Nordic Naturals v Eskimo Kids

[Guest guest]

Hi - I am writing from London and saw your wonderful website for late talking or

speech impaired children.

My child is 3 next month and still doesn't talk or understand much. He is

sociable and doesn't quite fit into the Autism Spectrum quite yet so we are

getting his hearing checked again and giving him double speech therapy.

In the meantime can you tell me which Omega Fish oil to give him and at what

dose? We recently started him on Eskimo Kids Omega 369 which is widely used in

London and it has a much higher (EPA 410/DHA 280) than the Nordic Naturals

version, it also has Vitamin D and E. Is there something in the Nordic Naturals

that helps specifically with speech or should I continue with the Eskimo Kids?

Money or brand is not an issue, I just want to know which products are best for

speech delayed children.

Your help is very much appreciated.

With best wishes

Rashid

[Guest guest]

I don't know that i could answer your question, but did want to say that if the

product you are using contains Vitamin E and you want to increase the dosage

over time you should be very cautious. Too much vitamin E can cause seizures

and hair loss and children. I mention this because fish oil is something

that your body naturally rids itself of if too much is given. Many parents

have added more and more fish oil if their child responded well to it. I'd

hate for you not to realize that the Vitamin E could cause problems if you added

too much.

Best of luck!

Sue

[ ] Nordic Naturals v Eskimo Kids

Hi - I am writing from London and saw your wonderful website for late talking or

speech impaired children.

My child is 3 next month and still doesn't talk or understand much. He is

sociable and doesn't quite fit into the Autism Spectrum quite yet so we are

getting his hearing checked again and giving him double speech therapy.

In the meantime can you tell me which Omega Fish oil to give him and at what

dose? We recently started him on Eskimo Kids Omega 369 which is widely used in

London and it has a much higher (EPA 410/DHA 280) than the Nordic Naturals

version, it also has Vitamin D and E. Is there something in the Nordic Naturals

that helps specifically with speech or should I continue with the Eskimo Kids?

Money or brand is not an issue, I just want to know which products are best for

speech delayed children.

Your help is very much appreciated.

With best wishes

Rashid

[Guest guest]

Hi Rashid!

Well it's all relative which one is higher in EPA and DHA as the dosage listed

for Eskimo Kids is per one teaspoon -and the dosage on the ProEFA has over the

years been for one or two capsules which is 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon....so you'd have

to at least double it

Here's ProEFA doubled (so about one teaspoon)

EPA 270 doubled 540

DHA 180 doubled 360

GLA 66 doubled 132

(since most here know the ingredient list for ProEFA -I kept it simple above

-but here is the info on Eskimo Kids -the formula you are using. As you'll see

ProEFA is actually higher in EPA and DHA per teaspoon- below I have more

comments:

Omega-3 Fatty Acids 1200 mg

of which

EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) 410 mg

DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) 280 mg

ALA (Alpha Linolenic Acid) 230mg

Omega-6 fatty acids from rapeseed oil 510mg

of which

Linoleic Acid 500mg

Omega-9 fatty acids (Oleic acid) 1400mg

Vitamin D (cholecalciferol) 5ug (200iu)

Vitamin E (natural mixed tocopherols) 6.7 mg

other ingredients:

Ascorbyl palmitate, lecithin, natural flavouring (from orange, raspberry, lemon

and cherry oils)

The Eskimo kids looks like a good brand but it's a pure Omega 3 (meaning it only

has the DHA and EPA which are both Omega 3s) the ProEFA also contains a small

amount of GLA which is Omega 6 from borage seed oil. It doesn't appear to

matter if the Omega 6 is from primrose or borage seed oil. What you can do is

add a few drops of primrose or borage seed oil into the teaspoon of your Eskimo

Kids.

A bit more info here from our fb page

http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=115029735601 & topic=7401 & start=30 & hash=47fc\

0d3f07ff167fad927c52c9163bed

PS- and Sue think the amount of vitamin E in the Eskimo product 6.7 mg is the

normal amount added to stabilize the fish oils and below recommended dosage of

vitamin e even for birth to 3 http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminE.asp

And don't forget to join us at Big Tent https://www.bigtent.com/groups/cherab

which is a much easier site to find our info on!

Hope that helps!

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[Guest guest]

Hey thanks for the info.. but I am confused?

Which ProEFA liquid do you recommend? The Omega Kids one I use has36 and 9 in it

and obviously quite high DHA etc in it. The ProEFA Junior (for 5 years +and my

son is not even 3 yet) stats are as follows:

EPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) 135 mg x 2 = 170

DHA (Docosahexaneoic Acid) 90 mg = 180

So my question is which ProEFA from Nordic Naturals shall I go for, is it

available inh liquid as that's what I need and what dosage ie 5ml teaspoons

shall I give him?

Thank you all so much for your help.

>

> Hi Rashid!

>

> Well it's all relative which one is higher in EPA and DHA as the dosage listed

for Eskimo Kids is per one teaspoon -and the dosage on the ProEFA has over the

years been for one or two capsules which is 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon....so you'd have

to at least double it

>

> Here's ProEFA doubled (so about one teaspoon)

> EPA 270 doubled 540

> DHA 180 doubled 360

> GLA 66 doubled 132

>

> (since most here know the ingredient list for ProEFA -I kept it simple above

-but here is the info on Eskimo Kids -the formula you are using. As you'll see

ProEFA is actually higher in EPA and DHA per teaspoon- below I have more

comments:

>

> Omega-3 Fatty Acids 1200 mg

>

> of which

>

> EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) 410 mg

>

> DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) 280 mg

>

> ALA (Alpha Linolenic Acid) 230mg

>

> Omega-6 fatty acids from rapeseed oil 510mg

>

> of which

>

> Linoleic Acid 500mg

>

> Omega-9 fatty acids (Oleic acid) 1400mg

>

> Vitamin D (cholecalciferol) 5ug (200iu)

>

> Vitamin E (natural mixed tocopherols) 6.7 mg

>

> other ingredients:

>

> Ascorbyl palmitate, lecithin, natural flavouring (from orange, raspberry,

lemon and cherry oils)

>

> The Eskimo kids looks like a good brand but it's a pure Omega 3 (meaning it

only has the DHA and EPA which are both Omega 3s) the ProEFA also contains a

small amount of GLA which is Omega 6 from borage seed oil. It doesn't appear to

matter if the Omega 6 is from primrose or borage seed oil. What you can do is

add a few drops of primrose or borage seed oil into the teaspoon of your Eskimo

Kids.

>

> A bit more info here from our fb page

http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=115029735601 & topic=7401 & start=30 & hash=47fc\

0d3f07ff167fad927c52c9163bed

>

> PS- and Sue think the amount of vitamin E in the Eskimo product 6.7 mg is the

normal amount added to stabilize the fish oils and below recommended dosage of

vitamin e even for birth to 3 http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminE.asp

>

> And don't forget to join us at Big Tent https://www.bigtent.com/groups/cherab

which is a much easier site to find our info on!

>

> Hope that helps!

>

> =====

>