Omega 3 | Autism PDD

I have read a lot of articles that promote Omega-3 supplements for EVERYONE, but when I first got nutritional advice from my Dr. re: my son's ADHD symptoms he recommended a DHA Blend/Omega-3 supplement.  Make sure its a pharmaceutical  grade--not a Walmart brand.  The cheaper brands don't test  for  "purity" or mercury levels.   My son takes a double dose of Coromega--it's an orange pudding that is pretty good & doesn't have the after taste.  Our whole family's on it because it supposedly has other benefits. (Heart, Brain, Eyes, Joints)

 

 

Hi,

My husband came home today after doing some research and said that our son might be lacking in Omega 3 and that if we supplement it might improve some of his behaviors.

This is the first I have heard about it. We have not seen any Dr's to confirm/deny that our son has any vitamin/nutritional deficiencies.

If you are supplementing is it something that you started on your own? Is there any concerns with mercury traces in Omega 3.

Appreciate any advice.

 

Thanks

jcan

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I  would not give him anything with mercury traces no way not in my life time again there are some things that  he could be l;acking but he can get tested for that   Is it safe to take EFAs derived from fish?  I’ve heard that fish oil contains mercury and other environmental toxins. http://www.nordicnaturals.com/direct/faqs.asp Fish oils may contain environmental toxins that accumulate in a fish during its life span. Potential toxins can be virtually eliminated given the use of high quality raw materials, and a technologically advanced refining process utilizing the very latest distillation technologies. Nordic Naturals fish oils are molecularly distilled, utilizing a leading edge enzymatic process where any potential heavy metals and dioxins are removed. Third-party testing document the complete absence of heavy metals and dioxins (where heavy metals are tested down to 25 particles per billion and dioxins down to 0.5 particles per trillion). While Nordic Naturals' policy is to test competing products on an ongoing basis to monitor the overall quality level of the fish oil industry, Nordic Naturals has never found a competing product to match its freshness and purity levels.

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Another brand you can try is Nordic Naturals DHA Jr.  You can get it in a liquid or chewable capsules in berry or strawberry flavors.  THe great thing about this brand is that the fish flavor is completely removed.  A lot of children love them.  They also have another brand called Berry Keen.

http://www.nordicnaturals.com/

I  would not give him anything with mercury traces no way not in my life time again there are some things that  he could be l;acking but he can get tested for that

Here are a couple of studies
about Fish Oil and ADHD
make interesting reading

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=30929

http://www.unisa.edu.au/researcher/issue/2006January/story4. asp

regards
forker
IF YOU HAVE A FISH ALLERGIE YOU CAN'T TAKE THESE. OUR SON HAS A FISH ALLERGIE. WE USE EVENING PRIMROSE OIL. Sharlet takes Fish oil in her youghurt of a morning, it's improves brain function in everyone. so long as it doesn't contain metals it wont do any harm.  And it does make a big difference for some.
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