Fish Oil and ADHD
 

I saw this today on MSN.com. It's nothing new, really, and very brief but thought some folks may be interested:

http://health.msn.com/centers/adhd/a...ntid=100159473

Take care,
Tessa

thanks for that Tessa

it is so good to see mainstream medicine and hence media accepting the vital importance of omega 3EFAs :)

I remember back eons ago when I first found BT it was following a link for a post by mrsD on fishoil for ADD:p

Chemar,

That is funny :D ! Not much talk about Omega 3's but it is a staple in our house!! It is nice to see some catch up by the general public but as I mentioned in a post on the old board....if you looka t what the nationally known nutritionists take for themselves on a daily basisi it's very similar to what us "oldies" have used with out kids (and ourselves) for nutritional supps ;) .

Take care,
Tessa

I am readin new book...The Omega Rx Zone...The Miracle of the New High dose Fish Oil...interesting stuff

Hi Tessa....
 

Nice to see that EFAs are still in the news. I remember a time when all there were were "flames"! :p

Here is a fuller article:
http://www.genengnews.com/news/bnite...?name=15242548

It is interesting that they are promoting OmegaBrite. My son did better on increasing the DHA portion. We started with regular fish oil, and switched
to the DHA type by Carlson's when he was about a senior in high school. (which seems like a long time ago now! ).

P.S. I've just finished all the Deborah Crombie books. They were excellent
as you recommended! I hope she keeps them up.

Shelley....
 

I'll have to get that new book....it is by Barry Sears!

His Enter the Zone is what got me interested in EFAs long long ago.

I'll be getting some books for summer, so I'll pop that on onto the list!;)

It was pretty interesting Mrs D. I'd lend you my but I ghighlighted the thing to death. :p

But in it he talks only about pharma grade fish oil. I went to the homepathic pharmacy this weekend and asked about it and they said that there are many kinds that are pharma grade even though the book says there are only 2. I bought a new entertic coated by Metagenics.

I think fish oil in general is making a difference.

WOW, Mrs. D....fascinating :) !! Things are sure moving in the right direction. Have you read the original study? So hard to know what they define as "high doses". What is the deal with Omegabrite-are you familiar with this product?

I had hear that Ed Hallowell (other author of Driven to Distraction-I thought he was the sole author :o ) was recommending Omega 3's to his patients with ADD (he is a ped psychiatrist). I haven't read his newer book "Driven From Distraction", but I heard that he writes of this in it.

I am impressed that you've read all of her books but they are quite good :D :D and I think she'll write more. Someone recommended an author who has the first name of Nevada but I haven't gotten to the library. They are set in state parks, I hear.

Shelly.....when I read your posts the cupcake makes me hungry!! ;) :)

Take care,
Tessa

Yep....
 

Nevada Barr.... all of her books are interesting.. you will be hooked for sure!
They take place in National Park settings, and include animals, and scenery and all. Because Ms.Barr is a ranger in real life, the books have a real point of view.

My husband and I have read all of them thru the years!

OmegaBrite is concentrated for the EPA portion -- I believe it is 4:1 EPA: DHA.
It was made by Dr. A. Stoll's wife -she owned the company and perhaps still does-- and since he is with Harvard, I am not surprised about their using it. It was used in his first bipolar study long ago.

Studies tend to want a "reliable" product to use. Reproducible etc.

There is an RX fish oil... called Omacor-- which is not really fancy...has the basic ratios of 1:1 or close. It is not even enteric coated.

The newer less expensive enteric coated versions are what we are using now.
They cost no more than regular ones, and are typically double strength, so you get more in each capsule. Sam'sClub and Costco both have them now.

Hi Mrs. D,

I will get her books from the library :) !

A few questions.....why the concentration in the Omegabrite-what do you think? And why do you use the enteric coated-for the "burps"?

Thanks,
Tessa