Can anyone advise of a suitable alternative to cod liver oil for vegetarians. I need something to keep my joints working! I'm breastfeeding at the moment so will have to check with health professional before using anything but any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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There is a capsule form which is suitable for vegetarians and a liquid oil form that is suitable for vegans.
Fairly expensive though. £25 for a month's worth of capsules. Though find the liquid version lasts for 3 months for the same money.
Available mail order or in Harrods.
See their website, hope this works
Radiant Health!
Best
Sam
Cheers again.
J
I vaguely remember from somewhere that you can get the omega oils from Flax seed, but I could well be wrong on that one.
there is a more balanced vegetarian option: Neuromins - derived from algae - but unfortunately it still comes in gelatin capsules and the only way to get at it is to use a srynge
I might be wrong but I don't think there is a vegetarian-acceptable casing at the moment - see also vegetarian glucosamine - for better or worse I don't think it exists
....If you are a vegetarian, then there is a new generation of algae oils, which are rich in DHA. It is much easier to retroconvert DHA into EPA than to produce EPA from the short chain Omega-3 fatty acids found in flax oil....."
......"The best vegan equivalent for fish oil would be algae oils that are rich in DHA. The DHA can be retroconverted (although slowly into EPA). This would be a far better choice than using flaxseed oil rich in alpha linolenic acid (ALA) since its conversion into EPA and DHA in humans is very inefficient"
www.udoerasmus.com
I shall definitely look up Udo's oil, whatever that is! I'll get back to this forum if I find a suitable substitute.
www.vegsoc.org
for info about this and other supplements - they probably have more info
You may may need to take them separately.
Don't you mean Lorenzo's oil with Nick Nolte?
About the kid who couldn't process oils so had to be given various oils until a chemist in England devised a way of getting him the exact oil with the correct number of carbon atoms.
Yep - that was it. Can't say I spent that much time over New Year thinking about it, but it was irritating me!
Seven Seas do a flax seed based vege supplement, which is Gelatin free, and is available in Tescos. Walnut oil is also rich in Omega-3 and makes a cracking salad dressing (and chocolate cake too, but the less said about that the better).
Olive oil should be consumed in everything . . .for no particular reason other than it's v. tasty!!!
Why do companies make vege safe capsules to house the squashed livers of dead fish? Makes no sense to me . . .
They are also suitable when breastfeeding, which I'm sure all you guys are pleased about!!!!!!!! but it does help me as I am!
I will give the olive oil a go and see how I go from there, and I may try out the B/E liquid, anything as prevention is better than cure as they say....
Thanks for all the advice :-)
Suspect CLO is cod liver oil.
Am now onto taking Udo's oil cos it is easier to get hold of instead of faffing with mail order etc.
But will probably to back to basic essence once I get my mail order delivery problems sorted.
Also seven seas make a version, which are again Gelatin Free and smaller tablets.
these are also available at Boots and are normally found in the same section as the rest of the vitamin tablets.