Guest ronna Posted December 12, 2003 Report Share Posted December 12, 2003 Jennifer, I have long suspected my son is better off with Omega 6 EFA's rather than Omega 3's. Thanks for the information. Ronna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest_efgh Posted December 12, 2003 Report Share Posted December 12, 2003 Jennifer/Ronna THe omega 6 is nothing but sunflower oil, sesame oil, etc which we anyway use for cooking on a daily basis. Isn't it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted December 12, 2003 Report Share Posted December 12, 2003 efgh, About the only oil that is safe at high temperatures is coconut oil- all the other oils break down and disrupt the fatty acid chain in the body when they are heated to certain temperatures. So in essence we should not be cooking with those oils. And we go back to how it is very important how they are processed, if any heat is used or chemicals (which is usually the case) you've got rancid oil. I think I allready mentioned the book "Fsts that Heal and Fats that Kill" by Udo Erasmus..among other things he has a list of oils and at what tmeperature they start breaking down- it's worth reading. Jennifer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire Posted December 19, 2003 Report Share Posted December 19, 2003 Chemar, I got the 5HTP small capsules and the St. John's wort (liquid). Can you suggest strengths for when my son is ready? He may be close, bribery in the works! With your qualified that I should see a doctor (I am working on this one very hard!!) He is 75 pounds and 10 years old. St. John's in the am, and 5HTP in the pm? Did the 5HTP make your son sleepy during the day? Any side effects from either. Remember, he doesn't have tics now, but sometimes he REALLY can't sleep and he has been having some fears lately--they didn't completely go away after his last bout with tonsilitis. ClairE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire Posted December 19, 2003 Report Share Posted December 19, 2003 Chemar/Jennifer Jennifer, I believe that you deal with some OCD tendencies in your child also, so if you have info on helpful supplements too, that would be great. Were the fatty acids most helpful for tics or did they help with the OCD type symptoms also. Thanks for the input on the bodybio oil with protein--I never read about that. Anybody have a child with irrational fears that were helped by certain supplements? Chemar, guess what? The 5HTP capsule was tiny and he wouldn't take it, so we dissolved the contents in a little bit of water. The taste really was okay! The St. John's worts drops (for the morning) taste like strong tea or alcohol to me--we will see how that goes. I am still worried about 50 mg at his weight though, since I don't know the proportions by weight. Claire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest_efgh Posted December 19, 2003 Report Share Posted December 19, 2003 Claire Does your son have trouble starting to sleep or does he even have problems once he has gone to sleep? Jennifer/Chemar and ALL, My son has lost some 6 pounds this year. He eats good natural food , is active , has a reasonably good appetite, and is healthy but is not gaining weight. He is becoming very tall though. He has been growing a lot heightwise but losing weight. could it be due to tics? Or could it be due to flax oil? He is 9.5 years old and is 63 pounds (he was 69 pounds last year this time). any tips? could it be due to the fact that i dont give him sugar, chocolates, very less dairy, etc...Or is it a part of detoxification??? worrying about this I have lost some 15 pounds (that is a good sign though!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest_efgh Posted December 19, 2003 Report Share Posted December 19, 2003 Jennifer, what is Sam-e and how does it help your son? tks for your info on floradix calcium dosage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest_efgh Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 Jennifer, do you give CALCIUM to your son also in the form of BODY BIO IONIC DROPS? If so, which form of calcium and what dosage? thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jennifer Posted December 23, 2003 Report Share Posted December 23, 2003 efgh, Have you mentioned the weight loss to the doctor? Our son has not experienced any weight loss, he has actually gained. His appetite is much better than it used to be. Does your son have a healthy appetite? If he eats real good and is losing weight I would mention it to his doctor. Sam-e is an amino acid which raises serotonin levels. It also aids in liver detoxification and reduces joint inflamation. In pill form it must be taken on an empty stomach and cannot be crushed- it is not a very stable amino acid and needs to be absorbed through the small intestine before stomach acids get to it. I found a spray form that is absorbed in the moutb by Maxam neutraceuticals there website is www.maxamlabs.com. It seems kind of expensive, but it goes a long way. I don't think Body Bio has an ionic form of calcium. I just rely on milk for his calcium intake. Jennifer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jennifer Posted December 23, 2003 Report Share Posted December 23, 2003 Claire, I haven't notice an improvement of OCD tendencies with the oil. The OCD tendency is something that started surfacing when he was about 2. I would imagine that if that area of the brain is to heal it will probably be the last. He didn't really develop full blown tics until he was about 6 1/2 allthough some minor ones started when he was about 3 1/2. I tried eliminating all of his supplements,but minerals and the oil and the OCD came back. The best thing I've found for him seems to be a combination of inositol and b-3. The irrational fears are probably anxiety related. Serotonin plays a big part in all of that. Gaba is supposed to be good for anxiety and 5-htp is supposed to be calming as well, for most people. Jennifer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 Hi Jennifer, thanks. I noticed you said you hadn't done the 5htp yet. Do you mind noting why? (I didn't get why it being higher up the protein chain or whatever was a factor--maybe I misunderstood.) I couldn't find any bad side effects listed, but I only did it once and stopped--made me too nervous without a doctor--Chemar did it under a doctor's watch. Claire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jennifer Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 Claire, I did try 5-htp with our son, but it wired him.. Interestingly some info. that I came across mentioned that it can have that effect on some people. 5 -htp is higher up on the amino acid chain of precursers to serotonin. We have gone back to useing sam-e which is also an amino acid precurser to serotonin. Jennifer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chemar Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 My husband(also has very mild tics and OCd etc) does very well on SJW but does not react well to 5HTP...it "zonks" him for a short while and then he feels hyper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jennifer Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 Chemar, That's interesting that it effects your husband that way as well. What brand of SJW do you use? Jennifer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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