Re: Severe dry skin

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> We have one problem that occurs every fall. Extremely, severely

dry skin, especially his hands. They are very rough, get dark

patches, even will crack and bleed.

In my family, this was caused by EFA deficiency and B vitamin

deficiency, especially folic acid. My kids had really dry skin,

cracked and bleeding, and daily folic acid at 800mcg has made their

skin baby soft and smooth.

> I should also note that he is very thin. He has always been in

99th percentile for height, but around 75th percentile for weight. He

eats normally--not a picky eater, seems to eat a decent amount of food

for his age.

I have one child like this. He has required several supplements and

interventions to improve with this problem. Are you using enzymes?

That is probably a good first step, in addition to the things

mentioned above.

Dana

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danasview <danasview@...> wrote:

>In my family, this was caused by EFA deficiency and B vitamin

deficiency, especially folic acid. My kids had really dry skin,

cracked and bleeding, and daily folic acid at 800mcg has made their

skin baby soft and smooth.

Thank you, we have started this. My son feels it is helping, but I can tell

it will be some time before we see lasting results.

> I should also note that he is very thin. He has always been in

99th percentile for height, but around 75th percentile for weight. He

eats normally--not a picky eater, seems to eat a decent amount of food

for his age.

>I have one child like this. He has required several supplements and

interventions to improve with this problem. Are you using enzymes?

That is probably a good first step, in addition to the things

mentioned above.

We used enzymes for two years, but he doesn't seem to need them anymore. I

did not realize he might need them for weight. Today was the first day he

seemed very eager to eat--he didn't want to wait till my husband got home. I'm

not sure if the B-complex is doing anything about that.

Also, can fish oil cause aggression? I re-started giving him this, upping the

amount, and he had a big anger fit this morning. This seems to happen every

time I start trying to use it. CLO does not seem to be as bad.

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> >In my family, this was caused by EFA deficiency and B vitamin

> deficiency, especially folic acid. My kids had really dry skin,

> cracked and bleeding, and daily folic acid at 800mcg has made their

> skin baby soft and smooth.

>

> Thank you, we have started this. My son feels it is helping, but

I can tell it will be some time before we see lasting results.

You can increase the folic acid if you want. Two of my kids were

actually on a much higher dose than 800mcg. Watch for yeast tho, B

vitamins including folic acid tend to increase yeast.

> We used enzymes for two years, but he doesn't seem to need them

anymore. I did not realize he might need them for weight. Today was

the first day he seemed very eager to eat--he didn't want to wait till

my husband got home. I'm not sure if the B-complex is doing anything

about that.

For my #2, when he had a yeast overgrowth, he would eat all the time.

So it might be yeast for your child, altho it might just be an

overall better feeling that he has, which makes him want to eat. Just

watch for yeast symptoms.

> Also, can fish oil cause aggression? I re-started giving him

this, upping the amount, and he had a big anger fit this morning.

This seems to happen every time I start trying to use it. CLO does

not seem to be as bad.

My #2 became VERY angry and aggressive with any EFAs, especially fish

oil. It was caused by mitochondrial dysfunction for him, and required

a lot of supplements before it was corrected. However, correcting the

problem for him was VERY beneficial. I wrote what he needed here

http://www.danasview.net/mar05.htm

Dana

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Dana,

How do you pre-load with EPO before giving fish oil? Not sure what that

means. Is emulsified CLO better than plain fish oil? This (CLO) is what I had

been giving him, and it was not causing aggression.

Thank you for your information. Based on what I read just at the link you

sent, this must have been/is a full-time job for you!

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> Dana,

> How do you pre-load with EPO before giving fish oil? Not sure

what that means.

I had to give EPO for 5 weeks before I could add any other EFA. EPO

is Omega 6 only. After my son was loaded with Omega 6, I went to flax

oil, which is Omega 3, 6, and 9. He needed that for several months

before he tolerated fish oil, which is primarily Omega 3. Then I gave

him fish oil for several month, which was very helpful, primarily for

behaviors but somewhat for language also.

>> Is emulsified CLO better than plain fish oil? This (CLO) is what

I had been giving him, and it was not causing aggression.

What is in this CLO that makes it " emulsified " ? I have not heard of that.

Dana

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It is Twinlab's Emulsified Norwegian Cod Liver Oil. The bottle says, " Our

product is emulsified with natural soy lecithin and apple pectin, making the EPA

and DHA more readily available to the digestive system for better absorption,

assimilation and utilization. "

There isn't any information to tell you how much lecithin and pectin are in

it.

danasview <danasview@...> wrote:

What is in this CLO that makes it " emulsified " ? I have not heard of that.

Dana

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>

> It is Twinlab's Emulsified Norwegian Cod Liver Oil. The bottle

says, " Our product is emulsified with natural soy lecithin and apple

pectin, making the EPA and DHA more readily available to the digestive

system for better absorption, assimilation and utilization. "

Interesting. Most people complain that the soy causes problems for

their kids. But perhaps your child needs this?

But if it is working, you should definitely consider keeping it.

Dana