Hi,

I have been a customer of CAOH for a while now and I am very happy with the products.  I’ve read so much about the importance of DHA and EPA in omega supplements.  A lot of products on the market, when compared to your product, have a much higher amount of omega altogether and much higher amounts of DHA and EPA.  Does that mean they are better?  Why does your product seem to have a small amount of DHA and EPA?  Thanks for your help in understanding this.

Hope your day is great!

Linda K.

Linda,

Our Ultra Omega 3-6-9 formula is a balanced “omega fatty acid” formula, supplying omega 3’s (ALA, EPA and DHA), omega 6 (GLA) and omega 9 fatty acids. A high potency EPA/DHA is appropriate only under a health care practitioners supervision. Not because it’s dangerous but because long-term use will create deficiencies of other fatty acids. This can lead to hormonal changes, especially in females, and other health issues. My recommendation is to always take a balanced formula. If you want more EPA/DHA, take more capsules of our balanced formula. I personally take 3 per day, which makes the bottle last 1 month. As an added note, we have a complement of tocopherols (vitamin E) in the formula to help the fatty acids from oxidizing. Rancid fatty acids are a potential health hazard.

Let me know if this answers your question.

Sincerely,

Dr. Marcus Ettinger, B.Sc., D.C.

Linda’s response back: Thanks for your quick response!  This does help explain things.  I appreciate your help.

 Hope your day is great!

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May 17, 2010 — Long-term, regular use of vitamin E supplements (600 IU”s per day) appears to reduce, by 10%, the risk of chronic obstructive lung disease or COPD in women, according to a new study.

The risk reduction for women on vitamin E supplements (Power E Complex) was equal in people who smoked — the primary risk factor for getting COPD — and people who didn’t, says Anne Hermetet Agler, a PhD candidate at Cornell University and lead author of the study involving women.

Besides acting as a powerful antioxidant, vitamin E is involved in immune system functioning and signaling between cells and other processes in the body. Everything you always wanted to know about Vitamin E

Note from Dr. Marcus Ettinger: Absorption and utilization of Vitamin E (d-alpha tocopherol) is both dose dependent (less is actually more – 400-600 IU’s per day)  and dependent on the levels of HDL’s (good cholesterol) in the blood.  Since women naturally have a higher concentration of HDL’s then men, women will naturally receive more protection from vitamin E supplementation then men.  Below is a recommendation of what I have personally done to help raise HDL levels.

In 21 years of practice and running thousands of lipid panels, I have found that the only way to naturally boost HDL levels, in most people, is to increase the level of Omega 3 fatty acids (ALA, EPA and DHA – Omega 3,6,9), along with adding a high concentration of phospholipids (Non GMO – Lecithin Granules – 2 Tbsp per day ) and cardiovascular exercise (30-45 minutes, 3-4 days/week).

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Pregnant women need them for their babies’ brains. Kids need them to learn. Adults get healthier hearts from them. The do-it-all nutrients known as omega-3 fatty acids appear to reduce pain in people with rheumatoid arthritis — and may help treat autism, bipolar disorder, depression, Alzheimer’s disease, ADHD and prostate cancer.

Even dogs and cats need omega-3s to stay healthy.

So eat more fish. Take fish oil pills (or their vegetarian counterparts). Start buying fortified foods. However you do it, you — like most Americans — could likely benefit from getting more omega-3 fatty acids, specifically DHA and EPA.

“There’s very strong, medical-nutrition, literature-based evidence in humans suggesting that the average American would probably have a healthier life, a lower risk of dying from heart disease and improved brain function by consuming more fish, more supplements or more functional foods with DHA and EPA,” says nutritional scientist Bruce Holub, of the University of Guelph in Ontario and executive director of the DHA/EPA Omega-3 Institute there.

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In a recent study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researches found that dietary supplementation with flaxseed oil (Alpha-linolenic acid 8 g/d) for 12 weeks, in 59 men with abnormal concentrations of lipids or lipoproteins in their blood, resulted in significantly lower systolic and diastolic blood pressure. The researchers noted, “We observed a hypotensive effect of ALA, which may constitute another mechanism accounting in part for the apparent cardioprotective effect of this omega-3 fatty acid.”

Comment: Increased alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) intake from flaxseed offers cardioprotection by lowering blood pressure. The study used a control group who consumed the omega-6 fatty – acid linoleic acid, most commonly found in vegetable oil. The control group had no beneficial change in blood pressure.

Marcus Ettinger DC, BSc

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