DHA EPA omega 3
Posted by:
la_veronique
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Date: July 26, 2014 12:14AM so, i spoke about purslane in the purslane thread
and it looks like it has a really cool omega 3 profile but still wondering if the body can convert the ALA to DHA EPA adequately without all the other things necessary to convert it like magnesum certain b vitamins zinc etc. can it just convert easily on its own accord? curious i think its a really important topic and would appreciate any feedback please also provide other sources of omega 3 and favorite products etc. and ease of conversion to DHA EPA opinions discussion etc. we should discuss this topic more often as i feel it is quite important Re: DHA EPA omega 3
Posted by:
suncloud
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Date: July 26, 2014 12:58AM My understanding is this: that vegans convert omega 3 into DHA and EPA, but not a huge amount, and we may have less in our systems than meat-eaters have.
On the other hand, there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of information out there to confirm that this is necessarily a bad thing for vegans. For converting fatty acids into EPA and DHA, it helps to include a good source of omega-3 in the diet - like chia or flax seeds. This is from a chart found in Becoming Raw, by Davis and Melina: Omega-3 family: Alphalinolenic acid (ALA) from chia seeds, flaxseeds, echium oil, hempseeds, walnuts, greens -> ->ALA converts to Stearidonic acid (SDA), which can also be accessed directly from eschium oil, hempseeds, blue-green algae -> ->SDA converts to Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), which can also be accessed directly from microalgae, fish, sea vegetables, breast milk -> ->EPA converts to Docosahexatenoic acid (DHA), which can also be accessed directly from microalgae, fish, eggs, breast milk. My personal favorite direct source of DHA + EPA is a microalgae solution from Dr. Fuhrman. It has an OK taste, and no aftereffects (fish burps) like the fish oils reportedly have. You can read about it here: [www.drfuhrman.com] Unfortunately it's a little too expensive for me right now at $40.00 for a 40-day supply, but I don't know of a better product. Re: DHA EPA omega 3
Posted by:
la_veronique
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Date: July 26, 2014 02:27AM hi suncloud
thanks for info will be reading the fuhrman article also appreciate providing a product info. good to explore... Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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