Experiment # 117: Fish Oil

I posted info on the Oxford Study that I found on ADHD, Dyspraxia and Dyslexia and Fish Oil, but since I’ve found a study from Australia and found references to Omega-3s for Dyspraxia in a book I’m reading called, Special Needs Kids Eat Right. It didn’t make sense to me that so many children would have that much of an Omega-3 deficiency. I mean what about people from cultures that just don’t eat fish. Or people that just don’t like fish. Like me. I would think that the numbers of these disorders would be higher and there would be some apparent link… it must be something else. But then I read that they think that these kids actually have a problem metabolizing the Fatty Acids found in fish oils. Thus the deficiency. OK that, made total sense to me. That I could get behind. It clicked. It only helps 50% of the kids they studied, (in all of the studies I found), but if your kid is in that 50 percentile… your golden right? Results sometimes appear as soon as 2 weeks, but it can take 3 months for the full effects to be seen. I’ll give it four months. Either it works, or we end up with the smartest kids on the planet from all of the Omegas. At least then if Connor is bouncing off the walls, I can turn to the other Moms at the birthday party and say, “He’s a genius, you know.” Oh wait, I say that already.

I’ve found a Pharmaceutical Grade Fish Oil, that’s for grownups. It’s high in EPA and DHA. We are supplementing with Evening Primrose Oil which is a powerful source of GLA and are adding in some ProBiotic action to keep the intestinal flora healthy. The good thing about the liquid supplement is that it’s easy to split the dose into a child portion. It boasts to be the best tasting fish oil on the market. Connor will eat anything, but today he told me that he didn’t like it because it didn’t taste good. Looks like it might be time to add some Chocolate Syrup to the cocktail.

So far we are on day 3. Only 117 more days to go. Don’t worry, I’ll keep you posted. And by the time it’s over you’ll know more about the effects of fish oil than you’ve ever cared to.