Re: reaction/flax seed oil

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My son does ok with CLO, but recently I started him on fish oil for

additional dha/epa's and he had a bad reaction and broke out in

eczema. He has a soy sensitivity, and it is just too much natural

vitamin E for him, I suspect, unless it is something else. Anyway, we

bought cold pressed, filtered organic flaxseed oil from Spectrum and

were about to give it. Is this ok as a source of efa's? How much

should we give a 30 lb 3 year old?

Thanks. Irene

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Fish oil can cause problems if it has heavy metals in it. Not sure

what brand your using. But the eczema means it's no go for him

probably not related to why I just said, more likely the soy. Use CLO

if he does better on that. Spectrum flax oil is fine..I'd say 1-2

teaspoons per day for his age. See how much of each efa is in it in

relation to what he got in clo.

I used fortiflax and clo for my son. It's up to you and what he

tolerates for EFA's. But this is fine to use. I gave 1 tablespoon of

the Barleans FortiFlax per day. Not sure if the EFA content is the

same as the oil or not.

>

> My son does ok with CLO, but recently I started him on fish oil for

> additional dha/epa's and he had a bad reaction and broke out in

> eczema. He has a soy sensitivity, and it is just too much natural

> vitamin E for him, I suspect, unless it is something else. Anyway, we

> bought cold pressed, filtered organic flaxseed oil from Spectrum and

> were about to give it. Is this ok as a source of efa's? How much

> should we give a 30 lb 3 year old?

>

> Thanks. Irene

>

[Guest guest]

Irene, I would call Spectrum to see just how they process their flaxseed oil

and what 'cold-pressed' actually means. We use Barleans, and I called them

to see what the processing temperature of their oil is, and it was I think

below 110 degrees. This is necessary because fatty acids are fragile and heat

sensitive, air sensitive, and probably light sensitive. This is why the oil

needs to be refrigerated.

Flaxseed oil is good stuff, as is the seed.

Francine

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