Where can I buy 100% pure EPA (i.e. DHA-free) in the UK? (Cure for ME/PVF/Depression)

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Shiperton Henethe - 29 Mar 2004 13:16 GMT

Hi

Does anyone know where you can buy 100% pure EPA from
(in the UK)?

I recently went to a talk by a leading scientist "Basant Puri",
(who wrote this book called "The Natural Way to Beat Depression:
The Groundbreaking Discovery of EPA to Change Your Life")

It all sounded quite compelling - EPA can (he claims) cure
not only depression, but also various things like
heart disease, ME/Post Viral Fatique and dyslexia.(!!)

But apparently you shouldnt eat DHA - at least not in the same meal.
The presence of DHA make EPA "1000 times less potent".

The only trouble is that I can't find any source of
100% *pure* EPA on the market!

(IGennus who make "VegEPA" which is DPA free
are completely sold out!)

Anyone know a DHA-free source of EPA?!
(Ideally with Evening Primrose oil/vitamin E
which apparently helps too...)

Ship
Shiperton Henethe

P.S. Has anyone actually *tried* DHA-free EPA for any of the
above diseases (ME/PVS, Depression, Dyslexia etc)

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Ray K. - 29 Mar 2004 16:53 GMT

> Hi
>
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> P.S. Has anyone actually *tried* DHA-free EPA for any of the
> above diseases (ME/PVS, Depression, Dyslexia etc)

I would be leery of anyone who makes claims for multiple cures from
*any* substance. Also, the phrase "1000 times less potent" is
meaningless and ridiculous. Perhaps he's trying to claim that DPA
reduces the potency of EPA by 99.999 percent. Still, I don't believe
that. If true, that would be common knowledge and pure EPA would be
available readily.

Maybe the author has a tie-in with the only company in the world that
makes DHA-free EPA.

Ray

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Shiperton Henethe - 29 Mar 2004 18:41 GMT

> > Hi
> >
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> meaningless and ridiculous. Perhaps he's trying to claim that DPA
> reduces the potency of EPA by 99.999 percent.

Yes

> Still, I don't believe
> that. If true, that would be common knowledge and pure EPA would be
> available readily.

Not necessarily. This is very new research. And DPA is hard
to extract from EPA.

> Maybe the author has a tie-in with the only company in the world that
> makes DHA-free EPA.

Possible but fairly unlikely because he was
extremely coy about giving out the name of
the only current source.

Ship

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