Or is your video trying to imply that one can not be healthy on a fully plant based diet without having to consume
a algae oil supplement?
Maybe adding
an Algae oil supplement.
It seems to me that a well planned vegan diet including regular flax consumption should be perfectly sound for most people to meet omega - 3 fatty acid needs, without the need for
algae oil supplements.
To wit: Martek Biosciences Corporation are manufacturers of vegetarian
algae oil supplements!!
Not exact matches
5) Fish
oil isn't your only option, vegan DHA
supplements (affiliate link) are
algae based and are available as well.
Greens powder for kids How to check for
supplement safety / purity / efficacy Omega 3s: fish
oil and
algae oil What to look for with probiotics Pee turning yellow with b - complex suppleme..
If you're going the
supplement route, opt for fish
oil, krill
oil, cod liver
oil, flaxseed
oil,
algae oils.
She doesn't worry about ratios, she doesn't
supplement with
algae oil or other oils (which is fine if one wants to do that, I personally don't so I found that comforting to see how well she's doing), flax seed is a part of her diet, and she eats nuts all day long (she's busy so it's easy food for her to grab) and she looks 30 years younger than she actually is.
In my video, I talked about, you know, if you are a smart vegan where you're not emphasizing a lot of the grains, you're doing safer starches, you're getting lots of fats from avocado, olive
oil, coconut
oil, you're
supplementing DHEA in the form of
algae, right?
For pregnant and nursing women, I've heard him recommend a plant based DHA
supplement which is from
algae (that's where fish get it from in the first place) but a lot of the
algae DHA
supplements are so impure, sadly, but I take OmegaZen pure DHA for that reason as it has completely pure ingredients and is palm
oil free which is not only a good thing for health, but ethical reasons.
Ingredients 1 ripe banana 6 frozen strawberries 1/8 cup frozen blueberries 2 T Flax seed
oil 1 scoop Protein powder (use less than a scoop for kids smoothies) 1/4 t spirulina (blue green
algae for antioxidants - found in the
supplement section...
http://nutritionfacts.org/videos/is-distilled-fish-
oil-toxin-free/ http://nutritionfacts.org/videos/food-sources-of-pcb-chemical-pollutants/ http://nutritionfacts.org/videos/ddt-in-fish-
oil-supplements/ If you must
supplement for omega 3, then take
algae oil http://nutritionfacts.org/videos/plant-based-omega-3-supplements-2/
Rich sources include: freshly ground flaxseed, flaxseed
oil, chia seeds, hemp seeds, walnuts, purslane, and
algae supplements —
algae being the source from which fish obtain omega - 3.
Would love to
supplement with
algae, but I'm afraid the omega 3 and 6 from
algae powder is prone to oxidation and gets rancid before I get to eat it, as it does not come light and air sealed in capsules like Krill
Oil.
You can also get long - chain omega - 3's from
algae oil capsules which of course, are vegan, but they're a bit expensive.Whether vegans need too
supplement with long - chain omega - 3 or whether flax seed is good enough is uncertain.
All the
algae -
oil omega - 3
supplements currently on the market are made from golden
algae that don't create the toxins that can be found in blue - green
algae (such as spirulina, detailed here: http://nutritionfacts.org/topics/blue-green-
algae.
The fatty acids are also found in commercially - produced fish
oil supplements containing omega - 3 and omega - 6 fatty acids as well as in some
algae extracts.»
The reason an
algae based
oil supplement may not be a cause for concern is that it is such a small amount.
Plant oils, particularly seed and nut oils, contain ALA. [43] Food sources of EPA and DHA are oceanic fish, whereas dietary
supplement sources include fish
oil, krill
oil and marine
algae extracts.
According to John William, clinical psychologist, ALA is a short chain fatty acid found in walnuts, canola, soybean
oil, flaxseed, and flaxseed
oil, whereas EPA and DHA are long chain fatty acids found in fish,
algae extracts and fish
oil supplements.
Fish and Krill
oil supplements contain some type of antioxidant that ensures this.What about DHA
supplements from
algae?
What about ingredients such as: Medium - chain triglycerides, high oleic sunflower
oil, carrageenan, glycerin, sorbitol, sunflower lecithin, tocopherols, and ascorbyl palmitate that are in most of the
algae based
supplements?
Given this emerging data, pregnant women of all dietary patterns will likely benefit from consuming a daily DHA
supplement from either fish
oil or
algae oil between 600-1000 mg / day.
For example, I bought an
algae -
oil supplement (specifically Ascenta NeutraVege) that states directly on the bottle:
Old Formula: Organic Chicken, Chicken Meal, Deboned Turkey, Turkey Meal, Potatoes, Chickpeas, Chicken Fat (Naturally Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Fresh Whole Sweet Potatoes, Alfalfa Sprouts, Pumpkin, Pea Fiber, Fresh Whole Carrots, Dulse, Sea Salt, Whole Blueberries, Whole Cranberries, Potassium Chloride, Spinach, Tomato, Beets, Parsley, Chicory Root Extract, Sage, Basil, Apple Cider Vinegar, Green Tea Extract, DHA, Ginger, Primrose
Oil, Glucosamine, Chondroitin, Colostrum, Blue Green
Algae, Dl Methionine, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin E
Supplement, Riboflavin
Supplement, Vitamin B - 12
Supplement, Coral Calcium, Vitamin D, Magnesium, Niacin
Supplement, Choline Chloride, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Biotin, Inositol, Omega 3 / Omega 6 Oils, Polysaccharide Complexes of Zinc, Iron, Manganese, Copper and Cobalt, Calcium Lodate, Sodium Selenite, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Pectin, Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product Dehydrated, Lactobacillus Casei, Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product Dehydrated, B. Subtillus, Bacillus Lichenformis, Bacillus Coagulins, Aspergillus Oryzae and Aspergillus Niger.
Ingredients: Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols (Vitamin E)-RRB-, Whole Dry Eggs, Herring Meal, Dried Beet Pulp, Millet, Brewers Dried Yeast, Menhaden Fish
Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols (Vitamin E)-RRB-, Flax Seed Meal, Lecithin, Fat Product (
Algae, Source of Fatty Acids), Carrot, Celery, Parsley, Lettuce, Watercress, Spinach, Salt, Dl Methionine, Potassium Chloride, L - Lysine, Cranberries, Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product Dehydrated, Oligofructose, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Vitamin E
Supplement, L - Ascorbyl -2-Polyphosphate (Source of Vitamin C), Niacin
Supplement, Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate, L - Carnitine, D - Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin
Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin B12
Supplement, Vitamin D3
Supplement, Folic Acid, Choline Chloride, Zinc Proteinate, Betaine Anhydrous, Iron Proteinate, Selenium Yeast, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Calcium Iodate.
Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols (Vitamin E)-RRB-, Whole Dry Eggs, Herring Meal, Dried Beet Pulp, Millet, Brewers Dried Yeast, Menhaden Fish
Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols (Vitamin E)-RRB-, Flax Seed Meal, Lecithin, Fat Product (
Algae, Source of Fatty Acids), Carrot, Celery, Parsley, Lettuce, Watercress, Spinach, Salt, DL Methionine, Potassium Chloride, L - Lysine, Cranberries, Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product Dehydrated, Oligofructose, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Vitamin E
Supplement, L - Ascorbyl -2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Niacin
Supplement, Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate, L - Carnitine, d - Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin
Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin B12
Supplement, Vitamin D3
Supplement, Folic Acid, Choline Chloride, Zinc Proteinate, Betaine Anhydrous, Iron Proteinate, Selenium Yeast, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Calcium Iodate.
De-Boned Turkey, Whole Dried Egg, Peas, Pea Flour, Potatoes, Potato Flour, Natural Flavor, Flaxseed, Apples, Canola
Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), De-Boned Salmon, De-Boned Duck, Coconut
Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Calcium Carbonate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Tomato, Alfalfa, Carrots, Pumpkin, Sweet Potatoes, Squash, Bananas, Blueberries, Cranberries, Blackberries, Pomegranate, Papayas, Lentils, Broccoli, Dried Chicory Root, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Sodium Chloride, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Vitamins (Vitamin A
Supplement, Vitamin D3
Supplement, Vitamin E
Supplement, Inositol, Niacin, L - Ascorbyl -2-Polyphosphate (a Source of Vitamin C), D - Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Beta - Carotene, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B12
Supplement), Minerals (Zinc Methionine Complex, Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Zinc Oxide, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Sulphate, Ferrous Sulphate, Calcium Iodate, Manganous Oxide, Selenium Yeast), Taurine, Dl - Methionine, L - Lysine,
Algae Extract, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Parsley, Peppermint, Green Tea Extract, L - Carnitine, Dried Rosemary.
Lamb Meal, Garbanzo Beans, Spring Yellow Pea Flour, Spring Yellow Pea Starch, Turkey Meal, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Ascorbyl Palmitate), Citrus Fiber, Dried Egg Product, Natural Flavor, Flaxseed, Lecithin, Menhaden Fish
Oil, Fat Product (natural source of omega - 3 DHA from
algae), Chicken Cartilage (source of Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate), Dried Kelp, Dried Apples, Dried Carrots, Dried Cranberries, Dried Blueberries, Chamomile, Dandelion, Peppermint, Rosemary, Turmeric, Dried Bacillus coagulans fermentation product, Chicory Root (a source of Inulin), Potassium Chloride, Salt, Choline Chloride, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Calcium Ascorbate (source of Vitamin C), Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Iron Amino ¬ Acid Chelate, Biotin, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Cobalt Amino Acid Chelate, Calcium Carbonate, Vitamin E
Supplement, Vitamin A
Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Niacin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (B6), Thiamine Mononitrate (B1), Vitamin B12
Supplement, Vitamin D3
Supplement, Riboflavin
Supplement, DL - Methionine, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Folic Acid, Selenium Yeast, Calcium Iodate.
Chicken, Chicken Meal, Ground Brown Rice, Oatmeal, Lamb Meal, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Ascorbyl Palmitate), Salmon Meal, Citrus Fiber, Tomato Pomace, Flaxseed, Dried Egg Product, Rice Bran, Natural Flavor, Fat Product (natural source of omega - 3 DHA from
algae), Lecithin, Menhaden Fish
Oil, Chicken Cartilage (source of Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate), Dried Kelp, Peas, Dried Apples, Dried Carrots, Dried Cranberries, Dried Blueberries, Chamomile, Dandelion, Peppermint, Rosemary, Turmeric, Bacillus coagulans GBI - 30 6086, Chicory Root (a source of Inulin), Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Taurine, L - Carnitine, Calcium Ascorbate (source of Vitamin C), Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Biotin, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Cobalt Amino Acid Chelate, Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Vitamin E
Supplement, Vitamin A
Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Niacin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (B6), Thiamine Mononitrate (B1), Vitamin B12
Supplement, Vitamin D3
Supplement, Riboflavin
Supplement, DL - Methionine, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Folic Acid, Selenium Yeast, Calcium Iodate.
These are the ingredients for the Senior and Weight Management formula: Fresh Chicken, Chicken meal, Brown rice, Ground hulled barley, Fresh chicken liver, Dried beet pulp, Brewer's yeast, Pumpkin, Natural flavor, Fresh fish, Cranberries, Dried egg product, Potassium chloride, Salmon
oil, Canola
oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), Calcium sulfate, Spinach, Taurine, Choline chloride, Ground whole flaxseed, Apples, Bananas, Blueberries, Broccoli, Dried
algae, Sweet potatoes, Glucosamine hydrochloride, Yucca schidigera extract, Inulin (prebiotic), Pineapple, Vitamin E
supplement, Chondroitin sulfate, Ascorbic acid (vitamin C), Iron sulfate, Zinc sulfate, DL - methionine, Green tea extract, Niacin
supplement, Zinc proteinate, Manganese sulfate, Copper sulfate, Manganese proteinate, Sodium selenite, Vitamin A acetate, Thiamine mononitrate, Copper proteinate, Calcium D - pantothenate, Riboflavin
supplement, Pyridoxine hydrochloride, Biotin
supplement, Vitamin B12
supplement, Vitamin D3
supplement, Folic acid, Calcium iodate, Rosemary extract.
Pork meal, salmon meal, white potatoes, field peas, tapioca, whole dried eggs, chicken fat (preserved with vitamin E), garbanzo beans, beet pulp (sugar removed), menhaden fish
oil, flax seed meal, natural flavor, porcine plasma, lecithin, carrots, celery, beets, parsley, lettuce, watercress, spinach, dl - methionine, potassium chloride, salt, calcium carbonate, L - Lysine, dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product, dried Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product, dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, organic dried kelp, psyllium seed husks, dried chicory root, choline chloride, yucca schidigera extract,
algae fat product (source of DHA), taurine, L - ascorbyl -2-polyphosphate (stabilized ascorbic acid), vitamin E
supplement, zinc sulfate, zinc proteinate, beta carotene, ferrous sulfate, ascorbic acid (source of vitamin C), manganese sulfate, inositol, niacin
supplement, iron proteinate, manganese proteinate, zinc oxide, biotin, thiamine mononitrate (source of vitamin B1), copper sulfate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (source of vitamin B6), copper proteinate, vitamin A
supplement, riboflavin
supplement (source of vitamin B2), calcium pantothenate, potassium iodide (source of iodine), manganous oxide, selenium, calcium iodate, vitamin B12
supplement, vitamin D3
supplement, folic acid, L - carnitine, rosemary extract.
Ingredients: Soybean Hulls, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Wheat Middlings, Dehulled Soybean Meal, Flaked Peas, Steam - Rolled Oats, Ground Flaxseed, Ground Corn, Corn Gluten Meal, Corn Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles, Timothy Grass Hay, Flaked Soybeans, Puffed Wheat, Ground Wheat, Lignin Sulfonate, Dehydrated Banana, Dehydrated Carrots, Dehydrated Papaya, Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Dried Plain Beet Pulp, Vegetable
Oil, Ground Oat Groats, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Casei Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Bifidobacterium Bifidum Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus Oryzae Fermentation Product, Torula Dried Yeast, Potassium Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate, Choline Chloride, Magnesium Oxide, Vitamin A
Supplement, Vitamin E
Supplement, Vitamin D3
Supplement, Apple Juice Concentrate, Potassium Chloride, Ground Steam - Rolled Oats, DL - Methionine, Fructooligosaccharide,
Algae Meal, Yeast Culture, Niacin
Supplement, Vitamin B12
Supplement, Riboflavin
Supplement, d - Calcium Pantothenate, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Biotin, Folic Acid, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Wheat Germ Meal, L - Ascorbyl -2-Polyphosphate, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Copper Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Ethylenediamine Dihydroiodide, Potassium Iodide, Manganese Methionine Complex, Copper Lysine Complex, Zinc Methionine Complex, Cobalt Glucoheptonate, Cobalt Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Aloe Vera Gel Concentrate, Color Added (Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Red 40, Blue 1, Titanium Dioxide).
Chicken, Chicken Meal, Ground Brown Rice, Oatmeal, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Ascorbyl Palmitate), Salmon Meal, Lamb Meal, Citrus Fiber, Rice Bran, Flaxseed, Dried Egg Product, Natural Flavor, Lecithin, Fat Product (natural source of omega - 3 DHA from
algae), Menhaden Fish
Oil, Chicken Cartilage (source of Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate), Dried Kelp, Peas, Dried Apples, Dried Carrots, Dried Cranberries, Dried Blueberries, Chamomile, Dandelion, Peppermint, Rosemary, Turmeric, Bacillus coagulans GBI - 30 6086, Chicory Root (a source of Inulin), Potassium Chloride, Salt, Choline Chloride, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Taurine, L - Carnitine, Calcium Ascorbate (source of Vitamin C), Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Biotin, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Cobalt Amino Acid Chelate, Calcium Carbonate, Vitamin E
Supplement, Vitamin A
Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Niacin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (B6), Thiamine Mononitrate (B1), Vitamin B12
Supplement, Vitamin D3
Supplement, Riboflavin
Supplement, DL - Methionine, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Folic Acid, Selenium Yeast, Calcium Iodate.
Lamb Meal, Dried Beet Pulp, Fish Meal, Flax Seed, Brewer Dried Yeast, Egg Product, Nutradrops (Natural Barley Malt, B1, B2, B6, B12, Apple Cider Vinegar, Garlic, Astragalus, Ginger), Trace Mineral Salt, DL - Methione, Vitamin A Acetate, D - Activated Animal Sterol (Source of Vitamin D - 3), Vitamin E
Supplement, Riboflavin
Supplement, Vitamin B - 12
Supplement, Coral Calcium, Vitamin D, Magnesium, Niacin
Supplement, Choline Chloride, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Ester C, Biotin, Inositol, Omega 3 / Omega 6 Oils, Dehydrated Kelp, Polysaccharide Complexes of Zinc, Iron, Manganese, Copper and Cobalt, Calcium Lodate, Sodium Selenite, CoQ10, DHA, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Primrose
Oil, Glucosamine, Colostrum, Blue / Green
Algae, Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Lactobacillus Casei, Enterococcus Faecium, B. Subtillus, Bacillus Lichenformis, Bacillus Coagulins, Aspergillus Oryzae and Aspergillus Niger.
Chicken, Chicken Meal, Ground Brown Rice, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Ascorbyl Palmitate), Oatmeal, Salmon Meal, Dried Egg Product, Citrus Fiber, Lamb Meal, Flaxseed, Natural Flavor, Lecithin, Menhaden Fish
Oil, Fat Product (natural source of omega - 3 DHA from
algae), Dried Kelp, Peas, Dried Apples, Dried Carrots, Dried Cranberries, Dried Blueberries, Chamomile, Dandelion, Peppermint, Rosemary, Turmeric, Bacillus coagulans GBI - 30 6086, Chicory Root (a source of Inulin), Potassium Chloride, Salt, Choline Chloride, Yucca Schidigera Extract, L - Carnitine, Calcium Ascorbate (source of Vitamin C), Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Biotin, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Cobalt Amino Acid Chelate, Calcium Carbonate, Vitamin E
Supplement, Vitamin A
Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Niacin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (B6), Thiamine Mononitrate (B1), Vitamin B12
Supplement, Vitamin D3
Supplement, Riboflavin
Supplement, DL - Methionine, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Folic Acid, Selenium Yeast, Calcium Iodate.