Any recommendation on what type of fish oil is good

[Guest guest]

I usallly buy medication at walmart. i see a lot of fish oil but i am not sure

what to buy. Is there a specific sbrand i can use. my kid is 3 and 1/2 but

doesnot like to chew or eat anything sweat. I am thinking about fish oil

bottle(heard that it is hard to store this and doesnot last long) or capsuled

(not sure how i should give it to him because this are very big) 

[Guest guest]

When it comes to fish oil at first we think they are all the same -but they

aren't. Some have higher EPA, some have higher DHA, some are pure Omega 3 and

some have a blend of Omega 3 and 6. When it comes to fish oils all that matter

are formula, dosage, and quality of the oils -and not necessarily in that order.

The right formula will work at a low dosage but the wrong formula will work a

bit at a higher dosage at times. In fish oils you pretty much get what you pay

for. Take the huge bottle you get at Walmart for example -perhaps it's a high

quality oil but perhaps it is not. Would you want to give your child fish oils

that may be rancid? Research has shown that most fish oils sold have a problem

with high peroxide levels -may not sound bad but that translates to rancidity.

Check for a brand that does testing on " heavy metals and impurities " and also

look for a brand that tests for peroxide levels -ProEFA for example is from

Nordic and they do. Coromega is a powder and it's high quality but pure Omega 3

-but good formula in that the EPA is higher than DHA. But back to if you use

capsules and how to serve. You pierce the capsules- that's how most of us serve

them to kids -so the Jr type brands are all marketing. A handful of kids chew

and spit out the capsule and for older kids the Jr sized capsules are great to

teach how to swallow capsules.

The brands most of us use here are not the cheapest ones -but if you get a brand

that works better the good news is that it cuts down on the amount of months or

years of therapy -it has been shown over the years to accelerate progress.

Again here is a page on the fish oils which may answer more

http://pursuitofresearch.com/2010/12/01/therapeutic-use-of-fish-oil-for-apraxia-\

autism-and-other-communication-impairments/

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