Reddit mentions of DEVA Vegan Vitamins Vegan DHA (Algae) 200mg Vegan Softgels, 90-Count Bottle

First, sorry for your loss. Let her know that if she needs any advice or support in regards to the miscarriage there's resources at the Star Legacy Foundation.

Her therapist is correct -- Kind of. Omega-3 oils have some indication of increasing fertility but she doesn't need to eat fish. There's a vegan Omega-3 DHA supplement available.

Truthfully all vegans should supplement with this, it's under recommended.

>omega-3 which can only come from fish

Long-chain omega3s (EPA and DHA) in fish comes from the algae they consume... you can get vegan algae-based EPA/DHA supplements. Short chain omega3, ALA, is found in many vegetables, and especially in flaxseed, chia seeds, hempseeds, and walnuts. Our body can convert ALA to EPA/DHA.

> we must not try to look, hypocrite, when pouring that follow your heart dressing on our salads.

Bad wording aside, FYH dressing is vegan, containing flaxseed-oil and hempseeds for it's omega3 content. Check the ingredients.

I’ve been taking this for maybe 2 years now, no complaints. Gives me orange flavored burps...a plus?

Deva makes vegan DHA supplements, and it costs about $20 on Amazon for a 3 month supply. I just ordered them today so I don't know how well they'll work.

Make sure you try to do little brain exercises too. Supplements may help, but trying to improve your memory will take effort as well.

If someone has a better suggestion or more suggestions, I'm open to them. I also have an awful memory :(

It's Omega 3 DHA/EPA oil without the fish, instead produced by algae. Prevents/slows brain related aging, and there's some science to suggest it helps with heart health.

https://www.nutrasea.ca/product-info/nutravege/nutravege-2x/

https://www.amazon.com/Vegan-Vitamins-Softgels-90-Count-Bottle/dp/B002XDQSSK

Yes you do! You need to keep up with your B vitamin intake though. I personally take this multivitamin and I think it's great. Another thing to look for is Omega 3. It can be found in nuts and greens, but if you're really wanting some you can buy vegan softgels.

Does this work as a good omega 3 supplement? It seems to be the cheapest I can find from a reputable brand?

https://www.amazon.com/Vegan-Vitamins-Softgels-90-Count-Bottle-x/dp/B002XDQSSK/ref=sr_1_sc_1_s_it?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1549384458&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=vegan%2Bomega%2B3%2Bdvea&th=1

2 weeks ago I made a spreadsheet comparing the value of 40+ deals for vegan DHA supplements. The best deal I could find anywhere was DEVA Vegan algae DHA 200mg 90-Count from Amazon. It comes out to 24 cents a pill. The Spectrum Essentials was a little less per pill but with much less DHA per pill, making the DEVA a much better value.
I have Amazon Prime and free shipping so this is part of what made it a good deal. The prices at VitaCost are somewhat comparable, but the shipping makes it a lot pricier. You can get free shipping there too if you spend over 50$.

I've never heard of Ritual but I just buy vegan vitamins on Amazon.

Multi and DHA from Deva.

For the workout stuff, I would check out Jon Venus on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/user/TheQuestForFitness. He's awesome.

For the Omega 3 stuff I take these https://www.amazon.com/Vegan-Vitamins-Softgels-90-Count-Bottle/dp/B002XDQSSK/ref=sr_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1499872927&sr=8-3&keywords=vegan%2Bdha&th=1

They're derived from Algae which is where the fish get their Omega3. So you're cutting out the middleman.

Vegan and 20 weeks here! My doctor was similarly unconcerned and even when other people express concern I just point out that all the foods doctor's tell you that you can't eat (packaged deli meat, unpasteurized dairy, sushi, etc.) are all non-vegan anyways! My iron is on the low side naturally (even from 10+ years ago when I ate meat) so she said to work on it if I can, and if it's lower by the time I'm in my third trimester she'll have me take an iron supplement, but since then I've just been more deliberate about ensuring I have iron in every meal (oats are a great source of iron for breakfast!) Also, these are the two vitamins I take. Make sure to take DHA if your prenatal doesn't have it: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000V865DW/ref=sr_ph?ie=UTF8&qid=1454646554&sr=1&keywords=deva+vegan+prenatal, http://www.amazon.com/Vegan-Vitamins-Softgels-90-Count-Bottle/dp/B002XDQSSK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1454646534&sr=8-3&keywords=deva+vegan

I take this for DHA: http://www.amazon.com/Vegan-Vitamins-Softgels-90-Count-Bottle/dp/B002XDQSSK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1414533054&sr=8-1&keywords=vega+dha

I think $20 for 3 months is pretty affordable and I don't take it every single day because sometimes I forgot so it lasts longer. I didn't want to give up fish for a long time because I wanted to make sure I got heart healthy nutrition due to my own personal health situation and I'm happy with these supplements so far.

Here is the paper - http://biorxiv.org/content/biorxiv/early/2016/03/06/042549.full.pdf

Basically, there are three types of omega-3 fatty acids - ALA) (found in plants, nuts, seeds), EPA and DHA. Under normal conditions, animals (including humans) metabolize ALA from plant foods into EPA and DHA. However, some people may be at a genetic disadvantage, and not be able to elongate ALA to EPA-DHA efficiently, or one consumes a diet rich in omega-6 fats, trans or saturated fats and blocks the omega-3 receptors. This is why fatty fish is "recommended" for heart health - the essential fatty acids EPA-DHA are already preformed, thereby bypassing genes or otherwise unhealthy eating.

From the paper:

> Balanced consumption of precursors would be particularly important for I/I genotype carriers. I/I carriers consuming excess 18:2n-6 may particularly benefit from consumption of EPA and DHA which bypass the desaturation steps, as a direct balance to ARA. Further, D/D individuals may also benefit from EPA and DHA consumption in pregnancy and in development when neural and other tissue dependent on omega-3 LCPUFA are rapidly develop.

So, eat your dark greens and other foods with a high omega-3 to omega-6 ratio (flaxseed, chia seed), low in saturated and trans fat. You can also take EPA-DHA directly, made from algae. I take these twice daily, after a meal - http://www.amazon.com/Vegan-Vitamins-Softgels-90-Count-Bottle/dp/B002XDQSSK/

Tuna is a predatory fish and tends to accumulate much larger amounts of heavy metals like mercury. Honestly, if I was ever going to take a fish oil supplement again, I wouldn't take anything but this one derived from algae. https://www.amazon.com/Vegan-Vitamins-Softgels-90-Count-Bottle/dp/B002XDQSSK/ref=sr_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1523493922&sr=8-3&keywords=vegan%2Bdha&th=1

I know Deva has this but I don't know anything about pre-natal vitamins.