unfortunately, adding flax oil will not achieve the same goal.  as the
o3's in it are short chain and convert very very inefficiently to DHA.

fish oil is a good choice.  very few fish are safe (my list of safe
fish is much narrower than the EPA's list) and those that are safe
aren't usually topping anyone's list.  wild salmon is super expensive.
 fish oil is very reasonably priced and virtually all of it sold for
human consumption is molecularly distilled leaving is free of pcb's,
mercury and other concerning substances.

fish oil brought my brain back from the *brink* when I was dealing
with a severe anxiety disorder, a lifetime of dysthymia with episodes
of major depression and at least one full on episode of mania.

the research on fish oil is incredible.  really.  really incredible.  
stoll's work at harvard is genius.  simopolous is also a good read.

katherine in atl


On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 14:51:26 -0500, Paula Ray Hiett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I have been doing some web-surfing regarding pregnancy and DHA
> supplements. ( because a formula rep. has introduced a "new" DHA
> supplement in some "free" gift bags for the moms - with the obligatory can
> of formula included). Interesting is the fact that the mothers in the US
> are typically low in DHA levels, and that supplementation during pregnancy
> and breastfeeding has been shown to decrease post-partum depression. Even
> our most pro-breastfeeding MD's like the idea of using the long-chain
> fatty acid supplements. Of course, I also mentioned that adding flax-oil
> to the daily diet would acheive the same goal without the high cost.
> 
> Has anyone else looked into this supplement?
> 
> Paula R Hiett RNC, IBCLC
> Longview,Texas
> 
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