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[Monica]

Monica,

I just double checked the nutritional info on the Earthrise Spirulina Natural that I ordered over the internet. There is no EPA or DHA at all. :@ One serving of 6 tablets does provide 30mg of GLA which is an Omega 6. Omega 6's (grains, nuts, seeds, most plant oils - sunflower, soy...) compete with Omega 3s. Nuts!

Aphanizomenon Flos Aquae (AFA) is a wild cousin of Spirulina and it has Omega 3's as well as neuropeptides and PEA which also affect emotional and mental clarity. I have known many people to get relief from depression with just a gram a day of this:

http://www.healthyfutures.net/health-hel...0Algae.pdf

If anyone would like to discuss how nutrients affect mood and mental state, I can split this to its own thread. There is much more that can be said about this (Vitamin D, for example...free from sunlight! also neuropeptides and so much more).

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It's actually the algae that the fish accumulate and concentrate that make the fish a source of Omega 3's.

Yes this is true.