the name?) that i had posted and you get your oil from do this testing? I

wondered about that and didn't see it stated anywhere but i'll look at their

website again.

I researched Vitalchoice quite a while ago. They are a very high quality

product (their fish is excellent too. The odds and ends pieces are quite the

deal and the can are PCB free and enamel lined- sardines and Mackrel are quite

lovely) I don't remember off-hand about the processing but I am sure if you

email them someone like can answer you about that kind of thing.

For my fish oils I only use them and green pastures.

> I had emailed Cindy of Houston enzymes and she suggested trying the trienza -

she had sent me 3 samples (Zycarb, trienza and AFP Peptizyde) and the AFP

peptizyde has some of the same stuff as Zycarb in it so she said try the

trienza. She said the zycarb is usually tolerated but of course not by me...the

super-duper sensitive! My GI Dr. says i'm like a canary in a coal mine. It

has helped for me to drop all of my supplements which i've done for about 2 1/2

- 3 wks and i'm slowly working up my vit d-3 dosage. I feel so much better

getting d-3 and since i have osteopenia i think it's critical.

D3 is way critical. I have Osteopenia too. That is why I like getting it from

wild salmon derived as opposed to lanolin derived D3.

When they use the fish the D3 is mostly in the liver (natives eat blubber that

is loaded with D3) lanolin being sheep derived (which I am sensitive to) it's in

the skin.

Enzymes in theory are a nice thing. But they can be tricky to process with an

iffy gut. Hold off on the enzymes if it causes you too much trouble. Too often

I see people having issues with supplements that keep them back.

> The scdophilus i tried was 1/2 capsule which was evidently too much and i did

a search on here and saw where it's recommended to take it after a meal to

tolerate it better. I had taken it at the beginning of the meal. So when i try

it again (at 1/8 capsule or even less) i'll sprinkle a tiny bit on my food after

i've eaten my meal.

It depends which food? Also don't do it on hot food at all.

You able to eat any probiotic rich food?

> Thanks again so much for all of your help and information...i truly appreciate

it!

Sure thang!

Hang in there.

Jodi

[Guest guest]

Hi Jodi,

Thanks again for all of the information and encouragement! Thanks for

mentioning the green pastures CLO also because I meant to ask you if you had

problems introducing that? – I thought I had read where you were taking it. I'd

like to get my vitamins from whole foods as well since I'm so sensitive to

supplements. Before ordering the GI Pro Health d-3 I wondered if I should order

the fermented CLO from green pastures to try. How did you introduce it and is

this your main source of vit d besides the fish oils? My GP had tested my d-3

for about 3-4 mths to get my maintenance level, which is 4,000 iu's per day

using the pure encapsulations d-3 capsules (I stopped them about 3 wks ago after

finding out they may contain maltodextrin). I ordered the 1,000 iu capsules

from GI Pro Health since I knew the dosage amount and these were legal. Are the

powdered capsules lanolin derived? Sorry, I should do some research on this and

will tonight hopefully. Wasn't sure on how to calculate and get 4,000 iu's with

the CLO. Do you think there'd be enough in there to bring my levels up? Did

you have to calculate and figure out how much CLO and fish oil to take daily?

I'd really like to do that if it's possible and use whole foods if I can

tolerate them and then see how my levels are (my GP likes to test for d-3 every

6 mths.). Hmm, I wonder if I'm using a different vit d source if she may have

to use a different test? Hopefully not.

Do you purchase the fermented CLO with the fermented butter or just the CLO by

itself? I had emailed green pastures and they said the fermented butter has no

lactose or casein (casein may be a problem I'm not sure). I'm not tolerating

dairy. I ate the SCD goat yogurt early in the diet (probably too early – I've

made many mistakes on the diet and think that could be a big part of why I

haven't healed as much as I should have) and seemed to do ok for a while on the

yogurt and then realized it caused constipation (although I still have a problem

with that), mushy poops and light headedness and dizziness. So I stopped it

last August and the dizziness and mushy poops went away. I did make some almond

yogurt out of Lucy's Kitchen blanched almond flour (it was so yummy and creamy!)

and tried a little bit of it about 2 mths ago and may have had a little reaction

so I didn't push it. I've got it in the freezer – do you know if that kills all

of the probiotics or just some? If it kills all I figure I can try it later on

to test and see if I tolerate almonds. I sure hope I can tolerate them one day!

Oh and my Dr. suggested me take Bio Strong along with vit d-3 to help build my

bones. She's an acupuncturist as well as MD so sometimes uses Chinese

herbs/medicine. Here's a link to it:

http://www.chineseherbsdirect.com/product_info.php?products_id=1554 & gclid=CLKDgJ\

OT96ACFV455wodPiENxQ

I have emailed the Co. about the ingredients and here's what they said:

We are happy to answer your question regarding the ingredients contained in our

BioStrong formula. BioStrong is free of all common allergens: dairy, corn,

yeast, soy and gluten; however, we can't guarantee that the machinery it's

processed on is free of these substances. As the label says, the formula

contains: Strontium Carbonate, BioPerine (black pepper fruit extract), vegetable

gum, silicon dioxide, stearic acid and cellulose

So, needless to say I'm not going to try it as I think it would surely do me in

big time. The vegetable gum is illegal I know and I'm definitely not taking a

chance on being glutened or even corned, yeasted, or soyed! LOL! I'll let her

know what they said – they did say to ask my practitioner If I have any further

questions so I'll let her know what I found out since she may not know about the

possible cross contamination in the processing of these. She has read BTVC many

years ago she said when i asked her about it when i first went on it and she

supports that I'm on it and thinks it's a healthy diet.

Sorry for all of the questions! Whew, my brain gets tired trying to figure all

this out! Lol! Thanks a bunch!

SCD – 18 months (started 09/08)

SCD anti-candida – 5 mths (started 10/09)

Gluten sensitive diagnosis – 01/08

Gluten free – 01/08

Dropped all supplements for @ 2 ½ - 3 weeks, slowly introducing vit d-3 GI Pro

Health

>

> Hi ,

>

>

>

> > Thanks, yes i definitely want the wild and the molecular sieving (which i

guess is being tested for mercury, PCB's, etc). Does Vital Choice (i think was

the name?) that i had posted and you get your oil from do this testing? I

wondered about that and didn't see it stated anywhere but i'll look at their

website again.

>

>

>

> I researched Vitalchoice quite a while ago. They are a very high quality

product (their fish is excellent too. The odds and ends pieces are quite the

deal and the can are PCB free and enamel lined- sardines and Mackrel are quite

lovely) I don't remember off-hand about the processing but I am sure if you

email them someone like can answer you about that kind of thing.

>

> For my fish oils I only use them and green pastures.

>

>

>

> > I had emailed Cindy of Houston enzymes and she suggested trying the trienza

- she had sent me 3 samples (Zycarb, trienza and AFP Peptizyde) and the AFP

peptizyde has some of the same stuff as Zycarb in it so she said try the

trienza. She said the zycarb is usually tolerated but of course not by me...the

super-duper sensitive! My GI Dr. says i'm like a canary in a coal mine. It

has helped for me to drop all of my supplements which i've done for about 2 1/2

- 3 wks and i'm slowly working up my vit d-3 dosage. I feel so much better

getting d-3 and since i have osteopenia i think it's critical.

>

>

>

> D3 is way critical. I have Osteopenia too. That is why I like getting it

from wild salmon derived as opposed to lanolin derived D3.

> When they use the fish the D3 is mostly in the liver (natives eat blubber that

is loaded with D3) lanolin being sheep derived (which I am sensitive to) it's in

the skin.

>

> Enzymes in theory are a nice thing. But they can be tricky to process with an

iffy gut. Hold off on the enzymes if it causes you too much trouble. Too often

I see people having issues with supplements that keep them back.

>

>

>

> > The scdophilus i tried was 1/2 capsule which was evidently too much and i

did a search on here and saw where it's recommended to take it after a meal to

tolerate it better. I had taken it at the beginning of the meal. So when i try

it again (at 1/8 capsule or even less) i'll sprinkle a tiny bit on my food after

i've eaten my meal.

>

>

>

> It depends which food? Also don't do it on hot food at all.

> You able to eat any probiotic rich food?

>

>

>

> > Thanks again so much for all of your help and information...i truly

appreciate it!

>

>

>

> Sure thang!

> Hang in there.

>

> Jodi

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

> Thanks again for all of the information and encouragement! Thanks for

mentioning the green pastures CLO also because I meant to ask you if you had

problems introducing that? – I thought I had read where you were taking it. I'd

like to get my vitamins from whole foods as well since I'm so sensitive to

supplements. Before ordering the GI Pro Health d-3 I wondered if I should order

the fermented CLO from green pastures to try. How did you introduce it and is

this your main source of vit d besides the fish oils? My GP had tested my d-3

for about 3-4 mths to get my maintenance level, which is 4,000 iu's per day

using the pure encapsulations d-3 capsules (I stopped them about 3 wks ago after

finding out they may contain maltodextrin). I ordered the 1,000 iu capsules

from GI Pro Health since I knew the dosage amount and these were legal. Are the

powdered capsules lanolin derived? Sorry, I should do some research on this and

will tonight hopefully. Wasn't sure on how to calculate and get 4,000 iu's with

the CLO. Do you think there'd be enough in there to bring my levels up? Did

you have to calculate and figure out how much CLO and fish oil to take daily?

I'd really like to do that if it's possible and use whole foods if I can

tolerate them and then see how my levels are (my GP likes to test for d-3 every

6 mths.). Hmm, I wonder if I'm using a different vit d source if she may have

to use a different test? Hopefully not.

So Vitamin D and D3 are totally different- just to clarify.

If you're taking 4000IU D3 daily then you don't need to load up on D- The CLO

would be more than enough. So don't worry about the calculations. Just make

sure that you are getting what was recommended to you D3 wise.

I've never looked into GIProhealth's D3. You may not be sensitive to lanolin.

Keep in mind that I made my choices since I cannot be supplement heavy so I

wanted to get some of my fish oil quality in my D3. Kill 1 bird with 2 stones

so to speak. I also finally understood why I was having such a hard time with

D3. I have issues with wool products sometimes too. Love my smartwools though!

LOL.

Fermented CLO can be tricky to intro. I started very slow. I don't take it

every day right now, only a couple of times a week. I do not use the CLO and

Vitamin butter mix. I take separately. I also use a lot of homemade pastured

ghee. But I have Green Pastures butter oil and use it occasionaly. Some have

reported that they can feel flare like agitation both physical and mental with

the fermented CLO. I experienced nausea. So I had to keep coming back to it.

Today it is one of my staples!

It's important that you take the D's and D3's with food like a fat. It gets

absorbed that way. Never on empty stomach as the body won't utilize it.

> Do you purchase the fermented CLO with the fermented butter or just the CLO by

itself? I had emailed green pastures and they said the fermented butter has no

lactose or casein (casein may be a problem I'm not sure). I'm not tolerating

dairy. I ate the SCD goat yogurt early in the diet (probably too early – I've

made many mistakes on the diet and think that could be a big part of why I

haven't healed as much as I should have) and seemed to do ok for a while on the

yogurt and then realized it caused constipation (although I still have a problem

with that), mushy poops and light headedness and dizziness. So I stopped it

last August and the dizziness and mushy poops went away. I did make some almond

yogurt out of Lucy's Kitchen blanched almond flour (it was so yummy and creamy!)

and tried a little bit of it about 2 mths ago and may have had a little reaction

so I didn't push it. I've got it in the freezer – do you know if that kills all

of the probiotics or just some? If it kills all I figure I can try it later on

to test and see if I tolerate almonds. I sure hope I can tolerate them one day!

It's controversial about how many bacteria die in freezing. Some say none, some

say some. If you're freezing it I would use that as a " fun " batch for maybe

like a frozen yogurt kind of thing but if you're trying to get the full

probiotic effect than I would suggest you make a new batch when you are ready to

tolerate it.

In my experience it's not the most accurate picture testing something that has

been frozen.

I still don't tolerate nuts and I am happy I threw in the towel trying to force

myself to try on and off and suffer.

BTW- making mistakes is part of the SCD- we all do it!

Boy did I fall and make mistakes over and over. But I had Marilyn, Kim M and

Sheila picking me up every single time!

> Oh and my Dr. suggested me take Bio Strong along with vit d-3 to help build my

bones. She's an acupuncturist as well as MD so sometimes uses Chinese

herbs/medicine. Here's a link to it:

>

>

http://www.chineseherbsdirect.com/product_info.php?products_id=1554 & gclid=CLKDgJ\

OT96ACFV455wodPiENxQ

Strontium is excellent for Osteopenia. But, get your gut good before going

there.

Can you stretch and maybe do gentle yoga? Best thing for the bones!

I'm supposed to intro Strontium down the line. I hope to work up to light

weight lifting for my bones and get into yoga more regularly.

Yoga rocks!

> I have emailed the Co. about the ingredients and here's what they said:

>

> We are happy to answer your question regarding the ingredients contained in

our BioStrong formula. BioStrong is free of all common allergens: dairy, corn,

yeast, soy and gluten; however, we can't guarantee that the machinery it's

processed on is free of these substances. As the label says, the formula

contains: Strontium Carbonate, BioPerine (black pepper fruit extract), vegetable

gum, silicon dioxide, stearic acid and cellulose

Thanks for passing this along. I consider this company very high quality when

it comes to herbs.

Maybe when you choose to take it you can look into Labs, Allergy

Research Group, Pure Encapsulations, Jarrow, Now. Those are a couple of

companies that are good with no additives (Jarrow has more stuff added

ingredient wise but their batch testing is really good and for the price. Now

is really good too and super cheap. They also have good batch testing)

> Sorry for all of the questions! Whew, my brain gets tired trying to figure

all this out! Lol! Thanks a bunch!

It's all good.

Jodi

[Guest guest]

Oh and my Dr. suggested me take

Bio Strong along with vit d-3 to help build my bones. She's an

acupuncturist as well as MD so sometimes uses Chinese herbs/medicine.

Here's a link to it:

http://www.chineseherbsdirect.com/product_info.php?products_id=1554 & gclid=CLKDgJOT96ACFV455wodPiENxQ

I have emailed the Co. about the ingredients and here's what they

said:

We are happy to answer your question regarding the ingredients contained

in our BioStrong formula. BioStrong is free of all common allergens:

dairy, corn, yeast, soy and gluten; however, we can't guarantee that the

machinery it's processed on is free of these substances. As the label

says, the formula contains: Strontium Carbonate, BioPerine (black pepper

fruit extract), vegetable gum, silicon dioxide, stearic acid and

cellulose

Vegetable gum, which contains polysaccharides, makes this product

illegal.

<g> I have the greatest of respects for good acupuncturists, but,

in common with so many MDs, they don't think beyond the ACTIVE

ingredients in what they prescribe.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

Babette the Foundling Beagle

[Guest guest]

Thanks Jodi and Marilyn! I thought all " gums " were illegal so that's good to

know - thanks Marilyn and i hear ya about the MD's. I'll have to research and

see if there's a legal strontium that may work for me. Thanks Jodi for listing

some other brands that have the strontium - i'll check them out.

I looked on Weston A. Price website and did find some info. on the dosage of

FCLO:

The high-vitamin fermented cod liver oil is sold as a food so does not contain

vitamin levels on the label. However, after numerous tests, the approximate

values of A and D have been ascertained at 1900 IU vitamin A per mL and 390 IU

vitamin D per mL. Thus 1 teaspoon of high-vitamin fermented cod liver oil

contains 9500 IU vitamin A and 1950 IU vitamin D, a ratio of about 5:1.

I may wait a little longer to try the FCLO since i know i need more healing and

struggle to tolerate so many things right now. I'm sure it would be good to

help build up my immune system though if i could tolerate it. The GI Pro health

vid d-3 seems ok so far - i'm up to 2,000 iu's per day. I'll keep my fingers

crossed!

>

>

> >Oh and my Dr. suggested me take Bio Strong along

> >with vit d-3 to help build my bones. She's an

> >acupuncturist as well as MD so sometimes uses

> >Chinese herbs/medicine. Here's a link to it:

> >

>

><http://www.chineseherbsdirect.com/product_info.php?products_id=1554 & gclid=CLKD\

gJOT96ACFV455wodPiENxQ>http://www.chineseherbsdirect.com/product_info.php?produc\

ts_id=1554 & gclid=CLKDgJOT96ACFV455wodPiENxQ

> >

> >I have emailed the Co. about the ingredients and here's what they said:

> >

> >We are happy to answer your question regarding

> >the ingredients contained in our BioStrong

> >formula. BioStrong is free of all common

> >allergens: dairy, corn, yeast, soy and gluten;

> >however, we can't guarantee that the machinery

> >it's processed on is free of these substances.

> >As the label says, the formula contains:

> >Strontium Carbonate, BioPerine (black pepper

> >fruit extract), vegetable gum, silicon dioxide, stearic acid and cellulose

>

> Vegetable gum, which contains polysaccharides, makes this product illegal.

>

> <g> I have the greatest of respects for good

> acupuncturists, but, in common with so many MDs,

> they don't think beyond the ACTIVE ingredients in what they prescribe.

>

>

> — Marilyn

> New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

> Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

> Darn Good SCD Cook

> No Human Children

> Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

> Babette the Foundling Beagle

>