I've got a kind of "Off-Topic" qustion on the subject:

I heard a snippet on the Radio the other day (try and listen to anything properly if you have 3 6-year-old girls in the house.... ) that people with Eczema don't produce enough ALA or none at all which causes their skin condition.

My daughter has Eczema and I have started to give her Flax Seed Oil, but haven't seen much improvement. I wonder now, if her body may not be able to turn it into the needed long chain fat ?

Trouble is, that Mercury thing in Fish really worries me (especially as she is still only a child), so I don't really want ot give her too much big fish and I am not sure if she would eat Sardines.

The fish oil capsules which one can buy, are they tested for their Mercury content ? And is there any way of testing them without biting them ? I can't stand the taste of fish and the thought of having rancid fish-oil in my mouth makes me reek

Hmm, I am a bit stuck here. Can anyone help ?

Thanks
Sabine