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    Sticky: Re: Vegan DHA/EPA supplements

    I think I'll try the hemp oil, I've seen it in my health food shop! :)




    Thanks Veganwitch! :)
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    Sticky: Re: Vegan DHA/EPA supplements

    What way do you take the hemp oil............mixed in food?
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    Sticky: Re: Vegan DHA/EPA supplements

    The V-Pure ones are quite expensive. I got a months supply last year which cost £18 but there are 3 of us who would be taking them so that would be £54 a month!

    Does anyone know of a cheaper...
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    Sticky: Re: Vegan DHA/EPA supplements

    Hi Soyqueen01...............to be honest I can't really remember why the doctor wanted to see me about the results. I think he just wanted to re-do one of the tests as the results weren't clear. I do...
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    Sticky: Re: Vegan DHA/EPA supplements

    Thanks Poppy, I will. Sorry I can't help with the vegan wine kit, hope you can find one soon. x
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    Sticky: Re: Vegan DHA/EPA supplements

    Thanks Poppy, Well I rang for the results yesterday expecting to hear they were normal but was told the doctor wanted to see me. The nearest appointment I could get was Tuesday 8th, so I'm going to...
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    Sticky: Re: Vegan DHA/EPA supplements

    Thanks to you too Mike, I don't usually worry about my health [although you wouldn't think it by all my posts lately] but I just want to do everything right. I'm a bit of a perfectionist I'm afraid....
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    Sticky: Re: Vegan DHA/EPA supplements

    Thanks Poppy, that was good news about your blood tests. I'm like you, sometimes I just don't feel like eating. I never did eat a great deal so now with trying to get all the different nutrients etc...
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    Sticky: Re: Vegan DHA/EPA supplements

    Thanks J&K, I will be getting the results back on Friday so hopefully after that I will have a clearer picture of what I need to do :)
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    Sticky: Re: Vegan DHA/EPA supplements

    I don't know if I'm being tested for essential fatty acid, he said he's doing a full blood picture, do you think it would be included in that? I know I should have asked when I was there but my head...
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    Sticky: Re: Vegan DHA/EPA supplements

    This thread about DHA has got me really worried! I don't eat much at the best of times [never have] so having to make sure I get all these different nutrients is like a nightmare for me. Plus my...
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    Sticky: Re: Anyone taking DHA supplements?

    Very interesting Josh, but are these studies done on vegans or meat eaters?
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    Sticky: Re: Anyone taking DHA supplements?

    Yes, so I would think that because we are putting less strain generally on our bodies than meat eaters we can do with a lot less DHA than they have. To be honest I think our bodies have a body clock...
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    Sticky: Re: Anyone taking DHA supplements?

    Hi again, Josh, I have just read your most recent post. In it you say vegans and vegetarians have lower levels of DHA than meat eaters. Then you said 'What we do know for sure is that DHA is critical...
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    Sticky: Re: Anyone taking DHA supplements?

    Hi Don,
    All this DHA, iodine, etc thingy is a bit overwhelming at times. I did have my blood sugar level checked about a month ago, and it was normal, although a bit on the low side, but she said...
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    Sticky: Re: Anyone taking DHA supplements?

    Thanks for you help :)
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    Sticky: Re: Anyone taking DHA supplements?

    Yes, Vagetarian, Josh has been very helpful and generous with his time, hasn't he? He hasn't mentioned wanting paid though, so I think I've got away with it! :)
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    Sticky: Re: Anyone taking DHA supplements?

    Yes, I think I'll see my doctor first and try and get some tests done and then I'll have a much better idea of what I need to do.
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    Sticky: Re: Anyone taking DHA supplements?

    Thank you Josh, you have given me a lot to think about, and I will consider it all very carefully. Once again thank you for your time.

    Sandra.
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    Sticky: Re: Anyone taking DHA supplements?

    Hello again Josh, The information you have given me is very helpful, thank you. Do you think then that I should stop taking the multi-vitamin? Also, any time I have had my blood checked for iron...
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    Sticky: Re: Anyone taking DHA supplements?

    Hi again Josh, thank you for taking the time to help me with my diet. The mulivitamins I am taking are Holland and Barrett vegan multi-vitamin & mineral.

    Each tablet contains:-

    vitamin A...
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    Sticky: Re: Anyone taking DHA supplements?

    Hi Josh, Here is my daily eating plan, such as it is:-

    organic bran flakes with soya milk, cofee [no milk or sugar]
    bowl of vegetable soup
    baked potato, beans and mixed salad
    2 or 3 bottles of...
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    Sticky: Re: Anyone taking DHA supplements?

    Hi Josh, I would love to post my daily eating plan and what supplements I am taking but I will leave it until tomorrow as I have had a few glasses of wine and would probably forget what I have eaten...
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    Sticky: Re: Anyone taking DHA supplements?

    Hi treehugga, that's interesting about Saxa salt having added iodine, I use Saxa salt but I will have to contact them to find out if they add iodine in salt over here. What do you make of the DHA...
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    Sticky: Re: Anyone taking DHA supplements?

    Hi fiamma, I think I'll go to my doctor and just ask about this DHA thing, although I can imagine what his response will be! Are you going to have your blood checked just to make sure your iron...
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    Sticky: Re: Anyone taking DHA supplements?

    Hi fiamma, I don't know if you are the same but I find all this a bit overwhelming! I feel as if I am taking more tablets than I am food! I don't eat very much at the best of times, but now by the...
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    Sticky: Re: Anyone taking DHA supplements?

    Thanks Mike, I'll go along to my nearest health food shop and try some seaweed, and if I don't like it I'll get the vegan society supplements,
    All the best,
    Sandra
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    Sticky: Re: Anyone taking DHA supplements?

    Thanks Mike, Now I know this is a really silly question but I don't know where to get seaweed, can you buy it at heath food shops? I have visions of me running along the beach picking up stray pieces...
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    Sticky: Re: Anyone taking DHA supplements?

    Hi, what do you do now for iodine?
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    Sticky: Re: Anyone taking DHA supplements?

    I'm really confused now, one study tells you one thing and another something different, who do you believe? I have been taking an iodine tablet supplement from sea kelp as I read there is not much...
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    Sticky: Re: Anyone taking DHA supplements?

    Thank you too, Josh, I understand what you mean, infact I feel a visit to my doctor coming on!! I really want to have my DHA levels checked now. I haven't been to see him in over a year now, as since...
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    Sticky: Re: Anyone taking DHA supplements?

    Thank you Michael, I will indeed read the links, but I really don't feel as if I am below par, as it were. Having said that, I'll probably collapse tomorrow, I hope not though!
    Once again, thanks, ...
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    Sticky: Re: Anyone taking DHA supplements?

    Hi Michael and Josh, I know you are engaged in debate at the moment but do either of you know the answer to any of my questions? i.e. how can you live for 30yrs without marine DHA and not be ill?
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    Sticky: Re: Anyone taking DHA supplements?

    Thank you treehugga, I feel pretty good too!
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    Sticky: Re: Anyone taking DHA supplements?

    I agree with you treehugga!
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    Sticky: Re: Anyone taking DHA supplements?

    I've just been thinking, if you can only get a good source of this DHA from marine sources, where have I been getting it from as I haven't ate anything from the sea in over 30 years? [Or am I about...
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    Sticky: Re: Anyone taking DHA supplements?

    Hi Josh, So it is better to get this DHA from a marine source, just as we get iodine? I think what I was getting at was, that you don't have to eat fish to get it as the fish get it from algae or...
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    Sticky: Re: Anyone taking DHA supplements?

    We also need iodine which I think is mostly found in sea plants etc, so rather than getting these things second hand from fish, why not get them from the original source? Apparently, they feed the...
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    Sticky: Re: Anyone taking DHA supplements?

    I read the links very quickly, but that's what I made of it, if anyone can tell me if I'm right or wrong I would be very grateful.
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    Sticky: Re: Anyone taking DHA supplements?

    So all it means is take an omega 3 supplement like Vertese omega oils and you'll be ok, is that right or am I barking up the wrong tree, I don't think it means that you need to eat fish as was said...
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