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<blockquote data-quote="Gabriela" data-source="post: 3014" data-attributes="member: 301"><p>The best info on essential fatty acids - including Efalex - is in "The LCP Solution" by Jacqueline Stordy Phd and Malcolm Nicholl. You will get info on why EFAs work, the EFAs needed for improved behavior, etc. The book goes into great detail about why ADHD boys are deficient in EFAs. You can get it at Amazon.</p><p></p><p>The ingredients in Efalex are evening primrose oil, tuna oil, Vitamin E, thyme oil, Linoleic Acid, Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA), gamma-Linolenic Acid(GLA) and Arachidonic Acid (AA). Some parents worry about the fats in Efalex and other EFA products, but the problem is that the child is not geting (or not processing correctly) enough Omega-3 fatty acids.</p><p></p><p>Kyle is one of the kids that needs AA, and Efalex is one of the few products on the market that has AA. Other EFA products don't work for Kyle; his out of control tantrums return. Different products work for different kids, and there are cheaper products on the market. The key seems to be getting 480 mg DHA per day, but you can't simply give DHA by itself. That is why reading "The LCP Solution" is important and getting the right product for your child is important. If one formula doesn't work that does not mean that an essential fatty acid deficiency is not the problems. </p><p></p><p>The 1996 Purdue study that showed that a large percentage of the ADHD boys in the study were deficient in EFAs and supplementing with Efalex showed improved behavior and a decrease in ADHD symptoms really shows me that an EFA deficiency could be the cause of ADHD symptoms instead of ADHD being the problem. EFAs also decrease the frequency and duration of manic episodes in bipolar patients, so an EFA deficiency could also be at the root of the problem in a large percentage of bipolar patients also.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gabriela, post: 3014, member: 301"] The best info on essential fatty acids - including Efalex - is in "The LCP Solution" by Jacqueline Stordy Phd and Malcolm Nicholl. You will get info on why EFAs work, the EFAs needed for improved behavior, etc. The book goes into great detail about why ADHD boys are deficient in EFAs. You can get it at Amazon. The ingredients in Efalex are evening primrose oil, tuna oil, Vitamin E, thyme oil, Linoleic Acid, Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA), gamma-Linolenic Acid(GLA) and Arachidonic Acid (AA). Some parents worry about the fats in Efalex and other EFA products, but the problem is that the child is not geting (or not processing correctly) enough Omega-3 fatty acids. Kyle is one of the kids that needs AA, and Efalex is one of the few products on the market that has AA. Other EFA products don't work for Kyle; his out of control tantrums return. Different products work for different kids, and there are cheaper products on the market. The key seems to be getting 480 mg DHA per day, but you can't simply give DHA by itself. That is why reading "The LCP Solution" is important and getting the right product for your child is important. If one formula doesn't work that does not mean that an essential fatty acid deficiency is not the problems. The 1996 Purdue study that showed that a large percentage of the ADHD boys in the study were deficient in EFAs and supplementing with Efalex showed improved behavior and a decrease in ADHD symptoms really shows me that an EFA deficiency could be the cause of ADHD symptoms instead of ADHD being the problem. EFAs also decrease the frequency and duration of manic episodes in bipolar patients, so an EFA deficiency could also be at the root of the problem in a large percentage of bipolar patients also. [/QUOTE]
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