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This stuff tastes great, there is no doubt about it. And this one has ALA, EPA and DHA -all three types of omega 3's. (The body must convert ALA into EPA and DHA.) The EPA and DHA comes from algal sources instead of fish, but you still get these superior forms of omega 3, unlike most vegetarian sources. The strawberry banana version of this tastes just as good, but it only has the ALA, since it is only from flaxseed oil.
IMPORTANT: DO NOT GIVE ANY OF THESE PRODUCTS TO YOUR DOG! Xylitol is toxic to dogs. They can metabolize other natural sugar substitutes like stevia and erythritol, but not xylitol. It will KILL your dog, even in pretty small quantities. In dogs, dosages of 0.1g/kg can produce hypoglycemia, according to the APCC. Only 3 grams of it can kill a 65 lb dog. There have been no reports of xylitol toxicity in cats, but better not to give it to them, either.
It is a harmless substance to the rest of us, and it is a naturally occurring sweetener found in corn and other vegetables and fruits. It is a great sugar substitute, but as noted on the container of this product, do not give it to your pets. Personally, I think they should have made the warning larger.
Just because it is bad for dogs doesn't mean it is for the rest of us. After all, dogs have toxic reactions to both chocolate and raisins. (Yes, raisins, too. Look it up on the Net...)
I love the flavor and the health benefits of this product. I use it in juice drinks, smoothies, yogurt and on fruit salads.
I would prefer they used erythritol since I have a small dog, but I know it costs a lot more than xylitol.
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I needed omega 3,6 and 9's to help with my skin. Usually with fish oil pills you get that fishy burp and I was trying to avoid that and find something simple to take and tasty so that I would look forward to taking it. This stuff is beyond delicious... it is scrumptious! It tastes like a rich berry gelato that has melted into a cream. I take it by itself but I also add it to fruit smoothies and kefir and pomegranate juice. It helps me keep my skin supple and healthy and it helped with my dry eyes too! I read somewhere that chronic dry eyes can sometimes be caused by a fatty acid deficiency and since I've been taking this oil everyday I haven't had a dry eye problem.
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I have suffered from severe hand eczema all my life. When I was a child, I received high doses of steroids, steroid creams, etc. Now I am 48 and my hands are permanently scarred from a lifetime of eczema. My dermatologist continued to prescribe steroid creams. I came across Dr. Andrew Weil's website and his advice on eczema, quote: "Take gamma-linolenic acid (GLA). This unusual fatty acid is found in evening primrose oil, black currant oil and borage oil but is very hard to come by in the diet. GLA appears to have nourishing effects on skin, hair, and nails. Take 500 mg twice a day and expect to wait six to eight weeks to see results." I had tried GLA before, but not in this high a dose, and I hadn't stuck with it for 2 months because I hadn't seen results soon enough. This time I started taking Barleans Total Omega Vegan Swirl (which has 510 mg. of GLA per serving). I swallowed one tablespoon at night and one in the morning. The taste is manageable--a little flaxseed aftertaste (not as tasty as some of the other Barleans swirl flavors, but the others don't have nearly as much GLA). After about two months, my hands started to spontaneously clear up. After about 6 months, my hands were completely healed. I can't believe that no doctor has told me about this, and that I had to wait so many years to find this rememedy! I now take just one TBS a night, and that seems to be good enough maintenance for me. This is a much better price than Whole Foods, where I recently purchased a bottle for almost $40 (I live in Hawaii).
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Pros:
*Great taste & texture
*Fish-free (for vegans and others who don't consume fish)
*Sweetened w/ xylitol
*130 mg DHA, 1490 mg ALA, 400 mg GLA per serving
Cons:
*I definitely got more DHA bang for my buck w/ the fish oils I'd buy before
*Doesn't have much EPA
Before using this product, I was buying products made from fish for myself and my son (from Carlson & Nordic Naturals), but recently I had to switch my son from fish-derived oils since he has developed an allergy to fish. The flavor of the ones I'd buy were fine, but this is much, much better. It doesn't contain as much long-chain amino acids as some other fish-free supplements (like Ascenta NutraVege), but it's still very high in the omega 3 fatty acid ALA that can be converted in longer chain fatty acids. (To promote ALA's conversion to long-chain omega 3s, avoid excess linoleic acid [an omega 6 fatty acid], saturated fats, trans-fat, alcohol and caffeine consumption and consume adequate zinc, magnesium, selenium, B vitamin and vitamin C, which are co-factors that aid the conversion.) I like that it is high in GLA too. Plus the price is decent.
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If you hate the taste of castor oil, and really, who doesn't, this is just what the doctor ordered. I've tried all the flavors and they are all yummy, especially the lemon...hmmmmmm, so good and good for you.
