Re: - NN Pro EPA vs NN EPA - are they the same?

March 10, 2010

Yes what he is telling you is 100 percent accurate. Don't stress about not

finding the ProEPA -The Nordic EPA is the commercial line of the Nordic

professional line called ProEPA but the identical formula in every way other

than how the two are distributed -retail in stores and professional through

health care providers. As I always say -great product but their brand names are

a wee bit wimpy...and confusing I might add. I'll never forget years ago the

bottles all looked EXACTLY the same other than the letters EPA EFA DHA etc. I

laughed when they " changed " the label to make it more obvious which one was

which as people were mixing up especially the ProEPA and ProEFA...and all they

did was add one teeny little colored triangle to the label so each formula had a

different color triangle!!! And the fact that ProEPA and EPA kind of sound the

same and ProEFA and Omega 369 sound totally different...go figure! You just

have to know -you know?!!

Interestingly both the retail and professional versions of the Nordic line can

be found online but distributors in the US anyway are 'only' allowed to carry

one version or another. In most cases the only reason we prefer the

professional line in this group and only have that at http://www.speech411.com

is because it's more economical -amount of capsules or ounces per bottle vs cost

in most cases. But for instant gratification reasons it's good to know you can

run to the store (here in the US like Whole Foods -not sure which stores in

Australia) to grab a bottle to try or if you ran out by mistake.

You only want 2 capsules or around 1/2 teaspoon (2 ml) of the ProEFA or Omega

369 to the one capsule of the EPA. There probably as of yet isn't anyway to 100

percent make sure that each day our children are getting the exact ratio of the

formulas since we are working with measuring and squeezing out capsules

etc....AND with preschool kids (!!!) But regardless we see progress and that is

all that matters. Once your child is older and you can teach him how to swallow

the capsules then yes each day will be exact -but in the meantime don't drive

yourself crazy. The great news is that again you are seeing good things already

-and can't wait to hear your updates once you add the EPA too!! I do believe

that the fish oils and nutriiveda compliment each other (I mean obviously

right!) Yay!!

Any other questions just let me know!

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