LymeNet Flash: Vegetarian EPA & DHA --essential fatty acids-where do you get yours?

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Posted by KauaiGoddess (Member # 11782) on :

Aloha friends,

I've been taking lots of flax oil...

I know theres a lot of contorversy over it..

so I wanted to mix things up....

does anyone reccommend another vegetarian

source that I can my EPA & DHA from???

or should I stick with flax oil?

Whos the best company?

How much do you take?

smiles & HUGS,

fawne

Posted by Areneli (Member # 6740) on :

You may get it from the same source fish take it from; from algi.

Posted by Beverly (Member # 1271) on :

I get mine through a doctor here in Mi, it's called Nordic Naturals, ProOmega.

Posted by KauaiGoddess (Member # 11782) on :

Bev-
How much do you take daily?

What do you think of flax oil?

Mahalos~ Fawne

Posted by Areneli (Member # 6740) on :

KauaiGoddess,

Last time I have checked fish oil is not a vegeterian material. Unless your vegetarian movement allows fish.

Posted by KauaiGoddess (Member # 11782) on :

Areneli,

thanks for the reminder but ---

No!!!!!!! fish oil is not in my "vegetarian movement".... no what I want, however-

Beverly kindly responded with a product... Nordic Naturals ---fish oil- I realize -not what I wanted but I was just wondering what her dose was....

just a curious person that's all and hoping that some else will repsond with a good vegetarian source...

Borage Oil is one I've found in research...does anyone recommend it?anyone have a good product source?

curious me

Posted by Areneli (Member # 6740) on :

Body can use to some extent omega 3 from flax. It is not the best source but still better than nothing.

Borage is not omega 3. Too bad. You have been mislead.

I doubt that there are vegetarian suplement of omega 3 ... other than flax.

Green vegetables will have small amount of omega 3. I bet you eat them a lot.

Posted by Nebula2005 (Member # 8244) on :

I am allergic to fish and stay away from anything even remotely fish-like.

There's a very good product called Udo's Choice Oil Blend that has no fish oil. I think it's easy to find (Vitacost sells it). There's also an "interesting" website, udoerasmus.com.

Posted by KauaiGoddess (Member # 11782) on :

Nebula2005- thank yoU!!

your wonderfuL!

that's a great product....I actually remember the label when I looked at their website...I was taking their flax oil in california when I was there...I LOVED IT!!!

I FORGOT about their product....good old brain...

I'm excited to try their blend now...

and now a store here carries it according to their store locator....

THANK YOU for your help~

many mahalos~

smiles

Posted by Areneli (Member # 6740) on :

http://www.andrews.edu/NUFS/essentialfat.htm

Posted by Nebula2005 (Member # 8244) on :

dear Goddess

You're quite welcome. Yeah, the brain. Believe me I understand.

Areneli, thanks for the link.

Posted by Beverly (Member # 1271) on :

Hey,

I take one pill daily. The Omega-3's in one pill has:
EPA 650
DHA 450
and other Omegas 180
I have not tried flax yet, or any of the other oils.

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