Suggested use:
Adults: 2 capsules per day with food
Children 4 -19: 1 capsule per day with food
Infants & Toddlers: 1 capsule per day, content squeezed into their bottle or given on teaspoon
Benefits may include:
• Protection against a decline of maternal DHA during pregnancy and lactation
• Alleviation of post-partum depression in new mothers
• Improved motor and cognitive function in infants
• Protection against cognitive decline in later life
• Protection against Alzheimer’s disease in adults
The essential omega-3 fatty acid, DHA, makes up a large part of the fat in the eye and in the grey matter in the brain. Research suggests that if DHA levels during pregnancy and lactation are reduced in the mother, it is associated with reduced visual acuity in the infant, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, post-partum depression in new mothers, and Alzheimer’s disease in adulthood.
Supplementation with DHA ESSENTIALS, with key ingredient being DHA, with supporting omega-3 EPA, will increase levels of these key fatty acids in the blood and other tissues of pregnant women and their infants. In particular, DHA assists during the third trimester when foetal brain development is most rapid.
What is the difference between DHA ESSENTIALS and other fish oil supplements?
In most fish oil supplements the EPA content is higher than the DHA content. This is good for the other health benefits of fish oils such as heart and joint health. However, when it comes to improving brain and cognitive development, all studies show that it’s the DHA which is responsible, hence a higher DHA to EPA ratio is desirable.
Two capsules daily of DHA ESSENTIALS supplies DHA at levels surpassing those shown to improve infant and mother DHA status in clinical research.
DHA ESSENTIALS provides pharmaceutical-grade high-dose DHA marine fish oil in an exceptionally pure formulation that can be taken before, during and after pregnancy, as well as by infants, young children and adults. These capsules are easy to swallow, but if inadvertently chewed, have a pleasant strawberry flavour.
