Re: Quick question: Is Liquid EFA a better deal?

[Guest guest]

I bought the liquid Nordic Naturals childrens Dha.  I takes like strawberry and

I put it in his milk with strawberry quik. he doesnt even notice.  its great.

 

Merianne

From: <sarahverlinda@...>

Subject: [ ] Quick question: Is Liquid EFA a better deal?

Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 8:51 AM

I was just looking at the CHERUB website to buy some more ProEFA

tablets and I noticed there was liquid EFA. Since I'm just pricking

the tablets and putting the oil on a spoon for DD I thought this would

save a step and possibly be cheaper? Does anyone know? Thanks,

[Guest guest]

I went from capsules to liquid for a while because I was sick of

sticking pills. I did this for close to a year. Eventually I

figured out that the liquid tends to go back a bit quicker. So... we

went back to the capsules.

Kris

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On Jan 14, 2009, at 8:51 AM, wrote:

> I was just looking at the CHERUB website to buy some more ProEFA

> tablets and I noticed there was liquid EFA. Since I'm just pricking

> the tablets and putting the oil on a spoon for DD I thought this would

> save a step and possibly be cheaper? Does anyone know? Thanks,

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Sara the liquid is a better deal -but you have to worry about the

shelf life and refrigeration. With fish oils the main problem has

been found to be rancidity because fish oil as you can imagine is very

unstable with oxygen. Even though slightly more expensive in my

opinion you are getting a better quality oil with the capsule because

of the way it's processed. Of course if you are using tons of oils

(mega dosage -more than one child etc.)you may want to use oil -but

for sure I'd get the capsules too anyway for when you travel.

The capsules stay fresh up to 4 years and needs no refrigeration, the

liquid once opened I believe only stays fresh 4 months? My son

noticed the difference between the capsule oil and the liquid oil even

though he at the time had no idea it wasn't his usual oil -this was

prior to him swallowing the capsules which he now does.

And Merianne -the formula you are using isn't the one most of us found

success with -below is an archive on more:

Difference between Omega 3/6 oils and other types of oils like CLO

ProEFA is an Omega 3 (DHA and higher EPA) formula with a small

amount of Omega 6 (GLA) The Omega 3 in the ProEFA is from fish oil -

not from the liver of the fish -so no vitamin A. Only fish oil made

from the liver of the fish contain vitamin A.

Children's DHA is cod liver oil which since it's from the liver of

the cod fish, it naturally contains Vitamin A. Cod liver oil only

contains Omega 3 (DHA and EPA) Here's some information from the

professional anecdotal feedback which is part of the history of this

group http://www.cherab.org/information/historyEFA.html

" Most of our experience is with one, 1.0 gram capsule of ProEFA

(Complete Omega) that contains 144 mg EPA, 99 mg DHA and 40 mg of

GLA. We know that this combination appeared to work well. There

were some other supplements used but we could not conclude anything

about them. I can only say that both EPA and DHA are important and

GLA appears to have an additional positive effect on speech.

ALA, linoleic and oleic acids in " The Total Omega " contribute very

little to the EPA, DHA, and GLA effect.

I see at least 2 possibilities that you could use if you decide to

make the transition from short-chain omega-3s in plants (flax seed

oil containing alpha-linolenic acid or ALA, C18:2n-3) to the long-

chain mixture of EPA (C20:5n-3) and DHA (C22:6n-3). These are DHA

Jr. (30 mg DHA and 20 mg EPA in a serving unit) and Coromega (350 mg

EPA and 230 mg DHA). Both of these have been anecdotally successful

in the past.

Coromega can be divided in two and taken one half in the morning the

other in the evening. If you choose this mode you will provide your

son with the equivalent EPA+DHA of 2 ProEFA capsules per day without

the GLA.

Flax seed oil or freshly ground flax seeds are an excellent source

of the essential omega-3 alpha-linolenic acid (ALA or LNA) which is

the quintessential parent member of the omega-3 family of essential

fatty acids (EFAs). The body transforms it into EPA and the EPA

into DHA. This transformation is very inefficient (the yield is

about 10%) and is further inhibited by over consumption of omega-6

fatty acids from most vegetable oils or certain disease states.

Therefore, it is advisable to independently consume also ready made

EPA and DHA from good quality fish of from high quality fish oil

supplements. Some recommended intakes are listed on the

Introductory lecture on EFAs that I gave at the First Conference on

Therapy of Verbal Apraxia, July 23-24, 2001, town, NJ. (

http://www.cherab.org/news/scientific.html )

The CHERAB Foundation's positive research results on potential

improvement in speech following EFA supplementation are based

on the use of ProEFA (Complete Omega) and that contains also

another essential fatty acid, GLA which is an omega-6 fatty acid.

The latter appears to be beneficial to children with apraxia. It is

not present in flax seed/flaxseed oil.

None of these materials present with any known side effects or

known toxicity in an otherwise healthy person. Nevertheless, we

advise every user of supplements to use them under medical

supervision. We don't know your child and we cannot provide you

with medical advice.

Sincerely,

Katz, Ph.D. "

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