Posted by One World Day on September 15, 2011, at 3:26:55
In reply to Re: any serious source of veg. (algae) epa + dha? » Simon West, posted by Larry Hoover on June 21, 2007, at 8:45:37
Sir, Whilst I appreciate the importance of high strength long chain essential fats in treating emotional health, your bias towards fish oil and negativity towards algae is disconcerting.
As you quite rightly point out crude fish oil is big business - many of the products out there that could be bought off the shelf where most people shop
1)Are subject to problems of toxicity - we had a case in the UK where products had to be withdrawn by retailers due to levels of toxins a quick check on google will confirm this
2) do contribute to decline in fish stocks and thus potentially contribute to the demise of the sustainability and survival of the oceans delicate biochemical balance see the film 'Sea the Truth' for an explanation of what's happening in our seas and the desperate situation regarding acidification of our oceans as well as pollution and the effect on both biodiversity and our health.Your disingenuous slating of algae smacks of support for a greedy, corrupt, fishing industry that is set to destroy our planet rather than fighting for the best for patients.
Whilst the technology for algae is still in it's infancy it is fast supersceding fish oil as a therapeutic tool not just on purity and quality but on value for money and of course long term sustainability of our planet. Latest batch is 400mg of pure oil per dose
It is pure naivete to claim as you do that 'The destruction of fish stocks has nothing whatsoever to do with the production of fish oil.' You are either most desperately ill-informed or surely on the favoured guest list of the industrial fishing industry.
Again I refer you to the excellent work of the Sea First Foundation and the scientific evidence they provide for the unsustainability of fishing.
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