Monday 31 May 2010

Which? confused about Omega 3

Omega 3 claims not clear - in Which?

You can be forgiven for getting confused about ALA / EPA and DHA - even Which? get confused. They mixed up ALA and EPA in a recent news item. Even though they seem a bit non committal about vegetarian sources of DHA and EPA essential fats at least they give one of them ( V Pure algae) a plug. Here's our list of sustainable plant based alternatives to omega 3 fish oil.

V-Pure Algae plant based EPA / DHA omega 3 fish alternative
This DHA rich Algal oil also has some EPA in it. The Algae is grown in steel tanks in a controlled environment and then the essential fats are coaxed out using a unique high tech natural process to allow the production of a concentrated omega 3 DHA rich oil

Echium Oil an omega 3 rich plant based fish oil alternative that converts well to EPA
Echium is a most amazing plant that has naturally ocurring longer chain omega 3 and omega 6 fats. The combination of these two longer chain essential fats means that in studies Echium oil converts to EPA 5 times more efficiently than flax oil.

Omega 7 - Sea Buckthorn Oil
Foods for Life Nutritionist Gareth Zeal has revealed that research suggests that omega 7 - particularly Seabuckthorn oil, which is rich in omega 7, like longer chain omega 6 helps with the conversion pathway and makes it easier for the body to convert shorter chain essential fat omega oils into longer chain essential fats such as EPA and DHA.

Tuesday 4 May 2010

Natural Fertility Nutrition

Foods that make you fertile - ( I village)

Research has shown that up to a third of couples struggle to conceive - so what can people do to increase their fertility? London nutritionist Yvonne Bishop-Weston gives her advice on the best foods that help to make you fertile

Yvonne is registered with  Foresight Pre-conceptual care and has over 100 different biochemical laboratory tests to choose from to get to the root of a problem. See also Fertility Clinic London